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ASRock “4 second” Instant Boot for Windows
ASRock “4 second” Instant Boot for Windows
blogs.zdnet.com — Want a way to boot up your Windows Vista PC from a full shut down in a... matter of seconds? ASRock have the answer! (more) ASRock “4 second” Instant Boot for Windows
ASRock's Instant Boot:  0 to Vista in 4 seconds
ASRock's Instant Boot: 0 to Vista in 4 seconds
engadget.com — ASRock has a ploy to sell more of its motherboards: Instant Boot. The BIOS update for select... MoBos promises to boot XP or Vista systems 10 times faster than standard PCs -- in other words, about 3 to 4 seconds from a full shutdown. ASRock ... (more) ASRock's Instant Boot: 0 to Vista in 4 seconds
ASRock Instant Boot loads Windows in four seconds
ASRock Instant Boot loads Windows in four seconds
custompc.co.uk — Load your Windows desktop with a clean boot in just a few seconds, even after a proper... shut down (more) ASRock Instant Boot loads Windows in four seconds
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Vista Clean Boot in 4-Seconds - If you Have an ASRock Mobo
The UberReview — ASRock has figured out a way to get a clean boot of Vista running in a mere three to four seconds. As long as you have an ASRock motherboard with AMD’s 780G or 790GX chipsets, or Intel’s P45 or P43 chipsets, a bios update can see you getting the same performance. According to Custom PC UK: The idea behind Instant Boot is that it takes advantage of the S3 and S4 features of ACPI (advanced configuration and power interface), which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows respectively. However, by calling them at different times in the boot-up and ...

ASRock “4 second” Instant Boot for Windows
Hardware 2.0 — November 13th, 2008 ASRock “4 second” Instant Boot for Windows Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:40 am Categories: Components Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , S3 Inc. , Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Intel Corp. , ASRock , Instant Boot Want a way to boot up your Windows Vista PC from a full shut down in a matter of seconds? ASRock have the answer! The solution is technology that ASRock call Instant Boot. This is interesting technology because it leverages the S3 and S4 ...

“4 second” instant boot your Windows Vista or XP destkop with ASRock “Instant Boot”
D' Technology Weblog — Want a way to boot up your Windows Vista PC from a full shut down in a matter of seconds? The solution is: ASRock “Instant Boot” that leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) features which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to cut boot times down to something like 4 seconds. By calling S3 and S4 at specific times during the startup and shutdown process, Instant Boot enables you to boot up to your Windows Vista or XP desktop in a few seconds seconds, even after a total shut down. There are two modes of ...

ASRock Instant Boot, Windows boot-up takes 4 seconds only
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — I guess most geeks will leave their Windows PC or laptop in sleep/standby/hibernation mode instead of completely shutting it down. It’s simply because of one reason - booting into Windows desktop no matter it’s Vista or XP simply takes too long and we’re so impatient to wait for the boot-up process. ASRock has rolled out a new technology for motherboards, called Instant Boot, which is claimed to take only 3-4 seconds to boot up to Windows desktop, even after a complete shutdown. The technology leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power ...

ASRock InstantBoot
The Gadgets Weblog — > > ASRock, normally a company known as either budget or OEM manufacture for big companies has slowly, as of late, been working it's way more toward the hobbyist computer builder, and with this they might just take a big leap towards it! The video above (if it works, fingers crossed!) shows InstantBoot, a technology allowing you to boot from the BIOS to Vista Desktop in 4 seconds flat; a significant decrease compared to normal boot time. It works through linking to Vista's advanced power management system, setting up various hibernation and suspension without the user realizing. Hopefully ...

Instant Boot, encendido y ejecutando Windows Vista en solo 4 segundos
Gizmología — Los frikis, porque tras ver el vídeo no tienen otro nombre, de ASRock han logrado mejorar el sistema de carga rápida del sistema operativo en sus placas base. Existen varias versiones de este sistema, algo así como un nuevo sistema de ahorro ...

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