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You can speed up your startup procedures by changing the BIOS with the built-insetup utility. How you run this utility varies from PC to PC, but you typically get to itby pressing the Delete, F1, or F10 keys during startup. You’ll come to a menu with avariety 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 thenormal, lengthy one.Boot Up Floppy SeekDisable this option. When it’s enabled, your system spends a few extra secondslooking for your floppy drivea 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.