No dong?

[krye]

I have a 1st generation MacBook. All is well. Since I upgraded to Leopard I have noticed however, that it takes waaaay longer to boot up. Also, half the time (at least) it boots up fine, but I don't get a "dong" sound. I'm not too concerned since everything runs fine. But is this normal? I thought I was supposed to get the "dong" sound overtime I booted up.

[iDAG]

Maybe your computer is on mute? :confused:

[iTeen]

Turn you volume up before you shut down????

and nice thread title.:rolleyes:

[rogair]

Check your volume as everyone has suggested so far. Otherwise, reset your PRAM.

[BerryJuice]

It def is the volume as the same thing happens on my 1st gen macbook with tiger when the volume is down or muted.

[krye]

It def is the volume as the same thing happens on my 1st gen macbook with tiger when the volume is down or muted.

That's weird because I always have the volume up. I'll reset the PRAM and see what happens.

[myuserid08]

When I restarted my macbook a few hours ago I didn't get the dong/chimes. Dont know if booting and rebooting makes a difference.

[krye]

When I restarted my macbook a few hours ago I didn't get the dong/chimes. Dont know if booting and rebooting makes a difference.

This is a hard boot and not a reboot. Like last night. I got home from work and turned the machine on. It did its normal boot up sequence, but no "dong" sound.

[krye]

I reset my PRAM when I got home. I get the dong sound again. I guess all is good.

Thanks

[yellow]

For future (non-phallic) reference, that sound is the report of a successful POST, or Power On Self Test. Assuming sound volume (or speaker defect) is not an issue, always be wary when there's no POST.

[Kalafut]

i remember a couple of weeks ago a bunch of threads were posted, people were wondering if they could shut off the dong and i find it ironic that you don;t have the dong and you want it back, where as other people would love to get ride of there dong. wow that entire paragraph sounds bad, i just find this thread funny.


oh and how do you reset your PRAM?

[DaBrain]

i remember a couple of weeks ago a bunch of threads were posted, people were wondering if they could shut off the dong and i find it ironic that you don;t have the dong and you want it back, where as other people would love to get ride of there dong. wow that entire paragraph sounds bad, i just find this thread funny.


oh and how do you reset your PRAM?

Yes this is Dong gone Funny! :rolleyes:

[krye]

i remember a couple of weeks ago a bunch of threads were posted, people were wondering if they could shut off the dong and i find it ironic that you don;t have the dong and you want it back, where as other people would love to get ride of there dong. wow that entire paragraph sounds bad, i just find this thread funny.


oh and how do you reset your PRAM?

On power up hold down OPTION, COMMAND, P and R all at the same time. You'll get the grey screen for a second or two and then it will reboot again. You'll get the dong sound and then you can let go.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238

[NIPRING]

I'm sorry, but i havent even read one post in this thread, but everytime i see that title...:D it cracks me up

[krye]

I'm sorry, but i havent even read one post in this thread, but everytime i see that title...:D it cracks me up

I'm glad you liked it. You should read the one I posted about the Mighty Mouse scroll ball sticking, and how you should keep your balls clean, and clean your hands before touching your balls...

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=455809

[Fuzzy14]

i remember a couple of weeks ago a bunch of threads were posted, people were wondering if they could shut off the dong and i find it ironic that you don;t have the dong and you want it back, where as other people would love to get ride of there dong. wow that entire paragraph sounds bad, i just find this thread funny.

That was me! Here's a linky (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=445685)

The app works a treat, it doesn't matter if I forget and leave the volume up my DONG (or POST if I have to be technically specific) is always at a low volume.