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Startup Sounds


The Startup chimes are the normal sounds that occur when any Apple computer is turned on.

MODELS SOUND SOURCE
Apple II
Unknown (from MacTracker.app)
Apple //c
Apple //c
Apple IIgs
Apple IIgs
Macintosh
Macintosh Classic
Macintosh II
Macintosh IIsi
Macintosh LC
Macintosh Classic II
Macintosh Quadra
Macintosh LC 475
Macintosh Quadra AV
Macintosh Quadra 840AV
Power Macintosh
Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
Power Macintosh 5300/5400 (and Upgrade Card)
Power Macintosh Q610 *
Power Macintosh (PCI)
Power Macintosh 9500/120
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Unknown (from MacTracker.app)
Pre T2 Intel Macs
Unknown (from MacTracker.app)
T2 Intel Macs
Unknown (from MacTracker.app)
eMate 300
Unknown (from MacTracker.app)
iPhone
iPhone 14 (Thanks to @MartinNobel_'s tweet)

Shutdown Sounds

Strangely, the iPhone 14 is the first Apple device I'm aware of that includes an optional sound at Shutdown.

Also thanks @rsgnl for this tweet with the instructions on how to enable the sounds:

Go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Audio/Visual: and enable "Turn On & Off Sounds"

MODELS SOUND SOURCE
iPhone
iPhone 14 (Thanks to @MartinNobel_'s tweet)

Crash Sounds

The Crashes (also known as the "Death Chimes") are produced by hitting the Programmer's Key (either by hitting the "Reset" button on the computer, or by hitting the "Command-Reset" keys on the keyboard) during the first stages of boot up. It can also occur during boot up when some low-level errors occur.

MODELS SOUND SOURCE
Macintosh II
Macintosh IIsi
Macintosh IIfx
Macintosh IIfx
Macintosh LC
Macintosh Classic II
Macintosh Quadra
Macintosh LC 475
Mac Quadra AV
Macintosh Quadra 840AV
Power Macintosh
Power Macintosh 6100/60AV
Power Macintosh 5300/5400 (and Upgrade Card)
Power Macintosh Q610 *
Power Macintosh LC
Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC
PowerBook 1400
PowerBook 1400

* Digitized by Dieder Bylsma

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FAQ:

1) Can I change my startup sound:

answer - No, it is run directly out of ROM at startup.  The only way is to
        change your ROM.  This would be done if you got a PowerPC upgrade
        board for a 680x0 computer.

2) How did I get the sound out of the ROM:

answer - I used a program called SaveROM to transfer the ROM into a binary
        program.  Then I used Brian's Sound Tool to extract the sounds from
        the binary data.