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InvisiBill
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I got my WD6401AALS and finally decided to just go ahead and do a clean install. Due to the way I partition my drives, my Program Files and user profiles directories have been around for a number of reinstalls and are starting to get cluttered. I figured it was best to just start from scratch this time, to avoid any possible issues.
I use an unattended setup which only asks for a few bits of info, like which drive to install on, what name to give it, and what admin password to use. I have a few items disabled via the unattended file (Outlook Express, etc.), but this is a full Windows install (as opposed to some super hacked down nLite version).
I hit Enter to select the install drive at 10:30:15. At 10:48:08, I was sitting at the login screen.
It's been a while since hardware was slow enough to actually match the "time remaining" estimates during setup, but this seemed especially fast, so I decided to keep track of exactly how long it was taking.
10:30:15 - Pressed Enter to select install drive (there is some load time before this point - the "F2 for ASR, F6 for SCSI drivers" stuff)
10:34:00 - DOS mode file copy (with the yellow progress bar) finishes copying
10:35:00 - More copying (just shows filenames in the status bar) finishes and the system reboots
10:36:00 - Boots to "T-39" GUI installer and begins copying
10:37:00 - Status changes to "Installing devices"
10:39:15 - Spend about 30 seconds manually typing in hostname/password/workgroup name
10:39:45 - "T-29" copying phase begins
10:42:20 - "T-18" Registering Components
10:46:50 - System reboots
10:48:08 - System sitting at logon prompt
Many of my preferences are already set when I logon, thanks to my CD customizations. The chipset, SATA, network, and nVidia (182.50, minus PhysX due to size constraints) drivers are already installed, and my HDTV/monitor is at the correct native resolution. I just need to configure my second monitor and install my audio drivers for onboard and SBLive! that I use for voice chat (again, not included due to disc space issues).
I'm pretty sure this is the fastest Windows install I've seen. It really amazed me how fast this drive and the system in general are. I had been using an old 40GB drive (~2004) as my system drive since I upgraded, because I was coming from an AMD system but wasn't ready to repair/wipe my old install. Just like the HDTune numbers indicate, this thing screams!
Now I'm just sitting here in BartPE waiting for PartitionMagic to do its thing on the old drive so I can migrate my data and actually use this beast. =)
I use an unattended setup which only asks for a few bits of info, like which drive to install on, what name to give it, and what admin password to use. I have a few items disabled via the unattended file (Outlook Express, etc.), but this is a full Windows install (as opposed to some super hacked down nLite version).
I hit Enter to select the install drive at 10:30:15. At 10:48:08, I was sitting at the login screen.
It's been a while since hardware was slow enough to actually match the "time remaining" estimates during setup, but this seemed especially fast, so I decided to keep track of exactly how long it was taking.
10:30:15 - Pressed Enter to select install drive (there is some load time before this point - the "F2 for ASR, F6 for SCSI drivers" stuff)
10:34:00 - DOS mode file copy (with the yellow progress bar) finishes copying
10:35:00 - More copying (just shows filenames in the status bar) finishes and the system reboots
10:36:00 - Boots to "T-39" GUI installer and begins copying
10:37:00 - Status changes to "Installing devices"
10:39:15 - Spend about 30 seconds manually typing in hostname/password/workgroup name
10:39:45 - "T-29" copying phase begins
10:42:20 - "T-18" Registering Components
10:46:50 - System reboots
10:48:08 - System sitting at logon prompt
Many of my preferences are already set when I logon, thanks to my CD customizations. The chipset, SATA, network, and nVidia (182.50, minus PhysX due to size constraints) drivers are already installed, and my HDTV/monitor is at the correct native resolution. I just need to configure my second monitor and install my audio drivers for onboard and SBLive! that I use for voice chat (again, not included due to disc space issues).
I'm pretty sure this is the fastest Windows install I've seen. It really amazed me how fast this drive and the system in general are. I had been using an old 40GB drive (~2004) as my system drive since I upgraded, because I was coming from an AMD system but wasn't ready to repair/wipe my old install. Just like the HDTune numbers indicate, this thing screams!
Now I'm just sitting here in BartPE waiting for PartitionMagic to do its thing on the old drive so I can migrate my data and actually use this beast. =)
