Mac is taking 20 minutes to start up.

simpsda · simpsda #1 (**permalink**)

02-13-2010, 01:34 PM

WHY? It's every time too. It is stuck in a bonjouring state with a loading bar.

3gigs ram
RadeonHD2600
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz Dual Core

hughvane · hughvane #2 (**permalink**)

02-13-2010, 06:24 PM

More info please.
a) what model of Mac?
b) what OS version?

By "stuck in a bonjouring state" do you mean the second splash screen with the progress bar part-way across the bottom? If yes, then the OS has encountered some problem, maybe corrupted, files. Either that, or you have a hard disk or boot sector problem. 20 minutes is an awfully long time.

Boot your Mac from Install disk 1 (hold the C key on startup), open Disk Utility > First Aid > Verify Disk - and then repair if necessary.

Reboot with the Install disk again, and from Disk Utility, Repair permissions. In fact, I'd recommend using OnyX Titanium Software to do OS maintenance regularly. I think it does a better job than the MacOS utility.

dcow · dcow #3 (**permalink**)

02-13-2010, 06:58 PM

Yeah, this is most likely a harddrive problem. Run "Verify Disk" as instructed and let us know if it finds any errors.

hughvane #2 (permalink)
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Member Since: Feb 13, 2010 Posts: 1	02-13-2010, 01:34 PM WHY? It's every time too. It is stuck in a bonjouring state with a loading bar. 3gigs ram RadeonHD2600 Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz Dual Core
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