i hope so too
if we can all agree on the same set of apps that run/load up correctly on xp/vista/win7 were good to go
though taking the time.. precise timming is not easy.. and have to reboot each time.. i dont see many up to it but maybe if we can keet it @ 50 apps ?
ultimately if everyone honestly contributes.. yeh this may turn into smtg nice
Last edited by NapalmV5; 07-25-2009 at 08:50 PM.
Napalm - what are you running for a video card -I find that some VC drivers take a very long time to load.
The standard GTX295 when running quad actually makes the machine completely stop for about 4-5 seconds - pretty sure it is the VC drivers - this when ruuning xp x32.
Before I installed quad sli the startup was much faster.
Last edited by SteveRo; 07-27-2009 at 12:40 AM.
Yep great idea. I will be able to contribute soon with a humble little G2 and perhaps 2.Originally Posted by NapalmV5
stevero - gtx285 @ 190.38
rhys -
It's a bit late in the day here but I believe you guys are argueing about boot up speed ....
well take a look at this...i think it will beat you all....
Hyperdrive5 used in raid 0....
https://www.hyperossystems.co.uk/
I may be wrong but I thought that was just the same as the Acards?
@napalm: I think the "one-day-setup" FEAR was talking about was the before mentioned 24xsamsung setup not yours.
back on topic: I think you guys should make up a list of 50+ free apps and zip them all together with a bat file and host them somewhere so we can all DL them install on a fresh win install and bench.
The same should be done by making 2 official XS File Folders. One containing smaller files like songs and pictures an aproximately 1GB in size. The other containing a ~4GB video or iso file.
These folders could then be used by others to time the duration it takes to copy them around the system being tested and giving us the real MB/s speeds.
Who knows maybe this is the first XS hdd real world bench being born here!
im up for it.. with your help/if you guys want to pitch in..
free songs we dont get in trouble with riaa
wallpapers ?
for video we can use dvdshrink its got built in timer.. dvdshrink is great for copying dvd from one folder to another.. but i can roll with any video app you guys want go with .. we gotta come up with a dvd title..
what would that iso contain ? how bout a linux distro ?700mb ? 4gb ?
Last edited by NapalmV5; 07-26-2009 at 07:20 PM.
Yes, HD5 is only a resellername of Acard.
I ordered (collective order) my 2 Acards from HyperOS in Germany http://www.hyperossystems.de/
You can see the blue print "Acard" - not HyperDrive 5
a new slimmer and faster nlited xp.. this ones fast!
in testing phase atm and so far looking good
im getting an hd cam maybe as soon as tomorrow and i will post videos of:
- 2min xp32 install
- 4sec boottimer windows bootup
- normal windows bootup + various apps
- cod4 + cod5 game loads
- 100+ app *.bat loadup
so make your requests of what you would like to see video of..
Last edited by NapalmV5; 07-27-2009 at 02:24 AM.
Yep, my nLite build is about 6 month old. Need to bring in RyanVM post SP3 packs. That would require complete re-build, and yeah takes a lot of time. Checked my C:\Windows is 1.2Gb. As bare bones as it goes - no IE, Lang, Doc, Drivers, WM. Replaced with FF, VLC, Gimp, Notepad+, FileZilla and etc.i just reinstalled xp
no paging file/fresh install
theres still a lot trash in there^ i could further slim it down/make it faster but i didnt feel like going thru all the processes again so i left it like that.. fast as it is
a new better nlited xp has been long overdue.. im holding off till i get new ssds
For your free apps here are some ideas:
OpenOffice
Gimp
Firefox
Sony KDL40 // ASRock P67 Extreme4 1.40 // Core i5 2500K //
G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 4x2Gb // HD6950 2GB // Intel Gigabit CT PCIe //
M-Audio Delta 2496 // Crucial-M4 128Gb // Hitachi 2TB // TRUE-120 //
Antec Quattro 850W // Antec 1200 // Win7 64 bit
To test how long your system takes to reboot, copy the below text into a text editor and save the file as a .vbs Then close all open programs and save work etc. double click the file you just created and your computers reboot time will be timed. The Script should work on all windows OS.
My time was 103 seconds as I'm currently stuck on a 1tb 7200 rpm drive until the G2 finally ships!!!
Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next
Dim Wsh, Time1, Time2, Result, PathFile, MsgResult, MsgA, AppName, KeyA, KeyB, TimeDiff
MsgA = "Please close all running applications and click on OK."
KeyA = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RestartTime\"
KeyB = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\RestartTime"
AppName = "ReBoot-Time"
Set Wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
PathFile = """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """"
Result = wsh.RegRead(KeyA & "Times")
if Result = "" then
MsgResult = Msgbox (MsgA, vbOKCancel, AppName)
If MsgResult = vbcancel then WScript.Quit
Wsh.RegWrite KeyA & "Times", left(Time,8), "REG_SZ"
Wsh.RegWrite KeyB, PathFile, "REG_SZ"
Wsh.Run "cmd /c Shutdown -r -t 00", false, 0
else
Wsh.RegDelete KeyA & "Times"
Wsh.RegDelete KeyA
Wsh.RegDelete KeyB
TimeDiff = DateDiff("s",Result,left(Time,8))
MsgBox "Your computer reboots in " & TimeDiff & " seconds", VbInformation, AppName
end if
wscript.Quit
Are you Intel's Btch?
This is more like it!
Nice script Rhys!
@Napalm: Yes we should be able to get a hold of some free mp3s and 300-600kb sized free pictures and make a let's say a 1GB folder containing 50% mp3s and 50% pictures.
The iso file should be a DVD sized one IMO. So maybe compiling a some DVD containing any free material and making a +.iso image of it for large file R/W testing purposes
As for DVD shrink I'm not really sure what you mean... doesn't the time measured for DVDshrink completion depends mostly on your CPUs transcoding abilities. I never used/saw that file copy option in it IIRC
napalm, is that a fully functioning install with the drivers installed, or is it just fresh install? If it's just a bench os, what doesn't work?
150 seconds
The Sil3132 doesn't play nice w/ the ICH10R. Takes effing forever to get past both setup screens.
gimp: check
firefox: check
downloaded openoffice but didnt install/included.. i will
dvdshrink and even nero uses the storage muscles to copy from one folder to another.. way faster for copying dvd but thats dvd.. we dont have to do dvdThis is more like it!
Nice script Rhys!
@Napalm: Yes we should be able to get a hold of some free mp3s and 300-600kb sized free pictures and make a let's say a 1GB folder containing 50% mp3s and 50% pictures.
The iso file should be a DVD sized one IMO. So maybe compiling a some DVD containing any free material and making a +.iso image of it for large file R/W testing purposes
As for DVD shrink I'm not really sure what you mean... doesn't the time measured for DVDshrink completion depends mostly on your CPUs transcoding abilities. I never used/saw that file copy option in it IIRC
24/7 day to day xp not just for benching..
its my htpci do bluray/dvd/videos/music/games/apps/etc..
so far everything that i need and tested so far runs perfect
the xp install video is done.. as soon as i got the video of the one and half minute install uploaded.. will post link to it
i was asked for the nlite config.. sorry guys i dont save it
Last edited by NapalmV5; 07-28-2009 at 02:13 AM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQEIs0e1sLk
how about the drivers? all installed?
just and only the essential mobo/areca drivers
my xp is no diff than the original xp.. video/sound never get installed
i got many diff sound cards.. ati/nvidia video cards.. id have to do one xp for ati one for nvidia.. and every week they release new ones bigger and bigger.. no point in integrating the drivers.. when i install my xp.. i install new video drivers available that day
this way my xp doesnt get bloated.. whatever kind of config i install on
Last edited by NapalmV5; 07-28-2009 at 09:14 AM.
yeah, ati drivers are huge!
COD4 COD5 loadups @ 1920x1080 and running on the xp ^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMd6BclLcxs
http://i30.tinypic.com/r8avis.jpg
Last edited by NapalmV5; 07-28-2009 at 06:24 PM.
can you include a task manager pic in that screenie? I'm wondering how much ram that all the drivers would total up to.
Last edited by Boogerlad; 07-28-2009 at 06:35 PM.
Napalm, sorry if this is already mentioned, but what is your array? How long does it take to reformat the whole thing to ntfs? (full)
The secret is to load the game 2 or more times. Then it will load the game fra cache
But you aleready know that
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