Index: firmware/App/Modes/ModeInitPOST.c
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diff -u -rcc4f8440e8ad7fa8f2ced2467d922be7422c344c -r27a68f930508638f2eb6265ebb381c8918cbc37b
--- firmware/App/Modes/ModeInitPOST.c	(.../ModeInitPOST.c)	(revision cc4f8440e8ad7fa8f2ced2467d922be7422c344c)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/ModeInitPOST.c	(.../ModeInitPOST.c)	(revision 27a68f930508638f2eb6265ebb381c8918cbc37b)
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 *
 * @file    ModeInitPOST.c
 *
-* @author  (last)      Dara Navaei
-* @date    (last)      03-Mar-2022
+* @author  (last)      Darren Cox
+* @date    (last)      10-Mar-2022
 *
 * @author  (original)  Dara Navaei
 * @date    (original)  05-Nov-2019
@@ -224,14 +224,18 @@
             break;
 
         case POST_STATE_ALARM_AUDIO:
+#ifndef _RELEASE_
             if ( getSoftwareConfigStatus( SW_CONFIG_DISABLE_ALARM_AUDIO ) != SW_CONFIG_ENABLE_VALUE )
+#endif
             {
                 testStatus = execAlarmAudioSelfTest();
             }
+#ifndef _RELEASE_
             else
             {
                 testStatus = SELF_TEST_STATUS_PASSED;
             }
+#endif
             postState = handlePOSTStatus( testStatus );
             break;
 
@@ -484,8 +488,8 @@
         sendUIVersionRequest();
 
         // Send the startup event
-        SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_STARTUP, resetReason, systemREG1->GBLSTAT )     // log startup event w/ reset reason(s) bits
         SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_STARTUP, systemREG1->DEV, 0x12345678 )          // log startup event w/ device ID bits
+        SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_STARTUP, resetReason, systemREG1->GBLSTAT )     // log startup event w/ reset reason(s) bits
 
         // Send the first submode change event. It is the mode Init and it does not start from a previous
         // mode previous and current are both published as Init