Average restart times? (XP logo duration)

Post by **Transient** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:31 am

I don't even remember. The only times my PC is restarted is when a new installation requires it or I go out of town. And when it's booting up, I'm out of the room, getting a drink or someshit. I'd say maybe 10 seconds. BIOS is considerably longer though (can't be arsed to change the primary boot device from CD-ROM to HDD).

Post by **Cool Blue** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:39 am

MaCaBr3 wrote: Blablahblah

start run msconfig enter

You use msconfig, AND you mock others for their tech advice?

That's balls. :icon11:

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:41 am

Cool Blue wrote:
You use msconfig, AND you mock others for their tech advice?

That's balls. :icon11:

I don't get it.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:52 am

MaCaBr3 wrote:I don't count from cold boot, cuz I got an extra IDE controller wich slows up the boot, but the Windows XP progress bar goes arround for 6 times. It was 2 times at a clean install.

i got an extra IDE controller, as well as an SATA Raid to boot... and my times are Cold.

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:59 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:
i got an extra IDE controller, as well as an SATA Raid to boot... and my times are Cold.

Well you must have a fast system then. Have you got any DVD or CD drives connected to the controller? That's the main reason for my slower boot, because the bios of the controller is scanning for devices and spins up the drives afterwards (when CD or DVD are inside them).

Oh well, I don't mind.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:03 am

i have the Drives set int he bios, Most people just leave them to Smart and Auto detect..

then windows is Stripped of useless shit i dont need at boot, and etc..

as for a fast system, as i listed before.

AMD 64 3200+ ( .90Nm core, 939 )
MSI K8N-Neo2
2X 512 Kingston DDR400
WD 200gig SATA

nothing to special at all..

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:58 am

bout 7 seconds

Post by **MKJ** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:35 am

Dave wrote:I wouldn't know.. I boot my computer once everytime a patch comes out. Boot time is irrelevant

indeed
its not like itll ever be long enough to do something else anyways

Post by **rep** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:05 pm

Here's a strange one:

Which one wins in a boot up contest, freshly installed 2.8GHz Dell system with XP SP2, or 500MHz HP on XP SP1? Yeah, the HP.

Post by **^misantropia^** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:21 pm

Last time I booted XP, I had to look at that splash screen for five seconds. Debian Linux takes considerably longer, around two minutes, but then I'm still using one of those bloated default kernels.

Post by **The PlainisT** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:39 pm

hey how bout processes?

19 hehehe