How to quiet the Startup Chime!!!!

I tried several applications on my Mac Pro 2.66 and I still get the loud bang at start up.
Psst doesn't work!!!
Start up sound doesn't work as well!!!
Is there something I'm missing out here?
Thank you in advance.

Hi Flocarino!
Have you tried these Startup Chime Stopper
StartupSound.prefPane?
ali b

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Julia,
I have used the System Preference pane that Neil recommended for over a year successfully. It is good to hear the startup chime, even at a much lower volume, because it lets you know that your Mac has passed the built-in Power On Self Test.
I'm sure that mr fish didn't mean for his post to be as condescending as it seems. You know, telling a woman where her mute key is located! He is new here in the Intel discussions and has been having issues fitting in. He recently learned how to color the text of his posts and isn't aware of how childish and distracting they have become. But he is coming along and is a welcome new personality here in Using Your Intel-based iMac.
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Thank you for your response.
I seem to get a lot of conflicting information whether you should shut down a computer at night or simply put it to sleep. However, that is another discusssion
As to the startup chime, ideally I would like to be able to control the volume at least (not mute it). I will still be able to hear the chime when the iMac starts up, but right now it sounds like a church bell going off in my apartment whenever I turn on the computer!

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Well, you know that's a funny thing, because I didn't actually intend to mute the startup chime. I just wanted it routed to the external speakers where I could control the volume properly, like the first poster. But the chime doesn't sound out of my external speakers. I don't hear it at all.
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I just bought it yesterday from the Apple store, so it's brand new.
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SORRY ! Once again I posted without doing a search !
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7433297&#7433297

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