re what s that chime ejhupper rs cmp ilstu edu eric huppertz writes b fnclub fnal gov david sachs writes those chimes indicate a hardware failure of some type during system startup one thing that can cause the chimes is a cable that has become a bit loose next time you power down the computer check that all cables are on tight i remember a simple program that would play those chimes for you when you clicked their respective buttons does anyone know where that is this was circa i think a quick search of the index at mac archive umich edu shows the following as available by anonymous ftp from that site mac util developer diagnosticsoundsampler hqx binhex that chord you hear when you push the start up on your mac ii means more than just i m on it s passed it s internal test this utility explains what the various sounds stand for i e various stages of ram testing jonathan brecher brecher mac archive umich edu
