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Sometimes it takes too long to restart, what gives?
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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 681034" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>I think you can put a ring around that. I've had similar issues with my eMac and its peripherals for many months now.</p><p></p><p>Macs are wonderful computers but the system is terribly precious about proper unmount and shutdown procedures. If it's not done just-so, then on restart the computer goes looking everywhere for the additional hardware it was connected to at the previous session - but not always! <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Confused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Confused:" title="Confused :Confused:" data-shortname=":Confused:" /></p><p></p><p>Sometimes I shut down the computer without first ejecting the external hard drive for example. Then I might remember later, and switch off the ehd and unplug it. On restart, the Mac still goes looking for the ehd that was connected the previous day, but again - not always!</p><p></p><p>All I can suggest is that you go through the strictly-correct drag-to-trash or R-click-Eject procedure. Oh, and don't rush to unplug the peripheral item after its icon has disappeared from the desktop, especially after a first-time-in-session eject.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Do you even get that with Firewire? I know it's so with USB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 681034, member: 56231"] I think you can put a ring around that. I've had similar issues with my eMac and its peripherals for many months now. Macs are wonderful computers but the system is terribly precious about proper unmount and shutdown procedures. If it's not done just-so, then on restart the computer goes looking everywhere for the additional hardware it was connected to at the previous session - but not always! :Confused: Sometimes I shut down the computer without first ejecting the external hard drive for example. Then I might remember later, and switch off the ehd and unplug it. On restart, the Mac still goes looking for the ehd that was connected the previous day, but again - not always! All I can suggest is that you go through the strictly-correct drag-to-trash or R-click-Eject procedure. Oh, and don't rush to unplug the peripheral item after its icon has disappeared from the desktop, especially after a first-time-in-session eject. Do you even get that with Firewire? I know it's so with USB. [/QUOTE]
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