Extremely slow to boot when external drive plugged in

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  1. kemsiro, Oct 28, 2011

    kemsiro macrumors newbie

    kemsiro

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    I'm using Air on 10.7.2, using a LaCie hdd connect via usb port.

    I experienced a really slow boot whenever the external drive plugged in. 1-2 mins in grey screen before the Apple and the spinning cycle appear. usually it boots in <20 seconds. If I unplug the drive, the boot process continues as usual(fast).

    I test my drive on my iMac and it boots just fine.
    I test with HFS+ Journal as well as exFAT, problem persists.
    I test with both of the USB ports on my Air, no change.
    My guess is the machine is trying to see if the external drive is bootable!? how do i prevent this action?

    Any help?
     
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  2. moikeyy, Oct 28, 2011

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    Why don't you just plug the drive it after it boots?
     
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  3. kwajkat, Oct 29, 2011

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    I don't have that problem when I plug in my external drive and then flip open the lid. When it wakes up the external is ready to go.
     
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  4. fade-, Oct 30, 2011

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    how about not shutting down?
     
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  5. digitalhen, Oct 30, 2011

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    System Preferences --> Startup Disk --> Select Macintosh HD. Sorted.
     
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