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Boot time?

Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by triplets, Sep 20, 2006.

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I can not find a setting in the bios (even after installing the latest version) for turning off the memory check on boot-up. Counting through all the ram on boot-up slows the boot time dramatically. Does anyone know how to turn off the memory check on boot-up?

David

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triplets, Sep 20, 2006

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try quick boot, that usually helps.

motte, Sep 20, 2006

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All Quickboot does is hide the boot text with a graphic. It still takes the same time to boot because it is counting through all the ram.

Any other suggestions.

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It looks like the latest Bios (ver 110B) released on 08/30/2006 fixes this by turning off the MEM Test on boot-up. I just upgraded to it with no problems. Boots fast now!

triplets, Sep 22, 2006

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