Hi ALL, This is ENTIRELY HARDWARE. The motherboard bios (h/w) does an initial memory check upon a power-on event or a reset-button event. Most bios options have a 'quick-boot' option usually on the second page of bios options. Some OS's will issue a 'reset-event' reboot as a way for the OP Sys pgmr to be absolutely sure his system re-starts 'clean'. This is also knows as POST == Power-On Self Test. A warm re-boot does NOT issue the reset but does boot the OPSYS chosen. Usually a warn boot is caused by a C-A-D or Ctrl - Alt - Delete key combo. My experiance is that on AMI bios PCs even when the bios is set to "Quick Boot" on, the memory count is done but not displayed on screen; but you can time it yourself to see if your sys bios works that way. Stay Warn ................... PeterB On Thursday 09 January 2003 02:16 pm, Purdom, Jesse wrote:
A "warm boot" is a reboot of your PC, usually called by the installed O/S, or by hitting the Reset button (if you have one), that bypasses POST testing. This is, if I am not mistaken, why you are not seeing it count RAM. Disabling this does not make your OS better and has nothing at all to do with the OS. The best way I know of to keep your system from counting RAM at power-on is to just pull the RAM and throw it away, then you wont have to worry about it any more. Sort of that, just sit back, let it count, and enjoy.
Jesse
-----Original Message----- From: Adagilson B B da Silva [mailto:adagilson@cpqam.fiocruz.br] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 2:15 PM To: SuSE English List Subject: Re: [SLE] recounting RAM memory when rebooting (Linux is not likeWindows)
Sorry for my ignorance, but I don't know what is a *warm reboot*. I know it reboots Windows without counting memory again (it makes my boot time faster), Linux doesn't. Somebody asked why would someone be interested in this silly thing. Well, I just want my OS *BETTER*. Yeap. I want my digital vassal working for me, in my way, without no requirements :) When you make progress, it means you changed for better. This is progress. Don't make me miss Windows, all right :) a.
Carlos E. R. escreveu:
The 03.01.07 at 13:57, Adagilson B B da Silva wrote:
But one time it was turned on I can restart windows a thousand times and
RAM memory won't be counted again. >> >> > >That happens only when doing a warm reboot. > > >
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