Replaced HDD, now slow to Login Panel, fast after that. Timing out?

[djbrickhouse]

Macbook - intel Core 2 Duo, 3GB RAM.

So, I super duped my HDD to an external and swapped it with e my internal, effectively replacing my HDD with a new one, but with all the same data...

Now when I boot, it seems to take a long tieme to get to the login panel, after that, its really fast.

I wonder if the machine is looking for the old drive, then timing out and then using the new drive, once that is done, its nice and fast - 7200 RPM !

I looked at Console.app and there is an error message, but it doesn't look like anything major.

I will post it shortly, but any thoughts off the top of your collective head?

 

[blodwyn]

Check in System Preferences on the "Startup Disk" pane and make sure your new disk is the preferred startup disk

 

[logana]

Check in System Preferences on the "Startup Disk" pane and make sure your new disk is the preferred startup disk

that's the best place to check - just highlight your internal disk and restart - should be much quicker to start ....

 

[djbrickhouse]

I'll do that and report back! thanks!

 

[alphaod]

Repair disk permissions.