Help!!! Really slow boot times after clean install (factory Restore).

[AnodizedFish]

Using System Preferences and choosing the startup disk worked for me

Kudos to this thread and those who took time to reply!

 

[axu539]

Does that "empty" the cells?

yep.

 

[teerexx52]

If it slows down after you move your old data back on, more than likely some system file got messed up somewhere down the line. The easiest thing to do is simply wipe the drive, do a clean OS install, then manually reinstall the software from before and move the data back. Super duper or any cloning utility will easily just copy the bad system files back over, defeating the purpose of your wipe.

I tired exactly that and no improvement

 

[teerexx52]

This would be annoying for sure, but how often do you boot this thing? I only boot MAYBE once every 2-3 weeks.

I guess my feeling is for $1300 with tax it should at least do what my wife's Air does. Close at least?

 

[hfg]

You might as well just boot into linux using a USB and do a secure erase command. Shouldn't take much longer than a zero-ing out.

I made a bootable USB Thumb Drive with a runnable Ubuntu 10.10 Linux on it. Does the "secure erase" reset the SSD on that version of linux?

thanks,
-howard

 

[hashholly]

I made a bootable USB Thumb Drive with a runnable Ubuntu 10.10 Linux on it. Does the "secure erase" reset the SSD on that version of linux?

thanks,
-howard

Yes it does!

 

[TheRealDamager]

I guess my feeling is for $1300 with tax it should at least do what my wife's Air does. Close at least?

OK - so this really has no effect on the day to day usage of the unit - it's just for curiosity sake as much as anything? No problem with that, it just seems like a lot of trouble to return something to Apple because it "academically" doesn't do what you expect it to. But to each his / her own.

 

[teerexx52]

OK - so this really has no effect on the day to day usage of the unit - it's just for curiosity sake as much as anything? No problem with that, it just seems like a lot of trouble to return something to Apple because it "academically" doesn't do what you expect it to. But to each his / her own.

Well I was thinking that as well. I went over to the Apple Forums and someone posted just leave the computer on steady for about an hour and not allowing it to sleep and then try the boot up again. I did exactly that and it fixed the problem.

 

[TheRealDamager]

Awesome - glad to hear it.

 

[teerexx52]

Awesome - glad to hear it.

Now my son doesn't want the 11". He is getting a MacBook Pro. I have a 13" ultimate but darn if I don't love the 11" form factor. Would love to keep the 11" but........

 

[jamesryanbell]

Someone just post a simple, easy way to EMPTY cells.