santokh s
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Q: iMac takes over 5 minutes to start from power off

processor 2.5 ghz core i5, 4 gb 13333 mhz ddr3.

when the computer is turned off it takes a long time for the apple logo to start when i power on. version is 10.9.4

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Aug 24, 2014 1:38 AM

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Q: iMac takes over 5 minutes to start from power off

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  • by Paul_31,

    Paul_31 Paul_31 Aug 24, 2014 5:33 AM in response to santokh s
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    Aug 24, 2014 5:33 AM in response to santokh s

    Sometimes this can help - it's possible your Mac is looking for the startup disk at boot. Go to System Preferences>Startup Disk, click on Macintosh HD, OS X 10.9.4 and then click on 'restart'. Doing this refreshes the link to the startup volume.

  • by WZZZ,

    WZZZ WZZZ Aug 24, 2014 6:26 AM in response to santokh s
    Level 6 (13,112 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 24, 2014 6:26 AM in response to santokh s

    Boot up in Verbose Mode, Cmd-V at the startup chime. Verbose mode will show you the entire boot process as it's happening. Look for where it's hanging up. Might have a camera ready for this as you won't be able to do a screenshot.

     

    Another thing to try is to open Console Utility, in Utilities, go to System Log and enter "BOOT_TIME" no quotes in the filter field(string matching). Note the time, then clear the filter field (string matching) and go to that time in the log, note the time stamps of everything after to see where there are unusually long entries.

     

    Note, if the system log has been cleared, you might not see the latest boot up. There are archives of previous ones in /var/log, also in Console. Scroll all the way down to see those.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 24, 2014 12:44 PM in response to santokh s
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    Aug 24, 2014 12:44 PM in response to santokh s

    WZZZ provided some of this.

     

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