Change Sound on Startup

This may seem like a simple or trivial question, but I want to change the sound on startup, using a .wav file that I have in my personal stash of sounds - I've grown tired of that boring pre-installed sound. Can it be done? If so, how?
Thanks.

Can't be done. However there are some 3rd party utilities that allow you to change the volume of that sound or turn it off entirely.

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In windows, some things were not meant to be changed. Case in point:
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Sound on startup

We usually turn off our computer when not using it. When you turn it back on it gives a hello I'm awake now sound that can be fairly loud. My wife may be asleep in the next room and I'm always afraid the sound might wake her. I've been unable to find a way to either disable this sound on startup or control the volume of it. I guess this is a little trivial but I hope someone can help.

Hi
I had this issue too.
Here is what I found.
The iMac adjusts volume for internal speakers and the headphone socket seperately. However the start up sound is only played through the internal speakers. If you adjust the volume with external speakers or headphones plugged in then you will only adjust the volume from the headphone socket.
If the startup sound is too loud then unplug anything connected to the headphone socket and then adjust the volume down. Plug your external speakers back in and they will be at the same sound level as before (because you have only reduced the sound from the internal speakers and not the volume from the headphone socket).
When you restart the computer the startup sound should be quieter as it is played via the internal speakers (I think the headphone socket is not enabled by that stage in the startup).
As long as you keep the external speakers connected you can change the volume as much as you like the start up sound will not be affected. If however you adjust the volume with nothing plugged into the headphone socket then this will change the volume of the internal speakers, and will therefore be reflected in the volume of the startup sound.
It worked for me, no more booming bong noise at startup, but I do realise I have assumed that you have external speakers plugged into the headphone socket.
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