Boosting Start-up & Shut-down Speeds

well, folks..
we are currently working on building a new computer image for the various computing areas across campus..
one of the key features that we are investigating is the Start-Up and Shut-Down times, particularly when using WindowsXP.





Our preliminary research finds:

Start-Up time(s) for the various computer sets (using Windows XP):

• 1st Gen iMac - (Doble 413, 415, 309, Reading Room, Kiosks, 24-hour Lab) -- 
• 2nd Gen iMac - (Wolfard 203, 204) -- ~03:00:00 - 03:30:00+
• 3rd Gen iMac - (University Hall training Room, Reading Room) -- ~01:30:00 - 01:50:00
• MacBookPro (for CheckOut) -- ~01:30:00 - 02:00:00

Shut-Down time(s) for the various computer sets (using Windows XP):

• 1st Gen iMac - (Doble 413, 415, 309, Reading Room, Kiosks, 24-hour Lab) -- 
• 2nd Gen iMac - (Wolfard 203, 204) -- ~00:45:00 - 00:50:00
• 3rd Gen iMac - (University Hall training Room, Reading Room) -- ~00:45:00 - 00:55:00
• MacBookPro (for CheckOut) -- ~00:50:00 - 01:05:00

I hope to tweak with the configuration of these machines to squeeze-out a significant change.

We'll let you know how it goes!

See below:

After our enhanced configuration:

COMING SOON!

Start-Up time(s) for the various computer sets (using Windows XP):

• 1st Gen iMac - (Doble 413, 415, 309, Reading Room, Kiosks, 24-hour Lab) -- 
• 2nd Gen iMac - (Wolfard 203, 204) -- 
• 3rd Gen iMac - (University Hall training Room, Reading Room) -- 
• MacBookPro (for CheckOut) -- 

Shut-Down time(s) for the various computer sets (using Windows XP):

• 1st Gen iMac - (Doble 413, 415, 309, Reading Room, Kiosks, 24-hour Lab) -- 
• 2nd Gen iMac - (Wolfard 203, 204) -- ~00:45:00 - 00:50:00
• 3rd Gen iMac - (University Hall training Room, Reading Room) -- 
• MacBookPro (for CheckOut) --