Turning off Apple hardware checks on startup

You can’t bypass this.

It’s technically not an Apple limitation as all computers (PCs too) need to run a minimal set of tests to probe how much RAM is available, what boot devices are present, etc. Without it, your Mac wouldn’t know from where to boot from at a very minimum


There is no official way to disable hardware checks when your Mac boots up.

These hardware tests are collectively referred to as the Power On Self-Test (POST) stage. These checks are considered critical to safely and securely booting the operating system.

Boot Arguments

You can learn more about the available boot time options through the links below:

  • Boot argument options in OS X
  • How to View & Clear the Mac NVRAM Contents from Terminal in Mac OS X