Finally ! new technology for PC's

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited October 2010 in The Clubhouse
New PCs could start in just seconds, thanks to an update to one of the oldest parts of desktop computers.

The upgrade will spell the end for the 25-year-old PC start-up software known as Bios that initialises a machine so its operating system can get going.

The code was not intended to live nearly this long, and adapting it to modern PCs is one reason they take as long as they do to warm up.

Bios' replacement, known as UEFI, will predominate in new PCs by 2011.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11430069
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited October 2010
    Not bad, but all my computer's start up and can have a browser/application open within a minute anyway. :)

    If you're waiting for your PC to start up, it's time to perform some maintenance on it!
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2010
    I agree clean registry scan for malware and such. But that is pretty cool.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited October 2010
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    I agree clean registry scan for malware and such. But that is pretty cool.

    Not really relevant as BIOS boot time has nothing to do with OS load times.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited October 2010
    or just run Linux.....:)
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2010
    Another upgrade that has been in the R&D labs in magnetic based RAM. This would allow you to turn off your computer, and then instantly start it up in the same place again and the RAM would not have to reboot. The magnetic nature of the memory would allow you to start where you left off.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2010
    Or just go SSD and you'll be up and running in 6 seconds or less. No problems with boot times here, my rig screams.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited October 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    or just run Linux.....:)

    Don't know why others don't run Linux :confused:
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited October 2010
    Because Linux is not so user friendly as windows. But I like it. I run it on my server on my home network.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited October 2010
    I remember reading something similar to this at least five years ago. One thing they mentioned back then, was that it would almost certainly put an end to overclocking and tweaking as well, since there will be no bios settings to configure.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited October 2010
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    Don't know why others don't run Linux :confused:

    Because the software they use won't run under Linux? Gotta earn a living.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited October 2010
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    Don't know why others don't run Linux :confused:

    Because you can't game well on Linux, a lot of major/popular programs don't run/don't run well...and it's a big change from Windows.

    Linux is more like Apple in the way you maneuver through the system imo.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited October 2010
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    Don't know why others don't run Linux :confused:

    Its nice to be able to tweak your own configuration to get it "just right".
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited October 2010
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    Because the software they use won't run under Linux? Gotta earn a living.

    Depends what software you're talking about exactly.

    Fedora 12 (which just released a couple of months ago) is much more user-friendly in that department.
    ryanjoachim wrote: »
    Because you can't game well on Linux, a lot of major/popular programs don't run/don't run well...and it's a big change from Windows.

    Linux is more like Apple in the way you maneuver through the system imo.

    I play games like Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 2, COD MW, and all my steam games on both Ubuntu and Feodra.
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    Its nice to be able to tweak your own configuration to get it "just right".

    Got that right ;)

    I can understand the whole 'not-so-user-friendly' gig but it's really not that hard at all. Everytime you first install Windows on a PC, the on-screen menus/tutorials talk down on you like you don't even know what a spacebar is....people can't be that dumb. I just leave on Windows Vista for everyone else in the household, either running as main OS or on a vmachine.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited October 2010
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    Depends what software you're talking about exactly.

    Fedora 12 (which just released a couple of months ago) is much more user-friendly in that department.



    I play games like Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 2, COD MW, and all my steam games on both Ubuntu and Feodra.



    Got that right ;)

    I can understand the whole 'not-so-user-friendly' gig but it's really not that hard at all. Everytime you first install Windows on a PC, the on-screen menus/tutorials talk down on you like you don't even know what a spacebar is....people can't be that dumb. I just leave on Windows Vista for everyone else in the household, either running as main OS or on a vmachine.

    The fact that you still use Vista (you being anyone you know) makes me sad for you.
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited October 2010
    ryanjoachim wrote: »
    The fact that you still use Vista (you being anyone you know) makes me sad for you.

    I don't use it myself, I leave it on for everyone else that uses my computer.

    I've never liked it but don't care to change it since it won't be any different from XP Pro (which I also have on the other virtual machine). They both run equally fast since I've got 6gb of DDR3 ram.

    I'd get Windows7 but why buy an OS that I won't even use?

    So elaborate why you're 'sad for me'...
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited October 2010
    uEFI has been around for a couple of years now in the server world, but my experience is that it certainly isn't faster than a BIOS boot. I'm with everyone else in that your PC will boot much faster with SSD and a thinner OS.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,262
    edited October 2010
    windows 7 and a patriot Torx can shut down and reboot in 45sec...mine does
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