Fast horse whip 20 seconds into the winXP operating system (1)
The CPU processing speed in the computer under the command of Moore's Law magic wand, but we found that the computer's boot speed has not improved, from pressing the boot button to WinXP task The icons on the right side of the bar are all displayed, usually more than 40 seconds. This is really dwarfed by the fact that the TV can hear the sound and see the image when the switch is pressed.
First, the hardware factor that affects the startup speed
Through the practice, the author found that the main components affecting the computer startup speed are the motherboard and the hard disk, but the relationship with the CPU is not big. That is to say, under the same conditions, the expensive Pentium 4 computer and the cheap Celeron 4 start at the same speed.
The motherboard is a kind of computer accessories "base", there are many work to do at boot, such as self-test, search for various ports, various external devices. Therefore, reducing the self-test time, reducing external equipment, and improving efficiency can increase the startup speed. If the computer is connected to a peripheral such as a scanner or a USB hard disk, it may slow down the system. It is recommended that you connect these peripherals when you need them. USB devices can be connected after booting.
If the network card is not properly set, it will obviously slow down the system startup speed. If your computer does not need a network card, then directly unplug the PCI network card, the integrated network card can be shielded by the BIOS, so as not to affect the startup speed. Many motherboards detect integrated network cards much faster than independent network cards. This is one of the reasons why some computers have been able to access the Internet after more than a minute.
The main factor determining the performance of the motherboard is the motherboard chipset. The main factor determining the startup speed is the disk performance and driver performance of the motherboard chipset. At present, the main brands of motherboard chipset are Intel, SiS, VIA, ATi, nVIDIA, and the best disk performance is Intel and SiS. Intel is an IT giant, and there is no one in the IT industry. It accounts for more than 60% of the motherboard chipset market share. The popularity of SiS is low, and the market share of motherboard chipsets is less than 10%. This may be related to insufficient publicity. However, on the AMD platform, its disk performance is the best and the price is the cheapest.
In order to reduce the boot time, some motherboard manufacturers will do some special design, which can shorten the BIOS self-test time to 5 seconds. We can choose different motherboard manufacturers according to their own needs, instead of listening to the dealer's recommendation.
In addition to the power-on self-test, the computer startup time is mainly used to read system files from the hard disk. The hard disk works by reading and writing data on a high-speed rotating disk by moving the head (Figure 1). Then the higher the disk speed, the more data the head reads per unit time, which is very beneficial for system startup. In addition, hard drives with fast seek times and large caches can also significantly increase boot time. Promising purchasers or DIYs can consider Western Digital's "Raptor" series of hard drives, which are tightly funded or can be selected by Hitachi's large cache hard drives, which often receive performance awards.
Second, the setting and optimization of accessories
1. BIOS optimization settings of the motherboard
Close the redundant IDE channel, USB devices and other hardware, can be used "None" Shielded off. Automatically detect the hard disk with “IDEHDDAUTODETECTION”. Do not perform memory detection, open each cache, enter "AdvancedCMOSSetup", set "QuickBoot" to "Enable", you can not detect more than 1MB of memory.
“IDE0Master/SlavePIO/DMAMode,IDE1Master/SlavePIO/DMAMode” The hard disk sequence (mode) is all set to “Auto”.
Enter the "AdvancedBIOSFeatures" option, move the cursor to the "FirstBootDevice" option, select "HDD-0”" to boot directly from the hard disk, so that it will start for a few seconds. Move the cursor to “QuickPowerOnSelfTest" (quick power on self test) to “Enabled”. For "BootUPFloppySeek", set to "Disabled". For a memory quality good memory, it is recommended to set it to “2” in the “SDRAMCASLatency” option.
Tip: For an effect with the same settings, the English name may be different in different motherboard BIOS.
2. NIC settings
When entering the operating system, the system will search for the NIC IP address. If the IP address of the network card is set to be automatically obtained, the system will search the network for a DHCP server to obtain an IP address, which will inevitably increase the startup time. If it is not necessary, it is best to specify the IP address of the network card (especially the client on the LAN, Figure 2).
3. open the hard drive DMA transfer mode
in the desktop right-click & ldquo; My Computer & rarr; attribute & rarr; hardware & rarr; Device Manager & rarr; IDEATA /ATAPI controllers & rarr; find the hard drive where the IDE channel → attribute → advanced settings & rdquo;, open the hard disk DMA transfer mode to speed up data read and write speed (Figure 3). Win98 and WinME settings are basically the same, just check the DMA option.
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to BIOSROM thin board BIOSROM there are some documents that we do not have access, you can use CBROM, AwardFlash editing tools such as BIOS removed. Note: This is a dangerous operation, the rookie still does not move as well.
Third, Windows system optimization
1. Remove the extra self-starting program
This is a very effective method. Click “Start”→“Run”, enter “msconfig” in the dialog box that appears, and then click “OK", and the system configuration utility will be called up (Win98 only) And WinXP system, Win2000 users need to copy MSCONFIG.EXE to the system folder or use the registry editing method described later.
click on the & ldquo; Start & rdquo; tag will not need to start in front of the automatic program & ldquo; & radic; & rdquo; can be removed. Generally only need to leave ctfmon (input icon), systemtray (volume icon) and anti-virus program. The Computer Network Academy (http://www.pcedu123.com) reminds everyone that the author's computer only leaves "ctfmon" (Figure 4), which can shorten the startup time by about 10 seconds.
2. Optimize the system properties of the component (Win98/WinME)
Right click on "My Computer", select "Properties & Rarr; Performance & Rarr; File System", select “floppy disk”, remove “Search for a new floppy drive every time you start your computer”; select “Dust drive” and change “Main use” to “Web server”, “Pre-read optimization” to full speed ( Figure 5); select “CD-ROM”, the cache is adjusted to the maximum, select "four times or higher".
3. Modify IDE control channel (WinXP)
right click My Computer & rarr; attribute & rarr; hardware & rarr; device manager & rarr; expand & ldquo; IDEATA /ATAP controller & rdquo ;, Double-click the “Secondary IDE channel” option, and select the “Advanced Settings” tab in the pop-up dialog box. In the “Devices” category in “Device "Device 1" The original "automatic detection" is changed to <;no" (Fig. 6), "OK" “ The main IDE channel & rdquo; modification method is the same. After the restart, the scrolling time of the scroll bar will be significantly reduced.
4. BootVis use software to enhance the speed
BootVis start is Microsoft's software is designed to accelerate the development of start WinXP, using relatively safe, can significantly improve the startup speed. Due to the length of the relationship, the specific use method is not introduced here, and interested friends can view their help files.
5. Remove the gorgeous and bloated appearance
Remove the “Wallpaper” and “Screen Saver” to delete the extra desktop icons. If it is WinXP, you can also right click on "My Computer", select "Properties & Rarr; Advanced", click on "Settings" in the "Performance" option, select "Adjust to Best Performance" & rdquo ; (Figure 7). After
mainstream computer configuration settings and optimization After more than, WindowsXP under normal circumstances start-up time can be controlled in about 20 seconds.