Apple Cinema HD Display: No Startup Sound When USB Speakers Are Connected

  • Last Modified: July 09, 2004
  • Article: TA27343
  • Old Article: 88363
If you plug USB speakers into the USB ports on the Apple Cinema HD Display, you will not hear the startup sound when you start up a Power Mac G4 Cube computer.

Products Affected

Power Mac, Displays

Symptom

If you plug USB speakers into the USB ports on the Apple Cinema HD Display, you will not hear the startup sound when you start up a Power Mac G4 Cube computer. All other sounds play as expected.

Products affected

  • Power Mac G4 Cube
  • Apple Cinema HD Display

Solution

Disconnect USB speakers from the Apple Cinema HD Display and plug them directly into the USB ports of the Power Mac G4 Cube computer.

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