Make System Faster using BIOS

You can speed up your startup procedures by changing the BIOS with the built-in setup utility.

How you run this utility varies from PC to PC, but you typically get to it by pressing the Delete, F1, or F10 keys during startup.

You'll come to a menu with a variety of choices. Here are the choices to make for faster system startups:

Quick Power On Self Test (POST)

When you choose this option, your system runs an abbreviated POST rather than the normal, lengthy one.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Disable this option. When it's enabled, your system spends a few extra secondslooking for your floppy drive relatively pointless procedure, especially consideringhow infrequently you use your floppy drive.

Boot DelaySome systems

let you delay booting after you turn on your PC so that your hard drivegets a chance to start spinning before bootup. Most likely, you don't need to have thisboot delay, so turn it off. If you run into problems, however, you can turn it back on