At 9:42 -0400, 8/31/2003, (Jim Pendarvis) observed:
> At 11:21 PM -0400 on 8/30/03, Grateful11 wrote: > >>I was looking through the Apple System Profiler tonight and I noticed that >>it says: The start-up device has been chosen; however, Apple System Profiler >>can't determine which SCSI Bus device it is. Could this be part of the >>reason this 9600 has such a long start-up time, 4-5 minutes. If so, how do >>I fix this? >>Thanks, >>Grateful >>IIe, Duo 230, LC, 6200/75, 6400/200, 9600/G4/400 and eMac/700 >>"Make mine a Mac please" > > My 8600 says that too. But I think what takes so long is the memory check. > When I added some memory a while ago, the start time increased > considerably. I haven't timed it, but I'd say 4 minutes sounds about right. You can dispense with the memory check by holding down Command-Option while opening the Memory control panel from at least 8.6 onwards. That gives you the option. HTH, Paul -- Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother Colin. Or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu. But I think it's Colin. (T. Cooper) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
