Flash memory for instant O/S boot-up?

[beingbobbyorr]

Years ago I recall reading about some initiative where future Windows Operating Systems could be made to boot in seconds (instead of minutes) if/when motherboards started coming equiped with Flash memory. Has this happened yet? What kind of nomenclature or logo should I be looking for to signify a product that has this feature?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

You would be looking for Solid State Drives or SSDs. They replace traditional hard drives and do decrease boot times dramatically. Here is a good place to start.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-flash-trim,2593.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/6gb-s-ssd-hdd,2603.html

 

[daship]

Some motherboards from asus will do it, but into a Linux type OS, not into Windows. My Windows 7 machine boots in 8.6 seconds with my Intel SSD and some tweaks I have made.

 

[BWMerlin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Turbo_Memory