HP A4500A - VMEbus Single Board Computer 744 Motherboard Hardware Manual page 111

Boot To Operating System
The length of time required to boot the system depends on the number of processors and the amount of RAM
memory installed. Average configurations can take 20 minutes or more.
The boot process is shown in the following illustration:
Chapter
Typical Boot Process
Power Switch
Autoboot
Boot Console
System Login Prompt
The duration of the full boot process can vary depending on:
● Number of CPUs installed
● Amount of Memory installed
● Operating System version installed
● State of the network
(Total time to boot will vary)
Boot To Operating System
System Messages
denoting forward progress
(Estimate 1-6 minutes)
System Messages
denoting forward progress
(Estimate 10-20 minutes)
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