Dong sound on startup to external speakers

[iIra]

Hey I'm using a Mac mini, and I absolutely love the dong sound that it makes when you start it up, but I think it would sound a lot better if it went through my external speakers instead of the tinny built-in one. Is there some way to make it do this?

 

[pdpfilms]

Hey I'm using a Mac mini, and I absolutely love the dong sound that it makes when you start it up, but I think it would sound a lot better if it went through my external speakers instead of the tinny built-in one. Is there some way to make it do this?

If they're plugged in to the audio out and turned on when you boot up, they'll dong you better than any Mac Mini's single speaker ever could.

 

[Ambrose Chapel]

this happens with my Rev B iMac G5 too - even if the external speakers are on, the startup chime comes out of the internal speakers. all other sound comes out fine throught the externals...

 

[dops7107]

Maybe the software/drivers for external sound output just aren't up and running by "dong time". Dunno, that's what I'd always figured anyway. 😕

 

[rickvanr]

Maybe the software/drivers for external sound output just aren't up and running by "dong time". Dunno, that's what I'd always figured anyway. 😕

That's pretty much it. It's in the hardware. Which is why you can't change it.

 

[MontyZ]

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[iIra]

yeah I'm a pretty big fan of bongs myself. 😉 If they were going to insist on making it come out the internal speaker they could at least put a decent one in there.

 

[w_parietti22]

it works fine on my iBook connected to my JBLs... hmmm. Are your speakers connected through USB, Firewire, etc?

 

[dogbone]

I've got some powered speakers on my eMac and if I forget to turn the sound off before I reboot my ears explode with the infernal amplified 'bong'

I wish I had the 'problem' of it not working through my external speaker.

 

[Regular_John]

mine's wierd. The dong comes from the internal speaker in my g5 yet the bottom end comes outta my sub woofer which is connected to my external speakers.

 

[MontyZ]

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[russed]

on my powerbook it will come out via the external speakers as long as they are plugged in!

as mentioned before, if they are usb speakers that could maybe be because usb hasnt got working etc by then???

 

[iIra]

They're regular mini-rca or whatever it's called speakers. Do you think usb/firewire would work better?

 

[illegalprelude]

yea, on my PMG5, I hear it and I got a pair of 2.1 Sony Speakers for it.