Subject: Re: What's that chime?
From: brecher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jonathan Brecher)

ejhupper@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Huppertz) writes:
>b91926@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 1988, 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
   9     7/24/90    BinHex4.0
 
   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
