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    Post your Windows 7 Boot Time (tweaks allowed)

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Phil, Feb 12, 2010.

  1. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    I have to log into my computers each time, select user then password. I could probably get a better time if I set it to just get me in without a password
     
  2. TANWare

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    Could not resist trying it with a user and no password, 12.511 now........

    Updated List:

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Pro RE 100GB
    5. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    6. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    7. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    8. Phil_____________10.951_______SU4100________Intel X25-V
    9. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    10. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    11. aznguyphan______13.572
    12. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    13. ptychozoon______15.533
    14. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    15. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    16. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    17. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    18. dazz87__________20.607
    19. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    20. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    21. OneCool_________23.103
    22. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    23. Twiz57__________23.368
    24. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    25. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    26. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    27. Chango99_______27.596
    28. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    29. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    30. McGrady________33.306
    31. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    32. jeremysdad______37.424
    33. Tomcat57_______41.121
    34. CZX58 Shadow___41.309
    35. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
  3. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Wow nice score for a 'HDD'.
     
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    Out of curiosity has anyone tried the same SSD to a desktop? How faster was the boot?
     
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    Aristotelh, it's selfservice, copy paste the list and do the appropriate changes
     
  7. pbc

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    Yes, have to log on.
     
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    Removed all accounts except my own and deleted the password so it's not needed at start up. Still, nothing.

    Click on bootimer.exe (on my desktop), get the "Windows has to reboot to measure boot time. Do you want to restart your computer now?", click yes, it restarts, and nothing?
     
  9. stamatisx

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    Disable UAC
     
  10. Aristotelhs2060

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    then i wonder who wrote my ssd type. lool

    ok

    Updated List:

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    5. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    6. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    7. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    8. Phil_____________10.951_______SU4100________Intel X25-V
    9. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    10. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    11. aznguyphan______13.572
    12. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    13. ptychozoon______15.533
    14. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    15. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    16. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    17. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    18. dazz87__________20.607
    19. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    20. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    21. OneCool_________23.103
    22. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    23. Twiz57__________23.368
    24. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    25. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    26. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    27. Chango99_______27.596
    28. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    29. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    30. McGrady________33.306
    31. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    32. jeremysdad______37.424
    33. Tomcat57_______41.121
    34. CZX58 Shadow___41.309
    35. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
  11. Mythdat

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    Had the same problem, running bootimer.exe as admin fixed it for me.

    And a pretty good time too - 10.998 with the only tweak being no gui!

    Updated List:

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    5. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    6. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    7. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    8. Phil_____________10.951_______SU4100________Intel X25-V
    9. mythdat_________10.998_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    10. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    11. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    12. aznguyphan______13.572
    13. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    14. ptychozoon______15.533
    15. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    16. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    17. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    18. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    19. dazz87__________20.607
    20. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    21. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    22. OneCool_________23.103
    23. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    24. Twiz57__________23.368
    25. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    26. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    27. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    28. Chango99_______27.596
    29. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    30. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    31. McGrady________33.306
    32. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    33. jeremysdad______37.424
    34. Tomcat57_______41.121
    35. CZX58 Shadow___41.309
    36. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     

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  12. CarlosGFK

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    This is my normal everyday boot time, with no tweaks.

    [​IMG]

    Updated List:

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    5. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    6. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    7. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    8. Phil_____________10.951_______SU4100________Intel X25-V
    9. mythdat_________10.998_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    10. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    11. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    12. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    13. aznguyphan______13.572
    14. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    15. ptychozoon______15.533
    16. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    17. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    18. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    19. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    20. dazz87__________20.607
    21. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    22. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    23. OneCool_________23.103
    24. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    25. Twiz57__________23.368
    26. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    27. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    28. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    29. Chango99_______27.596
    30. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    31. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    32. McGrady________33.306
    33. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    34. jeremysdad______37.424
    35. Tomcat57_______41.121
    36. CZX58 Shadow___41.309
    37. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)



    I don't know what the tweaks to make are, so until i do i won't be able to get it lower, none the less i thought it was impressive with no tweaking. Any ideas?
     
