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pra9ab0y · Nov 29, 2006, 09:43 AM

I know that when you boot up a mac(any mac) it has that short noise at the beginning I was wondering if there is any way to turn it off?

As I am new to macs can you post pics aswell as It will be easier for me to understand!

allblue · Nov 29, 2006, 09:51 AM

I use this:
StartupSound.prefPane 1.1b1 - VersionTracker
It is a Prefernce Pane which you access through System Preferences - you get a 'ReadMe' with it that tells you how to install. It gives you control of the start-up chime volume, something that should be in the OS I reckon, particularly useful for those of us turn the computer on at night when the chime sounds so loud! Hope this is useful.

pra9ab0y · Nov 29, 2006, 12:18 PM

So there is no official way to trun it off?

stefanicotine · Nov 29, 2006, 12:31 PM

Not officially. There is, however, a keyboard command you can press when you turn it on. It won't turn the sound off completely, but it makes it barely audible. However, you have to press it every time you turn on your Mac.

Just press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup.

Another thing you can do, is turn your volume all the way down (I don't mean muting) before you turn it off. The volume of the startup chime is dependent on that last known system volume. However, keep in mind that this won't work with external speakers attached. If you have external speakers, unplug them and turn the volume all the way down. Then plug them back in.

allblue · Nov 29, 2006, 12:33 PM

Only by muting the sound before shutting down. You can do this from the keyboard or from the master volume control which is a slider sitting at the top right on the menu bar. It retains the setting for when you start up, you just have to remember to do it each time. Try the Pref pane - that just controls the start-up chime without affecting the volume master control.

pra9ab0y · Nov 30, 2006, 04:07 AM

Ok thanks for your help.
So that program you mentioned above will remove it completely?

allblue · Nov 30, 2006, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by ashleyman

Ok thanks for your help.
So that program you mentioned above will remove it completely?

Yes. It has a slider control (I keep mine set to the lowest setting) with the option of mute if you prefer.

If you're not sure about System Preferences: you will find it in your Applications folder, it is where you can do lots of tweaks and personalisation of the system. StartupSound will appear in the 'Other' panel at the bottom when installed.

PS. FYI in the Mac world 'programs' are called 'Applications'.

pra9ab0y · Dec 1, 2006, 02:36 AM

ok thanks all for your help. I just cant wait untill next saturday i just want my mac soooo bad!

JKT · Dec 1, 2006, 05:45 AM

FWIW, the start up chime does serve a function. If there is something wrong with your hardware it will change to e.g. the sound of glass breaking (which means you have bad RAM installed IIRC).

Sherman Homan · Dec 1, 2006, 06:07 AM

The start up sound is also your Mac's way of saying I love you. If you turn the sound off you will hurt you Mac's feelings. It is a much better sound than "Satan's Theme Song" on a Windoze PeeCee.

itistoday · Dec 1, 2006, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by ashleyman

So there is no official way to trun it off?

BTW, I'm assuming you're new to Macs, something you should know is that you don't need to be as paranoid about the programs you install as you do when using Windows, there's pretty much no spyware or viruses for OS X. Of course, that doesn't mean that there aren't bad developers making poor quality applications for OS X so you should use sites like VersionTracker or MacUpdate when downloading apps and look at the reviews for them.