What is the correct iMac i7 2.93GHz with 8GB RAM boot time?

0	Just wondering what the fastest time a new mid 2010 iMac i7 2.93GHz with 8GB ram, should be booting up at? Mine is currently 34 seconds which seems slow to me considering the spec. boot startup i7 start imac time asked Sep 03 '10 at 11:08 comfycoxy 1●1●1●2

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Are you booting into 64bit mode as you should with all of that ram you in there? That will always take longer to boot into than 32bit mode. My Boot time in 32bit mode is a bout 30 seconds with a 21.5" Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz with 4gb of ram

answered Sep 03 '10 at 11:13

Brady Kenniston
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Thanks Brady. Not running 64 bit mode, as I understand Mac OS X automatically selects what mode, and it's currently in 32 bit mode. I have the HD as selected boot drive. Just assumed it would be quicker than the 30 sec plus considering the spec. Especially from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xSKoQQcHSY

(Sep 03 '10 at 12:34) comfycoxy

Yes 32bit mode is always the default, you have to manually tell it to boot into 64bit everytime.. even in 32bit mode however, it can still address the 8 gigs. It's a bit different than Windows, as the 32bit mode simply means the kernel is 32bit, however the higher level systems including the core OS are 64/32bit hybrids/

(Sep 03 '10 at 13:53) Granit

I see, that's what I thought. Booting it into 32 bit should make it boot at its fastest.

(Sep 03 '10 at 14:10) comfycoxy

0	Hmm, I dont know what your problem could be then. Do you have a lot of data on the drive or have everything updated? answered Sep 03 '10 at 12:51 Brady Kenniston 161●3●3●6 Nope, it's a brand new iMac with nothing on the hard drive. (Sep 03 '10 at 14:11) comfycoxy

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