On Monday, February 09, 2004, at 11:44AM, Jim Pendarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>If you are talking about a cold start, then it's almost certainly the >built-in memory check. > >When I added memory to my 8600 the startup time increased dramatically. >Now it;s about a minute before the monitor lights up and around 3 1/2 >minutes to get to the OS 9 desktop. I can corroborate this - I have 504MB of RAM in my 9600 server and it takes a couple of minutes to pick it's self up and get going after a cold start. Having been putzing around with drives and OS X recently I am accutely aware of this! -- Mark Benson http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson -- 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
