New Phoenix BIOS Starts Windows 7 Boot In 1 Second 437
suraj.sun excerpts from a tantalizing Engadget post: "Phoenix is showing off a few interesting things at IDF, but the real standout is their new Instant Boot BIOS [video here], a highly optimized UEFI implementation that can start loading an OS in just under a second. Combined with Windows 7's optimized startup procedure, that means you're looking at incredibly short boot times — we saw a retrofitted Dell Adamo hit the Windows desktop in 20 seconds, while a Lenovo T400s with a fast SSD got there in under 10."
I have an idea (Score:4, Funny)
If they could get rid of the vacuum tubes, Windows could turn on instantly.
Very important (Score:2, Funny)
Re:BIOS (Score:4, Funny)
I wonder when they will get around to to doing this on servers. I have some that are pushing 5 minutes before the OS even loads.
Fast (Score:4, Funny)
Boot Windows in 1 second. That's got to be a record time in how frustrated people are with Windows that they want to put the boot into it THAT fast!
Re:It will also "start to boot" Linux in 1 Second! (Score:4, Funny)
Hey, now, nobody asked for a car analogy just yet!
Re:BIOS (Score:3, Funny)
Weirdo!
Beeting (Score:5, Funny)
Arg! Support says the server's down again. Let's throw beets at them!
Re:Beeting (Score:3, Funny)
From a helpdesk point of view, they'll suffer one heck of a beeting everytime it goes down...
Arg! Support says the server's down again. Let's throw beets at them!
Crap! They've retreated to higher ground, I can't throw a beet all the way up there! ...Maybe if I crouch for a few seconds until I start flashing, then I'll be able to jump up there! ...Aw, hell... I didn't hit them with the beet! I guess I'll just have to wait here until they throw something at me that I can grab and throw back at them.