Hardware Device Changes that Can Improve Boot Performance

The following list shows some of the considerations you can make to improve boot performance:

  • Examine the BIOS settings of your device to see if you can disable some of the BIOS/POST tests. For example, you may be able to disable IDE channel scanning during start up, or disable memory testing.
  • Understand the limitations of the media on your device. Media such as CD-ROM or CompactFlash are significantly slower than standard hard disks. Using these types of media can slow the boot performance of your device.
  • Consider using a faster CPU.

See Also

How to Improve the Boot Performance of a Run-Time Image | System Settings | Baseline Configurations | Design a Run-Time Image | Identify Target Device Hardware | Hibernation and EWF

Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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