On 1/15/07 1:27 PM, Neil wrote: >> Why not turn the sound off? > > Wont the Mac still make the chime at startup? Not usually. Works here on a dual G5 with 10.3.9, and two PowerBooks with 10.3.9 or 10.4.8. Others haven't had success with this method, but I've never not had success using Mute.