  13. stamatisx

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    That's a really good time IMO, if you want to try to set a new record, apply the following:
    you need to automatically login to windows (judging from your current time you already do that)
    Apply all the tweaks from the following thread except from moving the user's directory
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/6127614-post4.html

    Disable all the services and all the starup items (run... msconfig)

    Disable readyboost
    Open Computer Management -> performance -> Data Collector Sets -> Startup Event Trace Sessions
    Double click on Readyboot and under the trace session tab uncheck to disable like the screenshot below
    http://img132.imageshack.us/i/readybootdisable.jpg/

    After that I would do a reboot and then go to C:\Windows\Prefetch and delete all its contents

    Disable UAC
    Imageshack - actioncenter3.png

    Change the visual effects
    Imageshack - visualteffects.png

    Change the personalization settings
    Imageshack - personalization.png

    Disable features like indexing service and windows search
    Imageshack - windowsfeatures.png

    After all those tweaks you are targeting for the 1st position on the list
     
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    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    5. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    6. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    7. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    8. Phil_____________10.951_______SU4100________Intel X25-V
    9. mythdat_________10.998_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    10. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    11. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    12. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    13. aznguyphan______13.572
    14. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    15. ptychozoon______15.533
    16. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    17. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    18. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    19. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    20. dazz87__________20.607
    21. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    22. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    23. OneCool_________23.103
    24. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    25. Twiz57__________23.368
    26. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    27. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    28. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    29. Chango99_______27.596
    30. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    31. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    32. McGrady________33.306
    33. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    34. jeremysdad______37.424
    35. Tomcat57_______41.121
    36. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    37. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)

    Seems like the only way I'm getting my details in is if I do it myself, lol.
     
  15. battousai10k

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    I'm just shy of the minute mark, with my current specs in my sig. Is this a reasonable time considering my processor and HDD? I've disabled a lot of startup apps to keep it as low as possible. For some reason bootimer never works for me, after it prompts me to restart my computer, it doesn't work. Am I missing something?
     
  16. Mythdat

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    I just realised that the 10.998 I posted was done on battery power with power saver profile. So I tried it on mains power and balanced profile and cracked into single figures with a 9.609, woo!

    [​IMG]

    Again, the only tweak is no gui. Maybe I'll have a fiddle and see how low I can get it...


    Updated List:

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    5. mythdat_________9.609_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    6. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    7. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    8. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    9. Phil_____________10.951_______SU4100________Intel X25-V
    10. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    11. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    12. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    13. aznguyphan______13.572
    14. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    15. ptychozoon______15.533
    16. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    17. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    18. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    19. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    20. dazz87__________20.607
    21. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    22. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    23. OneCool_________23.103
    24. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    25. Twiz57__________23.368
    26. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    27. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    28. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    29. Chango99_______27.596
    30. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    31. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    32. McGrady________33.306
    33. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    34. jeremysdad______37.424
    35. Tomcat57_______41.121
    36. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    37. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
  17. Paul P

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    Is it possible to talk of Windows without the gui ? I would have thought
    that the boot times we're interested in are those that get us to a state
    in which Windows is useable.
     
  18. Mythdat

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    No, that's my everyday boot time. All 'no gui' means is that it doesn't display the fancy Windows logo while it's booting up. Once it's booted, nothing is different.
     
  19. pbc

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    Odd, if I've removed all ofher login ID's and setup the remaining one as Admin and without a password, wouldn't this be the same as above?

    Alright, disabling UAC did it. I also removed all bootup items from msconfig, deleted the prefetch file, and other tweaks per stamatisx post above ...

    [​IMG]

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    5. mythdat_________9.609_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    6. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    7. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    8. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    9. Phil_____________10.951_______SU4100________Intel X25-V
    10. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    11. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    12. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    13. aznguyphan______13.572
    14. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    15. ptychozoon______15.533
    16. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    17. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    18. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    19. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    20. pbc____________20.451______i3-350M________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    21. dazz87__________20.607
    22. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    23. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    24. OneCool_________23.103
    25. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    26. Twiz57__________23.368
    27. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    28. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    29. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    30. Chango99_______27.596
    31. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    32. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    33. McGrady________33.306
    34. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    35. jeremysdad______37.424
    36. Tomcat57_______41.121
    37. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    38. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)

    Hmmm .... will have to see what Tan did to get 8 more seconds out of the Seagate XT!
     

