imhpy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I am trying to disable the bootup chime on my Macbook (the sound that occurs before the OS kicks starts). I am running only XP w/ SP3 on the MacBook, purely XP no bootcamp, just the drivers. I know under Mac OS, muting the system volume when you reboot will also mute the startup sound, but this does not work under Windows (i.e., the chime still occurs). Does anyone know a way to achieve this result under XP. Becasue this bootup chime occurs before the OS takes control, I am assuming firmware controls it so it may not be possible without flashing. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeRaoul Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Install StartupSound.prefpane http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~arcana/Startup...A/index.en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foodie Monster Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 An easier solution that requires no extra software: mute your sound by pressing the mute key before you turn off your system. During the next boot, the chime will not be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imhpy Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 Lol, I don't think you guys have read my post before posting, I'm running WINDOWS XP, So "StartupSound.prefpane" would not work, unless you are saying that I should install OS X first then mute the sound with "StartupSound.prefpane", then go back and reinstall WinXp. Foodie Monster:.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamworthy Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Why would you run Windows instead of OS X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Why would you run Windows instead of OS X Yeah, beats me! My solution - Sleep your Macbook instead of shutting it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottizu Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Start/Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices/Sounds Tab, Select Start Windows under Program Events, Select None under Sounds, Click Apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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