How do I decrease the start up and shut down time?

Processing pin wheel becoming more prevelant an time for start up and shut down is increasing.

Start by using this utility that is already on your Mac:
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
What Mac OS X are you using?
How much Green in the pie chart? How much Blue?
How many pageOuts since last startup?

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My computer wont play music but it plays the start up and shut down noise. why?

well the subject name is self explanatory and sums it up in one sentence but in depth.....
i was listening to music one day and the sound started to cut out and get static-y almost. after a couple of seconds of that the sound stoped playing all together but the song itself was still playing through. at first i thought it was just my itunes so i tried to listen to something on youtube when that didnt work i tried adjusting the volume settings, switching it from headphones (which didnt work either) and back to speakers, restarting the computer, googling, calling both my neighbor and boyfriend. still couldnt figure it out; still couldnt get it to work. frustrated, i stoped using my computer for a week. one day i decided to play a game on it and the start up noise came on while powering up so i went to see if my music was working again. still nothing. i began playing a game later on in the day and the sounds of the game worked every so often but still no music! im tired of not having my music so please help!!!!!

Download & Save the latest Audio driver from your support page.Go into Control Panel,Programs & Features- Uninstall IDT software.Restart the laptop. After Windows loads, install IDT audio using the downloaded file.
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My computer try's to download something at the starting screen and shuts down

I turn on my MacBook Pro and it goes to the apple logo with no problems, After a few seconds a little download bar shows up and try's to install something. The progress bar gets a tiny bit of the way through and my Mac just shuts down. I've tried it a couple times and I get the same results... Please help!

Reset the PRAM
If the problem persists try reformatting the hard drive, and reinstalling OSX
Here's a link for reformatting and reinstalling: http://www.ehow.com/how_8096165_format-disk-reinstall-os-x.html
If you need disks, call 1-800-MY-APPLE.
Good Luck!

Xcode causing slow start up and shut down times

Hi,
Before installing Xcode my mac had a start up time of no more then 30 seconds and shutdown 5 seconds, since installing Xcode these have changed to 1 minute 15 seconds for start up and 10 seconds to shut down. Is this normal? My friends mac has done the exact same thing, is there any way to fix this without removing xcode?
Many Thanks,
Callum

clc0608 wrote:
Before installing Xcode my mac had a start up time of no more then 30 seconds and shutdown 5 seconds, since installing Xcode these have changed to 1 minute 15 seconds for start up and 10 seconds to shut down
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
I have Xcode installed on my Mac but haven't noticed that it affects startup or shutdown times. Perhaps that's because I've had Xcode installed for a long time.
As far as I can tell Xcode has no "helper" applications that might slow startup or shutdown. You might look at the "Login Items" list in the Accounts panel of System Preferences to verify that.
I'd also launch the Console utility and search for any messages during the time your Mac is starting or shutting down to see if you can see anything that explains what you're seeing.

Start up and shut down services

Hi team,
Could tell me how to enable the start up and shut down services in unix environment?
Regards,
Rajesh

What services to you mean ? You mean how to run a program ?
Unix systems don't really have services like Windows. If you want something to start automatically when you reboot the server then usually you place a script under /etc/init.d or a similar location (it depends on what unix you are running)
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Slow start up and shut down

Dear mac users,
I know this might be normal for every Mac or PC,
my PB is 6 months old, and it's start up and shut down time is kind of slower than before, can anyone kindly tell me the reason about this please??
Thanks^^

Try using Disk Utility to repair your startup disk (hard drive) as shown in Dr.Smokes repair thread.
Doing the things in his link is a good start for a monthly maintenance program.
Do everything in the link and let us know.
Cheers!
DALE

Scheduled Start up and Shut Down

Hi,
I am aware that it is possible to schedule the start up and shut down of a Mac OS X System.
I have been trying this on my MBP and it just wont work. When we say start up does it mean startup from sleep? or does it mean a start up from cold state? I have tried at various instances and using all the options that are available in Energy saver preferences but to no luck...the start up or sleep schedule does not work.
Any Ideas on this would be much Appreciated.Thanks

Have all firmware updates (if any) been installed? This is a list. System Profiler should show your current firmware version.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303880
The only other things I can think of are to reset PRAM
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
and if that does nothing, reset SMC
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319

Just done a fresh install of Snow Leopard with all updates,iMac 5.1 behaves strange, sometimes I start Google Chrome and look at youtube videos the computer freezes and shuts down immediately, I believe its related to overheating ?

Just done a replacement of the pata DVD drive (its new and is working ok), and a fresh clean install of Snow Leopard with all updates, iMac 5.1 behaves strange, sometimes I start Google Chrome and look at youtube videos the computer freezes and shuts down immediately,
I believe its related to overheating ?
iStat Pro shows GPU diode temp at 66 C, CPU at 48 C, Fan rpms is around 1000
Any ideas somebody ?
The hard disk has been previously checked with state of the art techniques that have confirmed that the hard disk drive is in perfect condition.

1.5-3 minute boot up as opposed to 15-20 seconds
And
why it takes a long time to load a lot of things.
I have restored this
from a time machine partition.
TimeMachine is only a backup and restore, it won't fix issues in software and according to your information, doesn't even optimize the restore for best performance on boot hard drives.
What you need to do to regain your speed is to understand how your machine works
Why is my computer slow?
Fix any and all issues in software following this list of fixes
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Then follow this defrag method I've outlined
How to safely defrag a Mac's hard drive
Most commonly used backup methods
There shouldn't be need to reinstall OS X fresh unless your having file structure issues which if they are should appear when in the Steps, which then a zero erase and install will cure as well as any bad sector issues, the defrag step wouldn't be necessarry on a freshly installed system obviously as the files are written all together, not in portions all over the drive.
Hope this assists.