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    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Phil_____________8.985_______SU4100________Vertex Limited Edition 50GB
    5. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    6. mythdat_________9.609_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    7. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    8. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    9. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    10. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    11. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    12. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    13. aznguyphan______13.572
    14. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    15. ptychozoon______15.533
    16. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    17. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    18. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    19. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    20. pbc____________20.451______i3-350M________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    21. dazz87__________20.607
    22. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    23. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    24. OneCool_________23.103
    25. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    26. Twiz57__________23.368
    27. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    28. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    29. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    30. Chango99_______27.596
    31. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    32. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    33. McGrady________33.306
    34. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    35. jeremysdad______37.424
    36. Tomcat57_______41.121
    37. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    38. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)

    How do you do that?
     
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    msconfig > boot tab > no GUI
     
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    Thanks. That gave a minor improvement. I guess the Top 3 is out of reach. 4th place is nice though :)

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    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. sgilmore62_______8.392
    4. Phil_____________8.798_______SU4100________Vertex Limited Edition 50GB
    5. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    6. mythdat_________9.609_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    7. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    8. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    9. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    10. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    11. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    12. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    13. aznguyphan______13.572
    14. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    15. ptychozoon______15.533
    16. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    17. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    18. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    19. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    20. pbc____________20.451______i3-350M________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    21. dazz87__________20.607
    22. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    23. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    24. OneCool_________23.103
    25. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    26. Twiz57__________23.368
    27. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    28. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    29. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    30. Chango99_______27.596
    31. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    32. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    33. McGrady________33.306
    34. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    35. jeremysdad______37.424
    36. Tomcat57_______41.121
    37. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    38. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
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    Phil, your time is excellent considering your CPU. Out of curiosity, did you apply all the tweaks from this post?
     
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    Most of them... but I just disabled all services in msconfig.
     
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    Trust me do all of them and disable the notifications as well, it's something I forgot to add to that post. I am sure you can lower your time by half a second. Plus sgilmore62 I believe had this time with a RAID on a desktop which automatically qualifies you for the third place... ;)
     
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    Yes let's disqualify sgilmore. Dekstops are prohibited :D

    How do I disable the notifications?
     
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    OK this is what I did. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

    action center settings > all disabled.

    uac > totally disabled.

    gui > best performance

    desktop background > solid color

    computer management > disable readyboot

    msconfig:
    -disable all services and all startup items
    -disable bootup logo

    Since all services are disabled there's no need for manually disabling indexing.
    Since UAC is totally disabled there's no need (no option) to disable notifications.
     
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    As long as you don't see any notifications popping up you are fine.
    Also make sure you selected the correct number of cores when you boot and to make the changes permanent.
    Oh another thing I forgot to mention, try to disable devices you don't need from BIOS as well as from the device manager. Make a couple of reboots before you start the boot timer. Also try keep the amount of usage/boot/reboot to minimum because the performance of the SSD will degrade and you won't see any better times
     
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    Hmm maybe I'll settle for this now. Thanks for your expert help.

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    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. Phil_____________8.439_______SU4100________Vertex Limited Edition 50GB
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex Series SATA II 120GB
    5. mythdat_________9.609_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    6. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________Vertex 2 E
    7. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    8. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    9. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    11. TANWare________12.511________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    12. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    13. aznguyphan______13.572
    14. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    15. ptychozoon______15.533
    16. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    17. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    18. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    19. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    20. pbc____________20.451______i3-350M________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    21. dazz87__________20.607
    22. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    23. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    24. OneCool_________23.103
    25. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    26. Twiz57__________23.368
    27. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    28. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    29. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    30. Chango99_______27.596
    31. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    32. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    33. McGrady________33.306
    34. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    35. jeremysdad______37.424
    36. Tomcat57_______41.121
    37. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    38. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
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    Congrats Phil for this time, it's only one second more compared to an Intel X25-E with a T9600 @ 3.41 GHz. I would be more than satisfied with that... good job man
     
