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I just wish there was a way to turn OFF the startup chime on a mac. There are many situations where I DON'T want it to make its loud (and recently bass-amplifie
by kstenerud 6y ago
I just wish there was a way to turn OFF the startup chime on a mac. There are many situations where I DON'T want it to make its loud (and recently bass-amplified) "HEY EVERYONE IN THE ROOM! I'M STARTING UP!" noise (like when someone is sleeping nearby). In fact, I can't think of any situation where the chime makes things better than no chime.
- lyptt 6y agoOnly way I know of is to mute your speakers before shutdown/restart
- kristofferR 6y agoIt's pretty easy. System Preferences - Sound, it's right there. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211996 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211996
- chipotle_coyote 6y agoWell, it's there now. :) Notice that article says "With macOS Big Sur 11 or later..."; that checkbox they show for the startup sound isn't available in earlier versions. There is, however, a hidden "StartupMute" preference. If StartupMute is enabled, the chime is turned off, and vice-versa. sudo nvram StartupMute=%00 # turn on the startup chime sudo nvram StartupMute=%01 # turn off the startup chime https://eclecticlight.co/2020/02/22/how-to-enable-the-startup-chime-on-recent-macs/ https://eclecticlight.co/2020/02/22/how-to-enable-the-startu...
- kstenerud 6y agoAh perfect! Thanks!!!
- shakermakr 6y agoAhh disagree! When your Mac goes wrong / displays aren’t working or connecting, it’s the only easy way to know the thing has actually rebooted. No lights, HDD clicking noise, nothing like in the olden days.
- kstenerud 6y agoActually if it were a quiet chime I wouldn't mind. But the 60db bass-enhanced obnoxious chime they chose is too much. Most wintel laptops do a quiet beep (which you can also disable easily from the BIOS).