Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Turning off the obnouxious power-on sound

[Fritz N. <nx0...@ya...>]

Michael wrote:
> > Everytime I power-on my Macbook Pro, it of course emits the usual "apple
> > jingle".  Is there a way I can turn it off?
>
> I'm the only Mac coder in an office full of Windows engineers, so they
> all know when I've arrived at work!
>
> You should know that that sound is the report that the Mac has passed
> its Power On Self Test.  If it fails there are various unpleasant
> noises that are played instead.  It's not just there for marketing
> purposes.
>
> Mike
Maybe OT but if you still have OSX on your machine
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16425
may help you.
Just turn the volume down and you can still hear all those unpleasant noises 
when your machine's time has come.

nico
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