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    Now 12.199

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. Phil_____________8.439_______SU4100________ OCZ Vertex Limited Edition 50GB
    4. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex 120GB
    5. mythdat_________9.609_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    6. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________OCZ Vertex 2 E
    7. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    8. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    9. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    10. TANWare________12.199________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    11. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    12. aznguyphan______13.572
    13. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    14. ptychozoon______15.533
    15. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    16. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    17. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    18. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    19. pbc____________20.451______i3-350M________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    20. dazz87__________20.607
    21. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    22. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    23. OneCool_________23.103
    24. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    25. Twiz57__________23.368
    26. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    27. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    28. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    29. Chango99_______27.596
    30. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    31. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    32. McGrady________33.306
    33. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    34. jeremysdad______37.424
    35. Tomcat57_______41.121
    36. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    37. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
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    A hybrid HDD on the top 10, that's a pleasant surprise
     
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    With a bit of fiddling and tweaking.. 8.736.

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    I think that's the most I can get out of it, short of doing a clean install of Windows. I throw in the towel.. beat a 920XM though, so I'm happy!

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. Phil_____________8.439_______SU4100________ OCZ Vertex Limited Edition 50GB
    4. mythdat_________8.736_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    5. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex 120GB
    6. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________OCZ Vertex 2 E
    7. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    8. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    9. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    10. TANWare________12.199________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    11. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    12. aznguyphan______13.572
    13. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    14. ptychozoon______15.533
    15. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    16. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    17. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    18. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    19. pbc____________20.451______i3-350M________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    20. dazz87__________20.607
    21. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    22. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    23. OneCool_________23.103
    24. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    25. Twiz57__________23.368
    26. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    27. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    28. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    29. Chango99_______27.596
    30. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    31. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    32. McGrady________33.306
    33. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    34. jeremysdad______37.424
    35. Tomcat57_______41.121
    36. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    37. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
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    well taking into account i didnt do any kind of tweaking after installing windows then dont be so sure. in fact i am bored to do tweaking even if its for boot time or benchmark.
     
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    It goes to show not all hardware is equal. I have a Mushkin Callisto DX 120GB in my P7805-u. It can't even dream about touching the U81-a and the XT's times.

    I Had a XT as primary in the P7805 and it was no where near the performace on boot of the Asus. Even with the SSD the Gateway can barely make 16 seconds. With the XT as primary I could only best 21 seconds.

    I attribute this primarily to the 9800m GTS. Once running you can definately tell between the SSD and XT. The difference though was more before though from 320GB Black to XT.

    The 320GB Black and 8GB ReadyBoost just could not match the XT. Now this is the older 320 Black and I think they are getting new platters. I can tell you the XT in the U81-a is faster than the 7K500 and 8GB Ready Boost it replaced.

    I base this not just on boot times but every day use. For a consumer HDD the XT's are just awesome. The Callisto is just that much more awesomer........... :D
     
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    Mine is 14.500 fresh install win7 with no tweaks. AMD Turion X72 Dual Core 2.1

    I could easily fool you with the below result in fact it would just be fooling myself.

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    PS:I just didn't wanna waste my time making the window same as windows
    boottime utility.
     
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    there is no trophy or competition so no need to fake any window or results... simply try for your best boot time and that's it...
     
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    I agree. But hey there is no way someone can have that with a SU9400 rig
     
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    just gonna add my specs..with Celeron cpu and G1 SSD pride!

