andre@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andre Willey) (06/02/91)
The correct boot process for both STEs and TTs is firstly to have a floppy
in the disk drive! It should be formatted, but it needn't contain anything.
This avoids about 10-15 seconds delay while the drive is checked for a
bootable floppy disk. (If you are paranoid about virii, write protect it)
Now turn on, and after the hard disk is up to speed simply press the spacebar
and the computer will boot straight up. This keypress bypasses the built-in
delay which waits for HD speed (which is far longer than any HD mechanism
I've ever come across).
After this, any warm boots (i.e. reset or Control-Alt-Delete) will *not*
wait for HD speed (as it's already running), but they will still check for
a floppy disk, so leave that in place.
Hope this helps,
Andre
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