At 2:27 PM -0700 3/4/04, L K M wrote: >> Sometimes when I get up early in the morning >> ahead of the rest of the family, I don't want to wake up anybody who's >> still sleeping, but when I start up the Mac it's like banging a big gong on >> them. >> >> Anybody know how to turn the startup "chime" OFF? > >I have external mini-speakers installed on my G3. When I don't want to wake >my family to the loud gong, I turn the speakers off. No sounds get thru. If >I want to listen, I use headphones plugged into the external >speaker...easier to plug into them than climbing on top of my desk to reach >the back ports of the G3. (Especially when I'm trying not to wake up the >household, hee, hee.) > >When I use my PowerBook while traveling, I carry the plug part cut off of a >broken set of mini-head plugs. This serves as a quick mute shortcut. I could >just as well bring a set of headphones with me, but the plug is nice and >small and easy to keep packed in the PB case. Learned this tip from Mac >Secrets book, thank you Mr. Pogue! > >Laura
Thanks for the advice Laura. But I have external speakers plugged into my Mac too, and yet the big startup bong still comes out of the CPU speaker, even when the externals are turned off. Now, if the startup chime was like the one in my old 6300 a few years ago, I wouldn't mind it at all. That was a lovely calm, serene chord, quiet and restful. Very pleasant to listen to. So how come they dropped that nice startup sound and substituted one that sounds like a piano falling over? Tom -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