    1. stamatisx________7.378______T9600@3.41_____Intel X25-E 64GB
    2. Les____________ 8.221_______SU9400@1.4_____OWC Mercury Extreme
    3. Phil_____________8.439_______SU4100________ OCZ Vertex Limited Edition 50GB
    4. mythdat_________8.736_______i5 520M________Intel X25-M 160GB
    5. Aristotelhs2060__ 9.110_______i7 920XM________OCZ Vertex 120GB
    6. RyanHurtt _______10.046______i5 430M________OCZ Vertex 2 E
    7. Abidderman______10.389______i7 720QM________Corsair Nova 128gb
    8. JKleiss__________10.452______i7 820QM________Intel X25-M 80GB
    9. CarlosGFK_______12.105_______i7 920xm_______Crucial C300 256gb
    10. TANWare________12.199________P8400_________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    11. Mr.M.A__________12.558_____QX9300@2.9_____Corsair P256
    12. aznguyphan______13.572_____SU2300_______Intel X25-M 80GB G1
    13. ky9hydr4________14.757______i7 720QM_______Crucial_CT256M225
    14. ptychozoon______15.533
    15. grbac___________15.834_____________________WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    16. AboutThreeFitty__15.771________i5 520M_______Kingston V+ Series 128GB
    17. SoccerThierry____18.423_______i7 720QM_______Intel G2 X25-M 160Gb
    18. Hearst555_______20.267______T7100@1.8______Seagate 250GB 7400.4 Momentum (HDD)
    19. pbc____________20.451______i3-350M________Momentus 500GB XT (Hybrid HDD)
    20. dazz87__________20.607
    21. ikjadoon_________21.153_________i7-720QM______Samsung MLC 256GB SSD
    22. hydra___________21.325________SU7300_______Momentus XT-4GB of SLC NAND
    23. OneCool_________23.103
    24. Laker775________23.306_______T5750__________WD2500BEVS 250GB
    25. Twiz57__________23.368
    26. EIement_________24.991______QX9300@2.53____WD Blue 250GB (HDD)
    27. crayonyes_______26.114_________T9300________WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200rpm (HDD)
    28. arjunned________26.878________i7 720QM_______500GB 7200rpm HDD
    29. Chango99_______27.596
    30. zimbros12_______30.373_________U7700@1.33____Samsung 64GB SSD ZIF PATA
    31. jayayess1190____31.153______________________Intel X25-M G2 160GB
    32. McGrady________33.306
    33. myDooM________34.803_______P8400@2.26_____500GB 5400RPM (HDD)
    34. jeremysdad______37.424
    35. Tomcat57_______41.121
    36. CZX58 Shadow___41.309______Q6600(Desktop)____Hitachi HDT7250K 320GB 5400RPM
    37. sgogeta4________45.287_________T5550_________WD3200BEVT (HDD)
     
  41. stamatisx

    stamatisx T|I

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    I honestly don't know since I never had a machine with an SUXXXX CPU... I want to trust people and believe that their posts are legit... :)
     
  42. Phil

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    Why not... I got 8.4 with a SU4100.

    SU4100 and SU9400 are very close in performance. 1.3GHz vs. 1.4GHz.
     
  43. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    55 seconds for me when I ran it, no tweaks, power button to firefox.
    Vista was 45 seconds(though I only ever ran an nlited SP1/2 copy).
    Ubuntu leads the pack at 20 seconds, all on the laptop in my signature.
     
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    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    Care to put your money where your mouth is? I have a Paypal account that says I can make a you tube video showing same if you like.

    Let me reassure you though. I have had this system since last January and have always done very well, be it with the Intel or 2 OWC drives. It is simply knowing how to work your system and nothing more.

    Can I ask... Have u done the test on a fresh installation with services and startups off?

    Here is my second post in this thread... It is with the same system and the Intel.

    Ive actually followed the entire thread and watch us all reduce our times with tricks we learned along the way.

    Wait... is this you? I remembered your name from the linked thread not to long ago...

    That is the thread where you were using Ultimate Defrag on an SSD and blew up on Pita and were given adequate warning there too as I recall?

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...4933-ssd-defragmented-win7-3.html#post6267479

    And then...hmmm... why didnt u go after Phil who is just too darned close and has an even lesser processor with the 4100 eheheheh?
     
  45. Phil

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    It's also understanding that CPU power has little to do with boot times.
     
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    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    Well we are going to find out soon enough as I am assembling my new system with a Rampage III Gene mobo, i7-930, 6Gb G. Skill 1600 ram and GTX 640 MSI video card in the next week or so. You KNOW I will be checking to see how quick that boot can be.
     
  47. thedj

    thedj Notebook Guru

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    wow is that from when you turned the power button on, till your desktop fully loading up?
     
  48. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    The boot utility counts the time from when the power button is pressed until the background programs have started even after the desktop has loaded and is usable.
     
  49. Phil

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    I think the boot utility starts counting after BIOS post. Correct?
     
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    Mythdat Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, it doesn't include BIOS post time
     
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