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Post your boot up and shut down time in SL!!
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Yea.. I see other's boot time is 2x-3x..
why is mine over a minute?
I did a PRAM and NVRAM reset around ..
And I have 6 login items..
Google Notifier, GrowlHelperApp, Airport base station Agent, Microsoft AU Daemon, My Living Desktop Viewer, Quicksilver..
Boot up time : 16 secs
from start up, enter password to desktop fully loaded.
Shut down: 2 secs
I'm using an Intel X25-M SSD, does it matter?
It's faster to completely boot my MBP than the time it takes to my PC's BIOS to do its POST before displaying the OS selection menu (GRUB).
from start up, enter password to desktop fully loaded.
Shut down: 2 secs
I'm using an Intel X25-M SSD, does it matter?
It's faster to completely boot my MBP than the time it takes to my PC's BIOS to do its POST before displaying the OS selection menu (GRUB).
When do you start measuring ?
When the Apple logo appears, at the chime or directly after pressing the power button ?
When the Apple logo appears, at the chime or directly after pressing the power button ?
mmmmky
*switches Mac off*
*back*
Soooo, it takes 20 seconds from pressing the power button until the Apple logo appears on my Nehalem Mac Pro
then 14 seconds from Apple logo until I can see the login screen and less than 1 second to get to a working desktop and an idle machine after I put in my password.
Shutdown is like 10 seconds because the 4 hard drives need to spin down and park the heads one by one
So yeah, startup time is like like 35 secs from a cold start (not reboot)
*switches Mac off*
*back*
Soooo, it takes 20 seconds from pressing the power button until the Apple logo appears on my Nehalem Mac Pro
then 14 seconds from Apple logo until I can see the login screen and less than 1 second to get to a working desktop and an idle machine after I put in my password.
Shutdown is like 10 seconds because the 4 hard drives need to spin down and park the heads one by one
So yeah, startup time is like like 35 secs from a cold start (not reboot)
Is my Mac somehow the slowest Mac machine ever? (Intel) It takes around 15 seconds to shut down... (Well, I haven't really counted it but I think it's around that.)
i haven't timed it, but my iMac is well north of the minute -- more likely borderline two from a cold start.
I think it has to do with all the languages being loaded as well -- I remember reading somewhere about disabling all but English but never have done so.
How do I determine what else might be causing my slow bootup times?
I think it has to do with all the languages being loaded as well -- I remember reading somewhere about disabling all but English but never have done so.
How do I determine what else might be causing my slow bootup times?
Early 2008 MBP (factory 200GB HDD)
Startup: 18 seconds to desktop, 19 seconds for dock.
Shutdown/Restart: 2 seconds.
Startup: 18 seconds to desktop, 19 seconds for dock.
Shutdown/Restart: 2 seconds.
Seems most of you posting times have a Mac Book or MBP. I have a iMac
3.06 GHz and below are my times:
From desktop hit restart to login prompt: 54 secs to full login is 66 secs.
From ShutDown mode to log in prompt: 44 secs then to full login is 58 secs.
Full ShutDown is 10-11 secs.
Putting into Sleep mode 2 secs
I have the following login items loading at time of startup: SnapZ Pro, iTunes Helper, iStat Menu Helper,GrowlHelperApp.
3.06 GHz and below are my times:
From desktop hit restart to login prompt: 54 secs to full login is 66 secs.
From ShutDown mode to log in prompt: 44 secs then to full login is 58 secs.
Full ShutDown is 10-11 secs.
Putting into Sleep mode 2 secs
I have the following login items loading at time of startup: SnapZ Pro, iTunes Helper, iStat Menu Helper,GrowlHelperApp.
Your login items will slow the boot process down depending on what they are.
And half of you are using login prompts and the rest aren't. Apples to oranges.
Not currently on SL but I'm 41 seconds (without a password prompt).
And half of you are using login prompts and the rest aren't. Apples to oranges.
Not currently on SL but I'm 41 seconds (without a password prompt).
Did you do an upgrade or clean install? I did upgrade first and my boot time was like 2-3 minutes so I decided to do clean one, and here you can see the result.
Not so fast
I have a MBP from June '09; 4GB memory. In Leopard my boot time averaged between 40-45 seconds. After SL upgrade my time to boot averages 1.5 - 2 minutes. I've timed the boot up several times since I installed on Saturday. Thinking I might erase my hard drive and reload using the SL DVD. Anyone else experienced the same? The shutdown went from about 4 seconds to 6-8 now.
I have a MBP from June '09; 4GB memory. In Leopard my boot time averaged between 40-45 seconds. After SL upgrade my time to boot averages 1.5 - 2 minutes. I've timed the boot up several times since I installed on Saturday. Thinking I might erase my hard drive and reload using the SL DVD. Anyone else experienced the same? The shutdown went from about 4 seconds to 6-8 now.
I have a 2009 model iMac 20" 2.66ghz 320 GB HDD and 2 GB DDR3 Ram, my boot up is 45.8 Sec and Shut Down is 18 sec, what does resetting PRam and NVRam do ? Will it make my comp faster ... ?
MBP in signature:
Shutdown from clicking the final shutdown button to complete off:
4 seconds
Bootup time from pressing power button to logging in and having a fully-loaded desktop:
42 seconds.
I never timed it in 10.5.8, but it doesn't appear to be any faster on shutdown, and only slightly faster on bootup. Of course, that was only the first power cycle after installing and booting into SL.
Shutdown from clicking the final shutdown button to complete off:
4 seconds
Bootup time from pressing power button to logging in and having a fully-loaded desktop:
42 seconds.
I never timed it in 10.5.8, but it doesn't appear to be any faster on shutdown, and only slightly faster on bootup. Of course, that was only the first power cycle after installing and booting into SL.
First I upgraded.. I feel its slow..
Then I did a clean install, and restore the backup from Time Machine..
Will restoring the backup after clean install makes no difference from just upgrade it??
A clean install is IMHO
1) install Snow Leo on an empty hard drive
2) download and install all your apps (via internet or disc)
3) copy all your data (documents, pictures, music etc) manually from a backup - I didn't use Time Machine for that, instead I copied everything to an external HDD and then back to SL
4) use software update
5) make a brand new Time Machine backup
6) be happy
1) install Snow Leo on an empty hard drive
2) download and install all your apps (via internet or disc)
3) copy all your data (documents, pictures, music etc) manually from a backup - I didn't use Time Machine for that, instead I copied everything to an external HDD and then back to SL
4) use software update
5) make a brand new Time Machine backup
6) be happy
Isn't that the same thing as upgrading? I keep hearing that this is the way to go, but I'm a little confused here.
2) That would take hours and probably days for me.
Also does Time Machine copy your settings (Wallpapers, game saves, application infos, etc)?