+1, this is file vault. On the 2011 models unfortunately, I don’t believe voice is supported, I think you have to work with the beeps.
> On Jan 8, 2017, at 10:49 AM, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> wrote: > > Is it possible that you have File Vault enabled? If so, the beep you here is > the prompt to enter your username. If you are successful, you will hear two > more beeps. This is the queue to enter your password. Upon successful > entering of your password, you will hear three beeps and the computer will > continue booting. > > I actually have the opposite problem to you, my computer doesn’t shutdown > since the upgrade to Siera. > > Hth, > Jeff > >> On Jan 8, 2017, at 2:38 AM, Gabe Griffith <gabrielgriff...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I finally updated my 2011 MacBook Pro to Sierra yesterday. When it was done >> installing it booted up and I used it. I didn't shut it down until earlier >> this evening. A little later when I went to turn it on it gives the grinding >> and musical tone that it always has when booting up. However, within about >> 10 seconds it gives a beep and then within about two or three minutes shuts >> itself off. I've tried booting it a couple of times and have also let it >> just sit on charge for about an hour. It is still doing it the same thing. >> Does anyone have any idea what is going on and what this means? >> Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated. >> Thank you in advance, >> Gabe. >> >> >> Sent from Gabe's iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you >> can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
