Macintosh Startup Sound History [video]

Re:Macintosh Startup Sound History [video] by yoz-y on Friday June 15, 2018 @08:58AM (#17319412)

The startup sound was removed in the previous macOS version. Having a setting would be better because with buttons rather than switches and the removal of the state led it is now really not possible to know if the machine is booting or not.

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Re:Macintosh Startup Sound History [video] by 1over137 on Friday June 15, 2018 @09:09AM (#17319473)

The startup sound was not from macOS, it occurred earlier in the boot process that that.

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Re:Macintosh Startup Sound History [video] by sjm-lbm on Friday June 15, 2018 @10:49AM (#17320139)

This may be true, but it was removed from Apple hardware as part of the macOS Sierra update.

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Re:Macintosh Startup Sound History [video] by snuxoll on Friday June 15, 2018 @11:44AM (#17320598)

2015 15" MBP running Mojave, startup chime is still there.

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Re:Macintosh Startup Sound History [video] by ToFab123 on Friday June 15, 2018 @09:03AM (#17319441)

Is looking at the monitor an option?

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Re:Macintosh Startup Sound History [video] by yoz-y on Friday June 15, 2018 @09:43AM (#17319690)

If it works yes, but the startup chime was akin to a PC passing post so it sounds before the screen turns on. Without the sound , if the mac does not display anything you can not really know if there is no power, or something fried or your drive is dead...

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Re:Macintosh Startup Sound History [video] by 1over137 on Friday June 15, 2018 @09:05AM (#17319450)

Not if it's broken. Or on a headless server. etc.

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