Slow Boot After Removing Windows & Partition

[meagain]

Hi. Having a concern here... In preparation for a clean/fresh Leopard install, I removed by Windows & Partition with Boot Camp Assistant. After this, when I power up the iMac, I'm getting a prolonged grey screen which eventually pops up the apple logo which again seems to remain too long on the screen.
My start up time is much longer than prior and I'm concerned.

I'm not exactly sure what to check for to see if any tidbits remained that could be causing it confusion. My goal is to have this machine as pristine/clean as possible for Leopard tomorrow and I'm concerned something is amiss. IF the clean install of Leopard will fix any and all issues I might have in the iMac - I'll stop worrying. But I fear I might need to do something prior to install to ensure its health?

Wondering what you all think about this.

 

[topgunn]

Go into Startup Disk and reselect your Macintosh HD. This should "rebless" the boot drive and speed up the boot process.

 

[meagain]

I found this in 'system preferences'.
I see 2 systems: Mac and "network startup".
My options are: "restart" or "target disk mode"
No "re-bless". I have 10.4.10.

Are we sure this will be OK? I still have data in here, etc.

 

[topgunn]

I found this in 'system preferences'.
I see 2 systems: Mac and "network startup".
My options are: "restart" or "target disk mode"
No "re-bless". I have 10.4.10.

Are we sure this will be OK? I still have data in here, etc.

Simply click on Mac (not network startup) and click restart.

 

[meagain]

OK - I trust you... it's just a tad scarey. I'll shut everything down and do this now.