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    Blue Screen and Boot Time

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by codeoverride, Dec 26, 2007.

  1. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    It seems like my macbook pro has been taking longer to boot so I looked up some information and found people saying that it is not normal to see a blue screen during startup :confused: I have always seen a blue screen after the initial apple logo screen but now it seems to hang there longer. So is it normal to see this blue screen? Thanks!
     
    codeoverride, Dec 26, 2007
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  2. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    have you done anything to the computer recently? installed leopard, etc.?

    and what machine are you using? you should see a Blue Screen right after the first apple logo, but it shouldn't take longer than 10 seconds or so, if you have recently installed some new hardware, etc. it may take a little longer as the computer recognizes it.

    how long is it hanging on the blue screen?
     
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  3. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    I would say that it takes about 12 seconds on the blue screen (seems like it goes light blue for about 10 and a darker blue for about 2 or 3). Total boot up time was about 45 seconds..

    The computer is the base model Macbook Pro 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2GB of SDRAM and 128MB video card
     
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  4. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    that seems pretty normal to me, mine boots up to the login screen in about 30 secons give or take a few, that is after restarting multiple times from the login screen, and then starting up again from shutdown.

    i wouldn't worry about a 12 second wait though.
     
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  5. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    I remember reading about a shortcut combination that people hold down during boot that fixes some things that might be wrong and speed up the computer. Do you know what that is?
     
    codeoverride, Dec 26, 2007
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  6. Xander

    Xander Paranoid Android

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    Maybe you're thinking of Resetting the PRAM?

    The "blue screen" is normal, usually. I see it for about 3 seconds during startup. However, there is a conflict with Leopard and Application Enhancer that does cause an abnormal blue screen.
     
    Xander, Dec 26, 2007
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  7. circa86

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    yeah, that usually causes it too not boot up at all, and just stick on the blue screen, I HAVE seen that happen.
     
    circa86, Dec 26, 2007
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  8. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Yup, I see it too, for about 8-10 seconds.

    Pretty normal I'd say..
     
    cdnalsi, Dec 26, 2007
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  9. coyoteunknown

    coyoteunknown Notebook Consultant

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    The blue screen seems to be normal now, as I was just noticing today how long it seems to reboot.

    At first rebooting wasn't that much of a chore, but now that I know it'll take a little longer to reboot now I try to avoid it. *laughs*

    Maybe they'll fix it with the next update.
     
    coyoteunknown, Dec 26, 2007
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  10. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    I get the blue screen too which goes into a darker blue screen, then my wallpaper loads. So I'd say it's normal. still starts up very fast. Much faster than vista anyway...
     
    Arquis, Dec 26, 2007
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  11. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Just restarted from XP (bootcamp) and didn't get the blue screen, it just went into my wallpaper right after the grey apple logo.

    I guess it's pretty random?
     
    cdnalsi, Dec 26, 2007
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  12. circa86

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    you guys are very confused, this has always happened when booting into OS X, has for who knows how long, it is not a problem or a bug.
     
    circa86, Dec 30, 2007
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