![]() In that case, your next suspect is software that is or isn’t loading at startup. It may be that neither your hardware nor your new software is causing the problem. ![]() Note: If your Mac has been taking a long time to reboot since you installed a system update, the slowdown may be normal several recent OS X updates have caused this problem, and you’ll just have to wait for the fix from Apple. ![]() If the problem crops up in either case, split the offending subset in two and repeat until you narrow down to the culprit.Īssuming your peripherals aren’t the problem, your next suspect is recently installed software. If that works out, connect the other half and restart. ![]() If and when your startup chokes up, the last peripheral you added is the problem.Īlternatively, you could connect half of your peripherals and then restart. You can then figure out which device is the problem by reconnecting your peripherals one at a time and restarting after each addition. Let’s say you’re lucky-one of these steps resolves the slow startup. If the problem persists, and if you use wireless AirPort networking, select your Internet connection in the Network preference pane and make sure the correct DNS servers are listed in the DNS Server box they should be the ones specified by your ISP. Startup still slow? If you have a spare mouse and keyboard, disconnect your current input devices, connecting the spares, and restart.
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