First, the setting and optimization of accessories
BIOS optimization settings of 1. motherboard
Turn off redundant IDE channels, USB devices and other hardware, and use "None" to shield. Use IDE Hard Disk Auto-Detection to automatically detect hard disks. No memory detection, open all caches, enter "Advanced CMOS Settings" and set "Quick Start" to "Enable". Memory larger than 1MB may not be detected. "IDE 0 Master/Slave Pio/DMA Mode, IDE 1 Master/Slave Pio/DMA Mode" hard disk sequence (mode) is all set to "Automatic". Enter the "Advanced BIOS Features" option. Move the cursor to the "First Boot Device" option and select "HDD-0" to boot directly from the hard disk. It will take a few seconds to start. Move the cursor to Quick POST and set it to Enabled. For Start Floppy Search, set it to Disabled. For memory chips with good memory quality, it is recommended to set it to "2" in the "SDRAM CAS Latency" option. Tip: For the setting of the same effect, it is different.
2. Network card settings
When entering the operating system, the system will search the IP address of the network card. If the IP address of the network card is set to automatically obtain, the system will search the DHCP server in the network to obtain the IP address, which invisibly prolongs the startup time. If it is not necessary, it is best to specify the IP address of the network card (especially the client in the LAN, Figure 2).
3. Open the DMA transfer mode of the hard disk.
Right-click "My Computer → Properties → Hardware → Device Manager →IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller → Find the IDE channel where the hard disk is located → Properties → Advanced Settings" on the desktop to open the DMA transfer mode of the hard disk and speed up data reading and writing (Figure 3). The setting of WIN98 is basically the same as that of WinME, just check the DMA option.
Reduced BIOS ROM
There are some unnecessary files in the motherboard BIOS ROM, which can be deleted by using BIOS editing tools such as CBROM and AwardFlash. Note: this is a dangerous operation, and novices had better not move.
Second, Windows system optimization
1. Delete redundant self-startup programs.
This is an effective method. Click Start → Run, enter msconfig in the dialog box that appears, and then click OK to bring up the system configuration utility (Win98 and WinXP systems only, Win2000 users need to copy MSCONFIG.EXE to the system folder or use the registry editing method described later). Click the Start tab. For programs that don't need to start automatically, just remove the front "√". Generally, you only need to leave ctfmon (input method icon), system tray (volume icon) and antivirus program. My computer only keeps "ctfmon" (Figure 4), which can shorten the startup time by about 10 second.
2. Optimize the system properties of components (Win98/WinME)
Right-click My Computer, select Properties → Performance → File System, select Floppy Disk, and remove "Search for a new floppy disk drive every time you start the computer"; Select "hard disk", change "main purpose" to "network server", and adjust "read ahead optimization" to full speed (Figure 5); Select CD-ROM, adjust the cache to the maximum, and select four times or higher speed.
3. Modify IDE channel control (WinXP)
Right-click my computer → Properties → Hardware → Device Manager → expand the IDE ATA/ATAP controller, double-click the option of the auxiliary IDE channel, select the tab of advanced settings in the pop-up dialog box, and change the original "automatic detection" in device 0 and device 1 to "none".
Get rid of the gorgeous and bloated appearance
Remove wallpaper and screen saver, and delete redundant desktop icons. If it is WinXP, you can also right-click my computer, select Properties → Advanced, click Settings in the performance item, and select Adjust to Best Performance (End).