Repeated start up chime

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Repeated start up chime

A couple weeks ago, my mac began repeating the start up chime about four times after which it starts up normally. Worried this indicates a problem.

Power MAC G5, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Jan 16, 2009 7:06 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 18, 2009 6:28 AM in response to AshbahianDesign

I am having the same problem. I get one normal chime, and then about 3 delayed, half/trailing chimes after that (a small pause between each). And it's only been going on for a few weeks.

I'm not sure if this is related or not, but, I also get a message about "updating the boot cache" every time I shutdown or restart as well, also beginning about the same time.

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Answer 2

Julianne

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May 1, 2009 7:21 AM in response to AshbahianDesign

I'm having the same problem. Has anybody figured out the cause or if we should be worried?

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Answer 3

hennie_e

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Jun 29, 2009 6:43 AM in response to AshbahianDesign

Have a look at this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8036361&#8036361

After monitoring this issue for more than a year, my solution is simple: When I have my Terratec Cynergy XS hybride DVB-T tuner- USB stick connected to one of the USB ports, I get two chimes on every startup. Independent from OS version etc.
Unplug it before starting up - one chime. No trouble, works every time.
To me this seems to be some bug in the firmware polling the usb-ports for devices on startup.
Or is it a feature? 😉

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