Sometimes the start-up tone of your Mac device can create complications in your work. Thus, it is critical that you have an understanding on how to turn on and also switch off the start-up tone. Turning off the start-up tone of Mac is an extremely easy process. Read further to know more.
How to Turn Off the Start-Up Tone Temporarily
Step 1
Click on ‘F10’
Clicking on the 'Mute' button on 'F10' will turn off your start-up tune until you turn it on.
Step 2
‘Turn Off’ Sound from Volume Slider
Open the 'Volume Slider' and slide it to zero level to turn off the start-up tone temporarily.
How to Turn Off the Start-Up Tone Permanently
To permanently turn off the sound of the device, you need a terminal command. For doing this, you need to do the following steps:
Step 1
Press the 'Command' and 'Space Bar'
Press the 'Command' and 'Space Bar' to open the 'Spotlight' search tab.
Step 2
Choose the Terminal Option
Type ‘Terminal’ and press ‘Enter’.
Step 3
Make Modifications from the Terminal Window
The terminal window will open and choose to run the following command in the terminal window-
‘sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=%80’
Step 4
Put ‘Password’ and ‘Restart’
Enter your ‘Password’ when required, and press ‘Enter’. Restart your device, and you won’t listen to the start-up tone.
Following the above mentioned steps, you can easily disable the start-up tone on your Mac OS X.
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