Mac Startup Sound, free mac startup sound software downloads. The subject pretty much says it all. I did a search on Google and all of the results were folks with Macs that wanted to turn the tune off. I just want to download the startup chime so it sounds like a Mac when I boot my PC.
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While we’re all familiar with the sound Macs make as they power on, there have been some unusual ones in the past. My favorite is probably the Power Mac 6100 death chime, which sounds like a car crash.[1. Which is probably the last thing anyone wanted to hear as their Mac crashed.]
You can download the complete collection of 19 unusual Mac tones here.
Update: From 512 Pixels reader Bryan S:
If you change all of those tones’ extensions to .m4r instead of .m4a you can add them into iTunes and sync them over to an iPhone.
Editor’s Note: These were found living in the application package of Mactracker, which is an app no Apple nerd should live without.
Mac models from early 2016 and earlier make a chime sound when they start up. Mac models from late 2016 and newer don't have a startup chime, with the exception of MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017).
If there's an issue with your Mac, it might make one of these tones when it starts up:
One tone, repeating every five seconds: No RAM is installed. If you recently replaced or upgraded your computer's RAM, check to see if it was installed properly. If the issue continues, contact Apple Support.
Three successive tones, then a five-second pause (repeating): RAM doesn't pass a data integrity check. If you recently replaced or upgraded your computer's RAM, check to see if it was installed properly. If the issue continues, contact Apple Support.
One long tone while you hold down the power button: An EFI ROM update is in progress. This applies to Mac computers from before 2012.
Three long tones, three short tones, three long tones: EFI ROM corruption is detected, and your Mac is in EFI ROM recovery mode. Newer computers automatically recover from a corrupted ROM; when this occurs, a progress bar appears on the screen during ROM recovery mode. Don't disturb your Mac while the ROM recovery takes place. When recovery is complete, your Mac restarts.
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Mac computers that have the Apple T2 Security Chip don't have EFI ROM tones.
If you need to restore the EFI ROM on certain Mac computers produced before 2008, you'll need to use a Firmware Restoration CD to restore the EFI ROM. Search Apple Downloads for the right CD image for your computer.
Pressing and holding keys on startup can make your Mac function in different ways. To learn more, see Startup key combinations for Mac.