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New Mac Book Pro Slower boot than Old Mac Book Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="purple" data-source="post: 1122386" data-attributes="member: 117167"><p><strong>Have you tried to run in 64 bit mode?</strong></p><p></p><p>My 17 inch Mac Book Pro runs a lot faster now that I have it set to run in 64 bit mode. </p><p></p><p>When I first acquired my first Apple in Nov. 2009, it was automatically set to boot into 32 bit mode. The hardware and Snow Leopard were then both capable to running in 64 bit mode. Apple was concerned with some third party programs might have problems with 64 bit, even though, as I understand it, Snow Leopard will run the application in 32 bit mode if the program requires it. My thought is that any third party program has had enough time to create a 64 bit program and get it working.</p><p></p><p>One can see the mode by clicking on the Apple on the upper left hand side of the desktop. 'About this Mac.' 'More Info' 'Software' the heading on the right pane should be, 'System Software Overview' look down the list to see what is listed in '64 bit Kernel and Extensions' </p><p></p><p>'No' means it is in 32 bit mode. 'Yes' means it is 64 bit mode. </p><p></p><p>One can restart into one mode or the other by holding down either the 6 and 4 keys or the 3 and 2 keys while booting.</p><p></p><p>Someplace is a little app that will change the computer to start in 64 bit mode automatically. </p><p></p><p>I would be curious to see if some of the more experienced forum members would make observations about running 64 bit mode or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purple, post: 1122386, member: 117167"] [b]Have you tried to run in 64 bit mode?[/b] My 17 inch Mac Book Pro runs a lot faster now that I have it set to run in 64 bit mode. When I first acquired my first Apple in Nov. 2009, it was automatically set to boot into 32 bit mode. The hardware and Snow Leopard were then both capable to running in 64 bit mode. Apple was concerned with some third party programs might have problems with 64 bit, even though, as I understand it, Snow Leopard will run the application in 32 bit mode if the program requires it. My thought is that any third party program has had enough time to create a 64 bit program and get it working. One can see the mode by clicking on the Apple on the upper left hand side of the desktop. 'About this Mac.' 'More Info' 'Software' the heading on the right pane should be, 'System Software Overview' look down the list to see what is listed in '64 bit Kernel and Extensions' 'No' means it is in 32 bit mode. 'Yes' means it is 64 bit mode. One can restart into one mode or the other by holding down either the 6 and 4 keys or the 3 and 2 keys while booting. Someplace is a little app that will change the computer to start in 64 bit mode automatically. I would be curious to see if some of the more experienced forum members would make observations about running 64 bit mode or not. [/QUOTE]
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