Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!mintaka!ogicse!milton!sumax!polari!lampi From: lampi@polari.UUCP (Michael Lampi) Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi Subject: Re: Faster boot with AHA 1542 SCSI controller? Message-ID: <4283@polari.UUCP> Date: 29 May 91 23:15:17 GMT Article-I.D.: polari.4283 References: <1992@styx.sta.sub.org> Organization: R Squared, Redmond, WA (206) 883-3116 Lines: 21 In article ben@epmooch.UUCP (Rev. Ben A. Mesander) writes: >In article <1992@styx.sta.sub.org> stimm@styx.sta.sub.org (Stefan Timm) writes: >>Is there a way to shorten the boot time on a machine with an Adaptec SCSI >>controller? On my machine it takes almost a minute, an ESDI machine with >>the same autoexec and config is up in less then 15 seconds. > [..stuff about system checking deleted..] > >So try to think of the delay as your friend; checking your hardware before >your computer gets to by attempting to use it. A minute out of your day >is not much to ask... It is too much if you have to reboot your machine (for various reasons) several times an hour (or even several times a day), especially if you know the devices are ready! Michael Lampi -- ----- Michael Lampi lampi@seattle.UUCP