I'm only using a 300 watt power supply and it takes my XP box 25 seconds to boot. (that's a joke!)
Seriously though, don't install a bunch of crap on that PC or else the boot time will grow horribly. (And it may not shut down properly...sort of like this WinXP box.) Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:45 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] New PC tested with Protel for at least 1 > month now... > > 2 other things, > > It completely boots right to the XP password prompt in under > 5 seconds. (I didn't think that was possible...) I'm using a > 450 watt power supply. > > _____________ > Brian Guralnick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Guralnick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 10:31 PM > Subject: [PEDA] New PC tested with Protel for at least 1 month now... > > > > New PC (tested now for 1 month): > > > > Mobo: ASUS P4P800 Deluxe, > > On board stuff: > > 3.6 GHz Intel CPU. > > 2GB DDR sdram in dual channel mode. > > AD1985 - on board sound card, v3630 drivers. > > Intel 82801ER Serial ATA raid controller with 2 x 120GB > SATA WD hds. > > 3Com gigabit LOM (3C940) > > Firewire port > > 8 USB 2.0 ports > > Parallel Port > > Serial Port > > > > Video AGP: ASUS V9520/TD - GeForce FX5200 (not the best > card for extreme > > high end 3D, > > but, the 8X agp makes Protel 99se fly.) > > Drivers - Nvidia direct - 53.03. > > > > Current bugs: -sharpness settings mess up after an APPLY. > > -custom color overlay settings are erased when you > > swap, or enable / disable the opposite monitor output. > > -monitor output #2's sync gets disrupted when you right > > click on the NVidia control panel icon. > > > > > > OS: WinXP Pro. > > > > I have yet to see Protel crash, or, Altera's QuartusII 3.1 > web edition. > In > > fact, the only crash I've seen yet was in Internet Explorer > on some lousy > > Java code... > > > > _____________ > > Brian Guralnick > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
