[Merged] Muting the Mac Startup Chime

[SnowLeopard2008]

just mute the audio and no bong.

 

[Sdashiki]

just mute the audio and no bong.

as has been said in the thread which i guess you missed, this doesnt work on all models nor does the headphone jack work.

my guess is there has to be a firmware/terminal command for this.

 

[bsheridan]

Does Start Up Sound work with intel macbooks?

I can only see compatibility with PPC systems on their site
???

 

[Trouble1]

Not sure how I turned mine off, I thought it was in preferences/sounds...hmm.

Anyway, it doesn't bong anymore.

 

[aki]

...gold star if u can remember trouble1....

 

[Xander562]

I use start up sound its a pane that gets added in to system prefs

I also use this and it's worked like a charm.

 

[Sam Yikin]

I've been wondering this too, headphones/mute doesn't work on my iMac.

 

[sk8mash]

Does Start Up Sound work with intel macbooks?

I can only see compatibility with PPC systems on their site
???

Well its working on my intel iMac, so I guess it would on the macbook.

 

[Fonzijr1964]

I've been wondering this too, headphones/mute doesn't work on my iMac.

mute works just fine just not the headphones

 

[Trouble1]

Dang

...gold star if u can remember trouble1....

I wish I remembered what I did.
Pulled out the speaker plug before I fired it up today and no sound.
I'm thinking it was in preferences and sounds.

 

[aki]

Works!!

...okay!!! i have something to work at least on my imac (3.06 imac with OS 10.5.4)

its no sense BUT if i

- mute my sound
- open system pref/sound (i did this to check if its really mute on)

then i can restart and no startup chime

this has worked four times i tried out of four

if anyone has my imac and this problem please try it and post....but it seems it works for me yaaaay!!

 

[08mxkfx]

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23141
I got the StartupSound.prefpane from there and it works perfect on my Intel iMac.

 

[rupesh11]

Windows Sound

Control Panel --> Sounds and Audio Devices Property --> Sounds TAB --> Sound Scheme: Select no Sound.

For my OS. is working. No Sound while startup or shutdown

 

[applemagic123]

that noise is VERY useful, believe it or not...

The chime that you hear right when powering on your mac is actually there to let you know that your power supply is working correctly. If you turn the volume down real low you'll be able to hear the noise just faintly. I would never recommend turning the volume all the way down or muting, because if there is a problem with your computer in the future and the volume is down, there is no chime to indicate a problem with the power supply.

 

[LucasLand]

just get rid of the kid and the money you save you can get a new imac

 

[dubhe]

Just sleep your Mac rather than shutting down...

 

[The Final Cut]

iMac startup sound will not shut up.

Ok so I have a 24" 3.06GHZ early 2008 imac running SL. I can not get the chime to stop. It is really really loud like twice the volume of my old macbook. So far I have tried:

1) muting the system before sleep
2) holding down the mute button at startu-
3)psst
4) startup prefpane
5) and another app for this (forgot it)

The reason why Im so bothered by this is because I restart my mac several times late at night to go in and out of windows. Anyone get it to stop?

 

[KingRemo]

I googled this:

http://www.macinstruct.com/node/138

 

[Chain.p]

Get rid of the start up sound

Guys i found this cool app called "Psst"
Its is very easy to use, very effective and is FREE!!
here's the link
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16780
and enjoy

 

[GGJstudios]

All you have to do to get rid of the startup sound is mute your speakers before you shut down.

 

[Forsaken]

Well, it's generally not a good idea, because hearing the startup sound usually means that everything on the computer is going well. If there's no tone heard, how do you know if it's in good condition or not?

 

[miles01110]

Well, it's generally not a good idea, because hearing the startup sound usually means that everything on the computer is going well. If there's no tone heard, how do you know if it's in good condition or not?

...by waiting 5 more seconds to see if you get to the login screen?

 

[Mars478]

...by waiting 5 more seconds to see if you get to the login screen?

What if it's Seven?

 

[miles01110]

What if it's Seven?

Then you should buy a new computer!!!

or start a new thread with one of the following titles:

Startup takes 7 seconds instead of 5??
Buy now or wait??
BATTERY QUESTIONS

 

[mac2x]

Guys i found this cool app called "Psst"
Its is very easy to use, very effective and is FREE!!
here's the link
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16780
and enjoy

The startup sound I want rid of is the optical drive searching for a disc...which MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.8 and SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 took care of nicely. I think the 'dong' is kinda important.