ASrock 4 second Vista Boot!

[Googer]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/1...4-seconds/#commentform

 

[Googer]

These dudes are nuts, yet have a sane idea! How is it possible?

 

[crab]

That was extreme!

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Sounds like it just has a really long shut down time instead. I'd rather have a long boot time, TBH. You can start your system up and walk away to get a coffee, but often I need to shut down and wait it out if I'm booting into another OS or testing hardware.

 

[Baked]

Vista + Sleep = Instant On (S3 - Suspend to RAM)

 

[Shawn]

LOL!

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Sounds like it just has a really long shut down time instead. I'd rather have a long boot time, TBH. You can start your system up and walk away to get a coffee, but often I need to shut down and wait it out if I'm booting into another OS or testing hardware.

Yeah - I believe what they're doing is equivalent to pausing the system post-reboot (instead of actually shutting down), and the 'instant on' resumes from that point.

 

[Brainonska511]

Does it really take that long to boot up for most people? My XP install boots pretty quickly and my Ubuntu install boots even faster (not quite 4 seconds, but not long enough for me to care).

 

[Auryg]

I like ASRock mobos.

Edit: "One good news to you:"

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Baked
Vista + Sleep = Instant On (S3 - Suspend to RAM)

This is what I do.

I always had issues with sleep mode and XP, but it works beautifully in Vista.

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: Baked
Vista + Sleep = Instant On (S3 - Suspend to RAM)

This is what I do.

I always had issues with sleep mode and XP, but it works beautifully in Vista.

Same here. I just put the system into standby when I'm not using it.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: Baked
Vista + Sleep = Instant On (S3 - Suspend to RAM)

This is what I do.

I always had issues with sleep mode and XP, but it works beautifully in Vista.

Same here. I just put the system into standby when I'm not using it.

I'm old school. I like hibernation, Windows XP/Bear style

 

[DayLaPaul]

All it is is a glorified standby. If you pull the plug on the system while it is "off" it will still take just as long as the other computer to boot up.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
All it is is a glorified standby. If you pull the plug on the system while it is "off" it will still take just as long as the other computer to boot up.

This.

I was expecting 4 second linux for some reason, even though title said vista. :-/

 

[Tweak155]

I don't know why so many people are using exclamation points!

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Tweak155
I don't know why so many people are using exclamation points!

When you should have been using a question mark? <--- and I should have used an exclamation mark?

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Tweak155
I don't know why so many people are using exclamation points!

Because they're on our keyboards and we can't waste them!!!!

 

[Acanthus]

Amazing shift+1

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Tweak155
I don't know why so many people are using exclamation points!

Because they're on our keyboards and we can't waste them!!!!

EXCLAMATION MARKS ARE THE NEW CAPS LOCK!!

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Tweak155
I don't know why so many people are using exclamation points!

Because they're on our keyboards and we can't waste them!!!!

EXCLAMATION MARKS ARE THE NEW CAPS LOCK!*36784

ban

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Tweak155
I don't know why so many people are using exclamation points!

Because they're on our keyboards and we can't waste them!!!!

EXCLAMATION MARKS ARE THE NEW CAPS LOCK!*36784

ban

THIS. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD.

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Sounds like it just has a really long shut down time instead. I'd rather have a long boot time, TBH. You can start your system up and walk away to get a coffee, but often I need to shut down and wait it out if I'm booting into another OS or testing hardware.

Thats exactly what I was thinking. I hate it when i try to leave work and my lappy is taking its sweet time shutting down or going into hibernation. I'd prefer a slow startup and quick shutdown/hibernate.

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Train

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Sounds like it just has a really long shut down time instead. I'd rather have a long boot time, TBH. You can start your system up and walk away to get a coffee, but often I need to shut down and wait it out if I'm booting into another OS or testing hardware.

Thats exactly what I was thinking. I hate it when i try to leave work and my lappy is taking its sweet time shutting down or going into hibernation. I'd prefer a slow startup and quick shutdown/hibernate.

Afraid your boss will come over to your cube and ask you to work on Saturday?

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Tweak155
I don't know why so many people are using exclamation points!

Because they're on our keyboards and we can't waste them!!!!

EXCLAMATION MARKS ARE THE NEW CAPS LOCK!!!!...!

You've got 11k posts, but you still don't know that this is against the rules? :thumbsdown: