Mac Mini M4 powers up by itself and with no bong

[tony359]

Hi there,

My Mac Mini works perfectly but I've noticed that whenever I remove power (to carry it with me), whenever I apply power again, the mini powers up by itself without me having to push the on button.

I toggled the "Start Automatically after a power failure" and it seemed to work - but today it happened again.

Same for the bong, today it didn't happen even though I have "play sound on startup" enabled.

What am I missing here? Is this a known behaviour maybe?

 

[Tesla1856]

I do not think you need that option turned on.

Just Shut-Down macOS completely and then wait 10 seconds before disconnecting anything or moving it.

When re-assembling it later and turning on ... it should not even know it's been moved (no complaining or strange behaviors).

 

[Mrbobb]

My M4 works as it should but then I am still on Sequoia,

 

[tony359]

I am also on Sequoia.

@Tesla1856

You might have mis-read my message. I don't have that option (start automatically after a power failure - I imagine that is "that option"?) turned on. I just toggled it on/off to see if it would change anything.

What you describe is what I normally do.

Shutdown, wait a bit, remove all the cables, transport it elsewhere, plug all USB-C, HDMI, Lan, then power.