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Posted by: cobalt60 on 2023-11-13 23:21:35
PM7300, 520MHz G3, 320MB RAM, ZuluSCSI, OS 9.1
from pressing the power button:
0:32 for display to turn on
0:40 happy mac
1:00 "MacOS"
1:55 "Starting Up"
3:10 first extension loaded
4:25 clock not set warning
4:35 desktop appears
5:00 actually finishes
I strongly suspect the ZuluSCSI is slower than a HD would be, and also 9.1 is slower than 8.6. When I first got the computer it was running 8.6 on a Quantum SCSI drive and though I didn't time it, I swear it was at least twice as quick. |
Posted by: bigmessowires on 2023-11-14 08:08:50
Five minutes?!? Ouch. And here I've been complaining about my 1:30 boot times in OS8. |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-11-14 08:12:08
Five minutes?!? Ouch. And here I've been complaining about my 1:30 boot times in OS8. The memory test takes 2 minutes on some of my machines. |
Posted by: LaPorta on 2023-11-14 10:24:40
I’d say a true, level playing field boot test would be the keyboard-restart boot to bypass all that…then see how long. |
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2023-11-17 01:23:37
My 600MHz iMac G3 boots in about 30 seconds TOPS to 9.1. Fairly minimal install too |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-11-17 01:38:52
My 600MHz iMac G3 boots in about 30 seconds TOPS to 9.1. Fairly minimal install too Really?! I've never seen 9.* boot that fast from power button press. But I guess I'm more of a beige Mac person. |
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2023-11-17 01:39:29
Really?! I've never seen 9.* boot that fast from power button press. But I guess I'm more of a beige Mac person. I'll time it |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-11-17 01:40:37
I'll time it You're not to press shift 🤣 |
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2023-11-17 01:50:21
You're not to press shift 🤣 Looks like I miscalculated - it took a total of 1:10, although post takes nearly 13 seconds due to the 768MB of RAM I have in there. The bootup process is actually closer to 35-40 seconds, as it also hung a little on bootup which it didn't do before.
Believe it or not, MacOS X 10.4 took only around 47 seconds to boot! |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-11-17 01:52:28
Looks like I miscalculated - it took a total of 1:10, although post takes nearly 13 seconds due to the 768MB of RAM I have in there. The bootup process is actually closer to 35-40 seconds, as it also hung a little on bootup which it didn't do before.
Believe it or not, MacOS X 10.4 took only around 47 seconds to boot! That's more in line with what I'd expect.
In OS9 you can turn the Memory Test off with a hidden setting in the Memory control panel. Hold Cmd+Opt while opening the control panel I think it is, then an extra option appears.
Only useful if you have a battery in the machine. |
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2023-11-17 01:56:17
That's more in line with what I'd expect.
In OS9 you can turn the Memory Test off with a hidden setting in the Memory control panel. Hold Cmd+Opt while opening the control panel I think it is, then an extra option appears.
Only useful if you have a battery in the machine. I do have a battery actually - I'll be sure to enable that. The machine runs really well in general, as it has a fairly modern 2010 7200RPM IDE 320GB (!!!!) HDD in it, and that drive is very healthy so it runs great. |
Posted by: djhaloeight on 2023-11-17 05:43:10
I threw a 7200rpm SCSI drive in my B&W G3 when I got it out of storage and working again. Mac OS 8.6 boots super quick. I know it’s not 9 or 9.2.2 but it’s super snappy to use. |
Posted by: Bartman on 2023-11-18 08:23:59
I have installed the original 2 GB drive in my TAM to check some files and noticed it booted very quickly, also with Mac OS 9.1. The Happy Mac symbol was only seen for a few seconds. Interesting.
I have now rebuilt the desktop on that 80 GB disk that did show the Happy Mac symbol for about a minute. And to my surprise, this rebuilding the desktop really helps. The Happy Mac symbol now also shows up only for a few seconds, amazing 😊.
Before you rebuild the desktop, check the disk with the disk repair tool, repair it if needed and then reboot the Mac and hold down Option + Command during booting up until you see the message to rebuild the desktop 😊. |
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