Interesting Observation

[AkumaX]

Last year when I finally got my NF7-S v2 and 2500+ mobile barton @ 2.4ghz, the speed was incredible.
After the initial POST screen, I only saw a glimpse of the WinXP Bootscreen (the blue bar didn't even scroll) before it loaded into Windows.

When I switched over to P4 @ 3.3ghz, the Blue Scrolly Bar would scroll over 7 times before it would enter Windows. Why such lag? I've had shorter boottimes w/ a P3.

Interestingly, switching the mobile barton w/ a Duron 1.6 yielded 1/2 a scroll before it would enter Windows.

Both AMD and P4 Systems had the same components, just different CPU and Motherboard.

 

[Shimmishim]

i've noticed that too at times with different components and different o/s's

i found that i could make my windows2000 load almost 30 seconds faster just by disconnecting my cdrw...

it might just be an oddity...

 

[qbackin]

thats funny, I was counting how many times mine scrolled today.
6 times IS7/2.6c @3.32

 

[Slaimus]

Some general tips for faster boots:

1. Install fewer fonts/remove unused ones
2. Use "simpler" drivers
3. Delete .sys files for old drivers

 

[AkumaX]

But all this is on fresh reinstall. Acutally, after installing all my proggies and having a cluttered system, the AMD rig still booted w/ no scrolly