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Mac Pro Boot Up (Chime) Time

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ironic23

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Feb 8, 2006
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Hi,

I have a 2.66GHz MP with 6gb of ram, 7300 geforce card, 250gb (stock) HD with airport + bluetooth on a 23" ACD.

I've been noticing that it takes a good 5 seconds after i hit the power button and the light comes up to when i hear the chime.

Is that normal? I've repaired permissions and stuff. I've got XP Pro on bootcamp if that has anything to do with it.

How long does your MP take from the time when you hit the power button to when you hear the chime? thanks!

p/s: i did a search in the forums but didnt find anything.
 
Sounds like mine -- 2.66/3GB/x1900.

Power button [beat], [beat], x1900 fans whirr for 2-3 seconds, [beat], Bong.

It has nothing to do with software, or disks -- the chime is entirely dependent upon the hardware passing the initialization test (which, nowadays, with lots of RAM and vRAM, probably takes a little longer than it did on the old SE/30 -- which seemed instantaneous).
 
I realize you're on a Mac Pro, but five seconds or so seems about right on my MacBook Pro.

I wouldn't really worry about it unless you really are seeing performance issues when you use the computer. In all likelyhood it's just paranoia (hey, we all get that way with things we love). ;)
 
mustang_dvs said:
Sounds like mine -- 2.66/3GB/x1900.

Power button [beat], [beat], x1900 fans whirr for 2-3 seconds, [beat], Bong.

It has nothing to do with software, or disks -- the chime is entirely dependent upon the hardware passing the initialization test (which, nowadays, with lots of RAM and vRAM, probably takes a little longer than it did on the old SE/30 -- which seemed instantaneous).
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Thanks for the reply. Phew. I don't feel so scared after all. It's as if the machine is trying to pre-cool itself before anything starts with the fans whirring first and all.
 
Winterfell said:
I realize you're on a Mac Pro, but five seconds or so seems about right on my MacBook Pro.

I wouldn't really worry about it unless you really are seeing performance issues when you use the computer. In all likelyhood it's just paranoia (hey, we all get that way with things we love). ;)
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Yeah, you're right about paranoia. Hehe. I've never seen anything like that on my MBP though? It's usually hit the button, quick white screen + bong. Maybe you need to look into it. :D
 
iToaster said:
How old is your iBook dude? 23 seconds! Or did you mean 2 or 3. As for my MB, press the power button, disk drive makes a sound (hardware test?) and BONG! However the MB and MP have such a difference in specs...
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2 or 3 seconds, mine is the last revision of the iBook g4s
 
I have the same problem

My 12 core 2x2.66 with 16GB ram 2x8GB takes about 20sec from start to chime than after that it's very fast with my ssd drive about 20sec and it's up.
 
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