Hi. There is a ghost search bar on my iMac screen which flashes constantly, even during start up and shut down. How can i make this go away? Please help. x

Hi There is a ghost search bar on my iMac that flashes continually, even during start up and shut down. How can i make this go away? Please help. x

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

I tried many times to turn it on, it turns and the same white screen appears and the update starts again and shuts down. Please Help me!

Hello!
I have a MacBook Air. I have got a software update notification couple of days ago. I've clicked on it today, and it started installing updates.
But, I have got a notification telling that not all updates were installed successfully, then I have clicked on "Restart" from the notification box. Then my Mac restarted and the white screen with Apple logo and the update progress appeared (like what always happens during updates).
The problem that while the update progress reached around half the way, my Mac shutdown. I tried many times to turn it on, it turns and the same white screen appears and the update starts again and shuts down.
Please Help me!
MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2009)

Welcome to Apple Discussions
You did not state whether you installed the update while on battery (not mains) power. You are warned not to apply certain updates without being connected to a charger & mains power.
Also remove any attached peripherals.
Reboot in Repair mode (command-R at start) and use Disk Tools-Disk Utility-Disk First AId to repair your disk, and as long as you're there repair permissions. Next quit Disk Tools and reinstall the OS. After completing that successfully reboot, log in and do a combo update.
You must have more than enough (not just enough) empty (free) disk space for the update.

Slow start up and shut down after Zenworks installation

I hope someone can help me out on this one. Not sure if I am posting the
right forum or not but here we go. After I installed Zenworks on our PC's
here at work, we have a noticed a distinct difference in how long it takes
for the PC's to start up and shut down. Before installation, everything
was very quick, like it should be. Now it seems to take some users 3-5
minutes to start and shut down their PC's. The machines are running
several different OS'es. Windows 98SE, Windows XP Pro SP1 and Windows XP
SP2. No one OS has more problems than the other. Has anyone heard of
Zenworks causing this issue or heard of a way to prevent this? I would
really appreciate any help you can provide.
Thanks!
Jami Benson

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:12:26 GMT, Rolf Lidvall wrote:
> See this article by Shaun Pond:
> "Using Search Policies Effectively in ZENworks"
> http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/15294.html
I would also suggest to get either some training or self study material or
read the online documentation
Marcus Breiden
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G4 MDD FW800 starts up and shuts down after several seconds

Hi all,
My G4 MDD FW800 DP.1,48 starts up and shuts down after about 20 seconds. I Have reset PMU and checked battery voltage, witch was OK. (also had it out for 30 minutes with no power connected etc.) I have video and also tried with NOTHING connected. But still it just powers down and failes to enter start up procedure.
Last time I had it running I pulled my iPod, beacause the computer did't see it, the next thing I saw on screen was the message to hold the power button for 5 to restart, after that I got the problem described above.
Anybody?
Thanks,
G4 MDD FW800 DP1,48 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Hi, I don't know how fast it shuts down, but...
How to reset the SMU/PMU on a Power Mac earlier G3, G4, G5 models...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1939
Have you done a PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
In fact, do 3 in a row, takes a bit of time.
Does it boot into Open Firmware with CMD+Option+o+f ?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42642
reset-nvram (press Enter)
set-defaults (press Enter)
reset-all (press Enter)

SL takes longer time to start up and shut down after "IceClean".

Greetings,
After "IceClean" (both maintenance and cleanup), SL seems (obviously) to take longer time to start up and shut down.
Any idea why and how can I resolve it?
Thank you so much.
Cheers.

Hi,
I've finally able to solve the problem. The problem was due to start up item. There were 2 trial application (expired long ago) in the folder. After clearing the application, start up and shut down are fast as light.
I think I've "awaken" the start up application after "IceClean" as IceClean has deleted their log file or something like that and therefore the applications have to run again.
In order to be fair to IceClean, it is my fault to be blamed.
Thanks again.
Cheers

Start up and shut down is slow after erasing free space using disk utility?

I went to Disk Utility, clicked Erase, and then "Erase Free Space." When I saw that it was going to take 1 hour and 30 minutes, I tried closing disk utility. It wouldn't let me exit, so instead I pressed "Skip." But when you hover over the "Skip" button it says, "Erase all data and reformat the disk."
I'm wondering if the fact that I pressed the skip button has anything to do with my computer shutting down/starting up A LOT slower now. If so, what can I do to fix it?
Thanks!

Just wanted to give an update. I called Apple and apparently, you shouldn't empty the free space using disk utility while you're logged in. I had to insert the Installations CD and press the "C" button while my computer restarted, and used Disk Utility from there. My start up and shut down speed still isn't exactly the way it was before, but this definitely made a difference.
Thank you to those who replied to my question!

Slow to start up and shut down

Hi.
I have updated MacBook Pro from 2.16 GHz with OS 10.4.11.
The old one started up and shut down very fast. Now my new 2.4 GHz one starts up very slow.
I see the gray screen forever till finally see my desktop. It happens even I installed the OS on a cleaned HD.
Cleared all the cache, there is no log in items.
Reseted the PRAM.
No problem with Disk permissions.
Both 1GB memories are recognized.
I did everything I could think of.
Does anyone have any idea what is wrong ?
I would be much appreciated if any one know !
Thank you.

22 sec startup
Definitely an improvement over our old IBM AS/400 mainframe that once took six (6) hours to start up after a bad shutdown....

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