Is the startup chime supposed to be from the internal speaker?

[c073186]

If I have my Mac Pro connected to external speakers, is the startup bong supposed to be played through the internal speakers? When I had my PowerBook connected to speakers, it played the startup noise through them, not the internal speaker. Just curious.

 

[Eidorian]

The Intel Macs seem to rely solely on their internal speakers. I can report the same happening on my MacBook and Mac minis when they have external speakers attached.

 

[doubleohseven]

I think the startup chime comes from the internal speaker- I tried plugging in my headphones when the chime came on, but no sound came to my headphones.

 

[snagitseven]

Same here. Appears that the startup chime happens before the external audio is recognized. I actually kind of prefer it - if I had the volume turned up when my G4 came on early in the morning, the bong through my Bose amplified speakers would sometimes scare the crap outta me.

 

[4God]

The chime comes through the internal speaker on my MacPro (early 08) too. I really liked it on my Rev.1 Powermac G5, it came through the externals. Nice and loud. I wish my MacPro would do that. IIRC, that changed with the Rev.2 Powermacs.