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how fast does ur pc start up?

Originally posted by: fsstrike
mine takes 26 seconds running a p41.5 512mb rdram 800.

how longs urs?
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This depends on what you consider "started". From the press of the power switch to the Win XP Pro desktop after it makes the startup sound, roughly 25 seconds has elapsed. However, by the time XP has decided to quit calling data (aka the hd stops chugging), it will have been about 35 seconds.

It also seems like it takes just as long for the mobo to beep and complete the POST as it does to load the OS. So, if you're only referring to the time it takes to load the OS, subtract about 10 seconds.
 
Not sure about Ur's pc, but I'd say mine is in the 25-30 second range, much like your pc. Can't reboot right now to check.
 
I'd say about 2 minutes or so, but then i am going through three bios' (motherboard, scsi, ide card), 1280MB of ECC registered ram, dualboot loader, and am running a lot of stuff in the background of windows.

-Mel

 
Originally posted by: gnef
I'd say about 2 minutes or so, but then i am going through three bios' (motherboard, scsi, ide card), 1280MB of ECC registered ram, dualboot loader, and am running a lot of stuff in the background of windows.

-Mel
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Yeah, I've been meaning to figure out a way to get rid of Grub and still have my Win XP still load 😛

Aside from the scsi and 1280MB of ECC ram, pretty much same situation.
 
Yeah, I've been meaning to figure out a way to get rid of Grub and still have my Win XP still load 😛
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Run msconfig, and uncheck everything that even looks remotely like a system hog under Startup and then run on over to services.msc and stop/set to disbled all the things that aren't absolutely necessary (Like Remote Access, etc..) When in doubt search for "blkviper" on google for XP optimization...

I've gotten my Compaq Presario R3000T lappy to boot under 15 seconds and that's with a crappy 4200RPM HDD!!! (Boy, don't I just deserve a cookie?!)
😀
 
Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Originally posted by: gnef
I'd say about 2 minutes or so, but then i am going through three bios' (motherboard, scsi, ide card), 1280MB of ECC registered ram, dualboot loader, and am running a lot of stuff in the background of windows.

-Mel
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Yeah, I've been meaning to figure out a way to get rid of Grub and still have my Win XP still load 😛

Aside from the scsi and 1280MB of ECC ram, pretty much same situation.
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If by Grub, you mean the Linux bootloader:
Boot from XP cd, go into recovery console (that command line thingy)
fixboot

You should also be able to do something like fdisk /mbr from a command line.
 
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Originally posted by: gnef
I'd say about 2 minutes or so, but then i am going through three bios' (motherboard, scsi, ide card), 1280MB of ECC registered ram, dualboot loader, and am running a lot of stuff in the background of windows.

-Mel
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Yeah, I've been meaning to figure out a way to get rid of Grub and still have my Win XP still load 😛

Aside from the scsi and 1280MB of ECC ram, pretty much same situation.
Click to expand...

If by Grub, you mean the Linux bootloader:
Boot from XP cd, go into recovery console (that command line thingy)
fixboot

You should also be able to do something like fdisk /mbr from a command line.
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actually, the NT bootload is probably still fine, so from the recovery console, fixmbr should do it
 
My Shuttle X-PC with AMD 2600+ 512 Ram goes from power on to windows XP logon in 29secs.
My P4 2.8c @3.15 on an Asus P4C800-E 512 ram does it in 33 secs? I think the drive on the X-PC is faster.
 
My Shuttle X-PC with AMD 2600+ 512 Ram goes from power on to windows XP logon in 29secs.
My P4 2.8c @3.15 on an Asus P4C800-E 512 ram does it in 33 secs? I think the drive on the X-PC is faster.
 
By the time my OS is fully loaded after I put in the password I would say it takes two and half minutes or more. Talking password screen I would say about 45 seconds.
 
how fast does my pc start up?... Why I never shut it down! 🙂
About 30-45 seconds, but logitech software has made my pc un-shutdown-able. 🙁
Ive been too lazy to find a fix, think I'll to that later today.
 
Michaelscomputers.com is the only place I have ever seen an instant computer. Those things must rock to be able to instantly start up.
 
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