On 06/01/03 16:15, "Christopher Hack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all, and thanks for all previous help and advice! > > today's question. After pressing the start button on my WallStreet (and > hearing the "dong" sound) there is an enormous delay before the hard drive > starts spinning, and the screen comes on. Okay, almost a minute, but it > seems a long time. Is this normal? > > thanks > > chris > Do you have a lot of memory in it? There is a memory check performed before boot time. If you have a large amount of memory, it can take significantly longer for the boot process to actually starts. When booting in OS 9, you can open the Memory control panel by holding down Command and Option, I think. There should be a new option at the bottom of the Memory window that will let you turn off memory check at startup. -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* GIGO /gi:'goh/ [acronym]: 1. `Garbage In, Garbage Out' -- usually said in response to lusers who complain that a program didn't "do the right thing" when given imperfect input or otherwise mistreated in some way. Also commonly used to describe failures in human decision making due to faulty, incomplete, or imprecise data. 2. `Garbage In, Gospel Out': this more recent expansion is a sardonic comment on the tendency human beings have to put excessive trust in `computerized' data. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
