Author Topic: G3 slow start up (Read 3970 times)

george · « **on:** June 16, 2003, 03:51:34 PM »

It takes two minutes from pressing start button to get to desktop.
Is there an obvious reason for this?
George.

Gary S · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2003, 04:28:52 PM »

george,

I take it your in OS9x.

Does the screen stay black for a long time when you start-up?

You may need a PRAM Zap from a cold boot.

tacit · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2003, 04:31:10 PM »

What OS?

How much RAM?

Bernie · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2003, 09:38:41 PM »

Zap the pram. What Os?? Rebuild the DT database.
Hmmmm??

kelly · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2003, 09:48:14 PM »

Make sure the Disk is selected in Startup Control Panel or Preference Panel.

Depending on the OS.

tacit is probably going to mention the Memory Check.

krissel · « **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2003, 12:49:22 AM »

Well, so you don't have to wait for tacit...

If you have a lot of RAM and you are using other than X, hold down the Command + Option keys and then select the Memory Control Panel. At the bottom is a radio button to turn on/off the memory test. If it is on, turn off. If it is off, well, then we look elsewhere...

A PRAM zap can reset the memory test to ON, BTW as that is the default.

george · « **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2003, 04:43:56 AM »

1024mb RAM
OS 10.2.6
any further info required?
George

krissel · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2003, 06:37:00 AM »

Do you have the machine setup to immediately go online? If so THIS info doc talks about having a DNS server address indicated in Network prefs.

Is this slower than before you upgraded to 10.2.6?

george · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2003, 06:56:41 AM »

not setup to go on line, and much slower since installing 10.2.6
G

Gary S · « **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2003, 08:00:06 AM »

Which model Mac?

george · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2003, 08:12:50 AM »

G4............mirrored doors.
G

george · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2003, 08:24:45 AM »

had a look at my original post and and saw that I said my machine was a G3 and in my last one G4.....................G4 it is.
Am not quite myself today, Christmas has come early in that I had a brainstorm and bought myself a 17inch studio display.

what a display!
George.

kelly · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2003, 08:43:10 AM »

Congratulations on the new display George.

Well the title said G3. So I thought it was a Beige.

And I would have said how to turn Memory check off.

But I think tacit said that doesn't always work on a Beige

and I was waiting for him to explain it.

10.2.6 Reports

http://www.macintouch.com/mosxreader10.2pt65.html

Did you Repair Permissions sfter the Update?

That seems to be an absolute must.

george · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2003, 09:00:17 AM »

Hi Kelly, I'm still on the learning curve I did not activate repair permissions (cos I don't know how to ) so, next lesson please.
George.

kelly · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2003, 09:24:09 AM »

Ok George.

Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utilty and launch it.

I put Disk Utility in the Dock myself.

Select your Hard Drive on the left.

Select First Aid Tab and Click Repair Permissions.

Picture here.

Mac OS X, Disk Utility

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106844

You can do other things while this goes on in the background.

Might take 5 minutes or so.

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