On Jun 24, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Bruce wrote:
> snip

>
> I timed it.  I press the power button, the chime sounds, the screen
> remains blank.  Nothing further happens.  Exactly 2 minutes later,
> (something times out, allowing the boot to resume?), the screen goes
> grey, next the Apple appears, next the spinning wheel under the Apple
> appears and spins.  Suddenly the blue screen appears, and the boot
> finishes quickly.  Once booted, the MDD acts normally.
>
> Suggestions anyone?

Sounds like the computer is looking for a Network Startup drive. Go  
into System Preferences->Startup Disk and select the HD as the  
startup volume.

Len


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