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The Boot Race

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by SubKamran, Dec 25, 2003.

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  1. zephead TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,483

    mine's about 40 secs now from a power-off state...not bad for a machine built back in '03!
    zephead, Feb 21, 2007
    #61

  2. howard_hopkinso Newcomer, in training Posts: 25,949   +16

    45 seconds from cold boot to desktop.

    Regards Howard :)
    howard_hopkinso, Feb 21, 2007
    #62

  3. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    About 18-20 seconds from a cold boot to a fully-working desktop. Helped mainly by the Raptors I guess.
    Rage_3K_Moiz, Feb 21, 2007
    #63

  4. zephead TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,483

    yeah, those raptors make all the difference in the world. my friend has got two of 'em in a RAID 0 system upon my recommendation, and it proved to be a wise investment.
    zephead, Feb 24, 2007
    #64

  5. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    Yeah so do I. It completely eliminated the annoying 3-second or something lag in Oblivion when it loaded new areas from the HDD. A question though, since I haven't tried, will it also affect the speed at which the drive defragments?
    Rage_3K_Moiz, Feb 24, 2007
    #65

  6. zephead TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,483

    seeing as how two raptors in raid 0 will have way better performance than the average 7200 RPM drive, yes.
    zephead, Feb 25, 2007
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  7. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    Ok thanks. I guess there's nothing bad to be said about the Raptors at all! =D
    Rage_3K_Moiz, Feb 25, 2007
    #67

  8. zephead TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,483

    well, nothing bad except for the price (my 7200RPM maxtors weren't my first choice)
    zephead, Feb 27, 2007
    #68

  9. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    I wonder how Vista's smart boot will compare....
    Tedster, Feb 28, 2007
    #69
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