How to turn on the startup chime on your new Mac

From 1984, Apple computers play an endearing sound when turned on. This tone became a cultural calling card for the platform., But with the rise of autostart Macs in 2016, Apple decided to remove this feature. If you lose the ring, there's a way to turn it back on. That's how.

How does the modified settings work?

To turn on the doorbell, we have to modify a configuration in the NVRAM of your Mac (abreviatura de Non-Volatile Random Access Memory) using a terminal command. It's not as scary as it seems, but here is some background of what is happening.

On a mac, NVRAM is a small amount of memory that stores the settings for the entire computer. Remember these settings without power, so they are accessible at startup and available between system reboots.

With the following commands, we are changing a configuration in NVRAM called “StartupMute” that tells the computer whether or not to ring the bell at startup. The 'sudo command’ it is necessary because 'nvram’ it is a powerful command that needs superuser permissions to use.

If you are curious to learn more about NVRAM, What is it and what does it do, check out this handy practical guide. At the same time, Apple has more on startup tones and what they mean on your web portal.

How to enable Mac startup chime

First, start Spotlight Search by pressing Command + Space on your keyboard. You will see a large search bar appear in the middle of your screen.

Writes terminal and then press the Return key.

This will start the Terminal application. With its default settings, Terminal appears as a window with a black background.

In the Terminal window, scribe sudo nvram StartupMute=%00and then press the Return button.

It will ask for your password. Enter your password and press Return again.

Now restart your Mac and see if it works. The doorbell should be there.

How to disable Mac startup chime

If you are tired of hearing the startup chime and want to turn it off again, here we show you how to do it.

Start the Spotlight search by pressing Command + Keyboard space. You will see a large search bar appear in the middle of the screen.

Writes terminal and press Return.

This will start the Terminal application. With its default settings, Terminal appears as a window with a black background.

In the Terminal window, scribe sudo nvram StartupMute=%01and press the return key.

If it asks for your password, type it and press Return.

Now restart your Mac and see if it works. The buzzer must be off.