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Apple logo takes a while to show up during boot up

celticpride678

celticpride678

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Feb 15, 2009
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I noticed that when I restarted my MacBook today, the Apple logo takes a while (20-30 seconds) to just show up before the spinning gear shows up.

I'm not sure what caused this. Any ideas? Thanks.

Things I've tried

1. Repair disk permissions
2. Verify disk
3. Reset PRAM
4. Boot into Safe Mode
5. Make sure Mac OS X 10.6.5 is the startup disk
 
This happens to mine also. I'm guessing the computer is just loading the apple logo a little slower than usual. I wouldn't be concerned.
 
Make sure you don't have a disk in your optical drive (it may boot slower). Also, the SATA cable connecting the HDD to the logic board may be failing.
 
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