Boot Delay

[Kernelbugger]

"...how long does that take if "InstantBoot" is _not_ turned off?

It takes 5 seconds if InstantBoot is not turned off. It takes 55 seconds
if InstantBoot is turned off. I thought I'd already made that clear.

No.

How fast does it reboot when you install something or make a change to
the OS and you are notified that you must reboot for the changes to take
effect?

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It boots normally when InstantBoot is turned off, slightly under one

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To rephrase Bill's question: if you are notified that a reboot is
required, how long does that take if "InstantBoot" is _not_ turned off?
(Or does it always turn itself off if a reboot is required?)

 

[Kernelbugger]

In Kernelbugger typed:

How fast does it reboot when you install something or make a change to
the OS and you are notified that you must reboot for the changes to take
effect?

Talk about speed, check out my memory read test from Everest 2.20.405:

My Everest test score = 34,656 MB/s
Next highest score shown = 7,630 MB/s

 

[BillW50]

In

Talk about speed, check out my memory read test from Everest 2.20.405:

My Everest test score = 34,656 MB/s
Next highest score shown = 7,630 MB/s

Impressive. As the only hardware that I know of to achieve such speeds
is RAM. Can you actually unplug your computer and plug it back in later
and it can do the same? Or does it need constant power?

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

For me at least, the system is fully usable as soon as the desktop
appears.

Have you tried opening a directory into another network-attached
device? My desktop seems usable until I try to do that. Then
it's another 30-45 seconds before the network-attached device is
available.[/QUOTE]

One of my startup items checks for the existence of a file on a network
drive and notifies me if the file is there or not, and I've never
gotten a false notification either way. So yes, networking is
immediately available in my configuration when the desktop appears at
30 seconds. In fact, since this is on my work PC I can't even log on
until the network is available since we are on a Windows Active
Directory Domain.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:03:02 -0700, "Kernelbugger"

Say What??? "Which of course isn't boot speed, but resume speed."
Untrue Zaphod. The Asrock 890FX Deluxe 4 with InstantBoot will boot in
about 5 seconds, period. That's from cold to desktop. That's with the
power plug removed for days then reinserted to boot. Can't hardly be
resume if the PC is unplugged for days, eh?

Hogwash. It is resuming from a saved state, not cold booting. From
http://www.asrock.com/feature/instantboot/index.asp it is clear that
this is an S3/S4 resume, not a cold boot. Period.


--
Zaphod

Adventurer, ex-hippie, good-timer (crook? quite possibly),
manic self-publicist, terrible bad at personal relationships,
often thought to be completely out to lunch.

 

[Kernelbugger]

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:03:02 -0700, "Kernelbugger"


Hogwash. It is resuming from a saved state, not cold booting. From
http://www.asrock.com/feature/instantboot/index.asp it is clear that
this is an S3/S4 resume, not a cold boot. Period.


--
Zaphod

Adventurer, ex-hippie, good-timer (crook? quite possibly),
manic self-publicist, terrible bad at personal relationships,
often thought to be completely out to lunch.

I can see why you are terribly bad at personal relationships.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:42:04 -0700, "Kernelbugger"

I can see why you are terribly bad at personal relationships.

Actually, I'm quite good at personal relationships. This isn't one. I
don't suffer fools lightly, and I'm not inclined to soften the message
with flowery language to keep from offending someone especially when it
is old ground we've already covered, as is the case here.

--
Zaphod

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster: A cocktail based on Janx Spirit.
The effect of one is like having your brain smashed out
by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick.

 

[Kernelbugger]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:42:04 -0700, "Kernelbugger"


Actually, I'm quite good at personal relationships. This isn't one. I
don't suffer fools lightly, and I'm not inclined to soften the message
with flowery language to keep from offending someone especially when it
is old ground we've already covered, as is the case here.

--
Zaphod

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster: A cocktail based on Janx Spirit.
The effect of one is like having your brain smashed out
by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick.

Well, I sure don't want to be the one to burst your bubble, but
I own two computers with the Asrock 890FX Deluxe 4, how many
do you own? And both of mine will cold boot in 5 seconds if I chose
to use InstantBoot. Guess I'd better tell Asrock they don't know what
they are talking about if their web site says differently.

Have a good one, adios MF.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:12:57 -0700, "Kernelbugger"

Well, I sure don't want to be the one to burst your bubble, but
I own two computers with the Asrock 890FX Deluxe 4, how many
do you own? And both of mine will cold boot in 5 seconds if I chose
to use InstantBoot. Guess I'd better tell Asrock they don't know what
they are talking about if their web site says differently.

Have a good one, adios MF.

That's just it, their website says exactly what I was saying - it is
NOT a cold boot, it is an S3 / S4 resume from the state you saved
during shutdown. It is not possible to cold boot XP in 5 seconds, and
they know it, but it is possible to store the state and resume that
quickly through a bit of digital "magic" (i.e. really fast memory.)

Adios yourself.