[ltp] 390E long floppy seek time at boot

Charles E Taylor IV linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 09:15:51 -0500


On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 05:49:59 -0600
Nate Bargmann <n0nb@networksplus.net> wrote:

> What does bug me is the long time the BIOS takes to decide the machine
> isn't going to start off the floppy and then go check the hard drive.

Can you change the boot sequence (in easy setup, hold F1 while turning the
machine on) so that the machine isn't trying to boot off the floppy or
CD-ROM?  That might speed up your boot process a bit.

> The sound quality stinks, but outside of that, wonderful machine.

What sound driver are you using?

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