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    Restart time

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by i3urtongirl, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. i3urtongirl

    i3urtongirl Notebook Consultant

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    So yes I have my new MacBook and everytime I after to restart after installing something, I get stuck looking at a white screen. No little apple, no little circle with flashing things, nothing...

    How "normal" is this?
     
    i3urtongirl, Sep 17, 2007
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  2. Xander

    Xander Paranoid Android

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    Do you mean after installing an Update from Apple? Sometimes after installing Apple Updates it does take longer to restart and the boot screens are different in this case, that's normal.
     
    Xander, Sep 17, 2007
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    i3urtongirl Notebook Consultant

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    But how long is that "longer"? Is 5 minutes normal?
     
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    Xander Paranoid Android

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    Maybe, if you installed a substantial Update. After you've installed the update(s), then restarted and waited, and waited, did your MacBook finally boot into OS X? Hopefully so, then the next time you Restart it should NOT take very long at all (unless you install more updates).
     
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  5. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    If its a major Software Update, such as 10.4.10, or a Security Update, yes, sometimes it can take more than a minute or two before the Apple logo shows up and the loading circle starts "rotating".

    Its mostly normal. As Xander suggested, try restarting again (don't install any updates this time). It should be much faster.
     
    Sam, Sep 17, 2007
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    i3urtongirl Notebook Consultant

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    ok... I guess I'll see next time I restart...
    Last time I had to hold on the power button 3 times before I could see the Apple logo...
     
    i3urtongirl, Sep 17, 2007
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