Hearing the bong sound

Does anyone know how I can hear the Macs bong sound at startup through my speakers?

It can't be done. The internal speaker is selected by the sound system at startup. Any external speakers are used after a sucessful POST. This a simple diagnostics feature, and cannot be changed without hacking the mini's firmware.

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