At 7:09 -0400, 9/4/2003, (Jim Pendarvis) observed: > > Just for fun, I finally got around to timing a cold restart. It took 3 1/2 > minutes. When I first got this system, it didn't take this long, but adding > memory definitely increased the time. > > 1:10 monitor lights up > 1:30 Happy face icon appears > 3:00 Desktop background appears > 3:30 Can start working > > System is 8600/300, OS9.1, 352MB ram. >
Did you check the time after turning off the memory checker by holding down the option and control and going to Apple/ControlPanels/Memory? Be interesting to see how much time that really saves. Paul -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
