x41 tablet, slow startup time

[tamale]

hi all,

I'm wondering if this is typical of the x41 tablet, but fresh out of the box with no extra installations, I still have a 7-8 minute startup time (the time it takes to load up everything including norton antivirus). My P3 tablet started up in 4-5 minutes. I only have 256 mb ram installed, but from what i've seen on the internet, that shouldn't affect start up times. When I install the 1 gb, I'll see if it loads up any faster. any advice?

[tamale]

I installed the 1 gb pc2 4200 ram and it reduced the startup time to 3-4 minutes. I also changed to McAfee virus scanning but added google desktop. Seems that the ram does do the trick.

[sugo]

The hard drive is relatively slow. Other than removing unused software that starts up background process there isn't any magic here.

Another option is to use suspend and resume rather cold boot every time.

[tamale]

After installing my extra ram, I sometimes get those critical errors where the screen turns blue and says physical memory dump issue and restarts the computer. I used PC Doctor to check the memory and it states that it fails both tests. It's an IBM stick made by samsung. any reccomendations?

[yongke]

For slow start ups, I read that you can try reinstalling windows. But for your RAM, well, it seem like you might have to get a new stick.

[boof]

I have a new X41 and it boots the same way..slow! Check out the Tablet PC forums. They have a long thread on the X41 that will definitely increase your X41 performance. It involves a reformat and removal of a bunch of bloatware, including IBM software. From what I gather, the source of the sluggishness is caused by of the software that the stock machine loads on startup.

[adrianlondon]

Although most recommend reinstalling Windows and reloading only the relevant drivers and IBM software, I am happy with my opposite approach. It's also much quicker and safer.

Start with your slow-loading X41 and remove the software you don't need. Check what loads at startup and remove (make a note before you delete anything!) what you don't want.

Make sure you have at least 1GB of RAM and that it works. Blue screens and memory check failures are not features you should be aiming for

Hibernate rather than power down.

Many people hate Access Connections, but I love it. If you do use it, ensure (especially after updating or reinstalling any wireless card drivers) that the "Windows Zero Configuration" service is set to manual or disabled and isn't running. Make sure in AC that any "use wireless network to log on" stuff is not set.