iMac takes over 15 minutes to turn on.

extreme586 · extreme586 #1 (**permalink**)

08-04-2011, 06:29 PM

Ok so since yesterday every time I turn on the iMac it goes to the blank white screen and takes atleast 15 minutes if not over that to go to the login screen. Once I get there everything else on my computer is fine and works the way it has since before this. I play World of Warcraft on it and the parents think I am burning out our graphics card or something since we had to have it replaced a while back. Is this true, or is the problem being caused by something else entirely?

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #2 (**permalink**)

08-04-2011, 06:38 PM

Let's start with some simple things:

- what model iMac do you have, and what are the specifications?
- what size hard drive do you have & how much free space does it have?
- when was the last time you repaired permissions?

- Nick

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Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,311 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	08-04-2011, 06:38 PM Let's start with some simple things: - what model iMac do you have, and what are the specifications? - what size hard drive do you have & how much free space does it have? - when was the last time you repaired permissions? - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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extreme586 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 04, 2011 Posts: 1	08-04-2011, 06:29 PM Ok so since yesterday every time I turn on the iMac it goes to the blank white screen and takes atleast 15 minutes if not over that to go to the login screen. Once I get there everything else on my computer is fine and works the way it has since before this. I play World of Warcraft on it and the parents think I am burning out our graphics card or something since we had to have it replaced a while back. Is this true, or is the problem being caused by something else entirely?
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