[pan2]

This may be old news to a lot of people but new to me. I did a quick search and couldn't see any previous posts about it so ..... I downloaded the AsRock Instant Boot software and installed it on my Vision 3D. Wow! no more BIOS window, no more Windows 7 start-up screens, in fact 4 seconds and XBMC up and running! ( they say 3 seconds but I only got 4). It can apparently be adapted to non AsRock boards - worth a look

[un1versal]

Or not, you need Windows installed for that (some of us dont know what Windows is, except that those things on houses with glass and a frame, and at that instant boot is a suspend rip-off at best... er not at best it is a suspend S3/S4 total rip-off and waste of extra install space. though it may bypass some screens, idk, dont use windows.

According to this http://www.asrock.com/feature/instantboot/index.asp its suspend with a fancy UI.

uNi

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[pan2]

Well that was an interesting response, not sure it it was sarcasm or not. Yes, sorry for using windows, maybe I'm not clever enough to any other system. Suspend with a fancy interface? maybe (not sure what that means either); but it makes opening my HTPC look less like a computer

[bluray]

Well that was an interesting response, not sure it it was sarcasm or not. Yes, sorry for using windows, maybe I'm not clever enough to any other system. Suspend with a fancy interface? maybe (not sure what that means either); but it makes opening my HTPC look less like a computer

Whatever make you feel good about your HTPC....that is all it matter.....I used to use AsRock Instant Boot too, and I never use anything other than Windows.....

[newoski]

bluray,

Do you recommend Instant Boot?

I just heard about it recently, but the feedback I found online wasn't stellar.

I'd love to hear your opinion -- as I trust it from all your Hardware posts

( :

Owen

[bluray]

bluray,

Do you recommend Instant Boot?

I just heard about it recently, but the feedback I found online wasn't stellar.

I'd love to hear your opinion -- as I trust it from all your Hardware posts

( :

Owen

I didn't mind using it...and it worked fine in my former AsRock HTPC....

You can give it a try. If you don't like it, you can un-install it....

[Ned Scott]

Isn't it just suspending and not actually booting?

[artrafael]

Isn't it just suspending and not actually booting?

Seems to be... sort of.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/asroc...4-seconds/

[pan2]

In the end I uninstalled it. Just seemed to be a bit buggy. Chose to use hibernation instead. At least it stops the whole AsRock Boot image thing from happening