hi guys...
i m wondering here...is it normal to have a 2-minute boot time...from apple "dinggggg" to the logon page?
is it slow?
any problems maybe?
btw i m on mbp c2d 17"...2gb ram...
help me!
thanks guys!

Mine only take slightly longer after any OS updates or major updates.
2min is really abnormally long.

i tot so...
so what shud i do to make it faster? =(

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Added on July 17, 2007, 10:38 pmcan i know what is the normal boot time?

This post has been edited by xandman: Jul 17 2007, 10:38 PM

my mb takes about 15-20 seconds from the chime to the progress bar...
it takes another 10 seconds or so to go to my desktop and load my finder and also the top bar....

2 mintues is really long....
has it been like that since u got the machine? what have you done to ur mac recently?

hi. I'm new here. Got my MBP 15" C2D last December.

Anyway,
I can't say what's a normal boot time. Mine takes give or take 35 seconds to boot from the "ding"

Have you tried mantaining your system with Onyx?
http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html

IF not, try refreshing the PRAM (I'm not sure what that stands for. Helps a bit though)
On boot up - press Cmd + alt + P + R
Wait until you hear the "ding" 3 times. Then let go.

IF there is a problem with hardware
Put in your Mac OS X Install Disc 1
During boot up, hold down the D key. Run the Apple Hardware Test

If there's a problem with your hard disk
Verify the Disk with Disk Utility
IF your hard disk needs repair (Disk Utility will tell you), boot up and hold the C key with the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 CD inside
Search for Disk Utility in one of the drop down menus on top, and then repair the disk

If all else fails,
1. FORMAT YOUR SYSTEM

or

2. Call for Pro support from wherever you bought your mac

I hope it helps. good luck.

yea... mine only took roughly 15 seconds.
wassup with ur mb?

hahaha..
not sure actually...
but it suddenly sped up after posting this...
less than 15 secs boot up...
weird...
can anyone point out what is the problem?
i m stumped thinking of it...
thanks...

Mine took about 18 seconds after the "ding", it's been slightly slower compared the first day i got my MBP which is around 13 seconds.

Usually after security update or combo update, the first boot after the update will be slow, it's normal.

ok....
but after update it's known to be slow...
how about during normal time...no updates applied and all...
what actually causes the boot speed?
sorry...so many questions...=)
thanks.

great job man . this in definitely increase the boot time speed and troubleshooting

For desktop, it rarely happen. For laptop, maybe it's due to low power setting, or it's performing a wake from deep sleep.

Worse thing is the symptom of dying HDD. I've received some comments that the SATA drive on MB & MBP doesn't last, I'm yet to find a solid prove on that.

Well you could startup with Command-V to log in in verbose mode. This will show all kernal and startup messages.

More info here: http://www.fif3.com/howto/archives/001983.html

Dang my Apple MacBook only takes about 5 seconds to startup from the "ding" but only after a complete reformat without any software i.e. updates or programs downloaded or installed. BTW: Fitted with Kingston 1GB X2 DDR2 667Mhz RAM.