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How do you silence the startup chime on a Mac?

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Mar 15, 20261472 views
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What tools or techniques are available for silencing the start up chime on a Mac? I know this can be accomplished by muting the sound before shutdown, but I was hoping that a solution existed that didn't require me to, you know, remember to do anything.

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Check out the StarupSound prefpane. It allows you to control the volume of and mute the chime. Note: I have not used its on leopard yet, so I'm not sure if it works. But I can confirm it works in 10.4 Edit: I forgot to mention that you could just ho…

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