Gigabyte Bringing in a Click BIOS?

[Hydrogoo]

http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/2011/04/first-look-at-gigabytes-new-icon-based.html

Says it all really, I've added the first comment to find out if Hybrid EFI mobos will get the bios too. Here's hoping we get a reply!

 

[Monkeynut]

Why do we need some sort of "easy peasy" BIOS? You're in those settings for 10 minutes once a year maybe?

 

[Philtor]

Why do we need some sort of "easy peasy" BIOS? You're in those settings for 10 minutes once a year maybe?

It's not so much ease of use with the UEFI BIOS but the speed. The system POST's much faster and generally boots quicker as a result.

Technical advantages;

Ability to boot from large disks (over 2TB)
Faster boot-up
CPU-independent architecture
CPU-independent drivers
Flexible pre-OS environment, including networking support

 

[ScottiB]

it's more to do with the more natural feeling visual feedback that you can get from a more graphical BIOS. Speed/Temp meters for example.

plus don't forget that the current generation of UEFI BIOS is pretty new to designers as well as users, although it's not the first, MSI had UEFI on some previous generation boards. UEFI BIOS no doubt become more fluid and intuitive as designers become more familiar with the platform.

 

[Operation]

Hardly a paradigm shift in technology is it. Just very meh.

 

[ScottiB]

im sure that there were some people reluctant to make the switch from DOS to Windows

 

[bhavv]

Why do we need some sort of "easy peasy" BIOS? You're in those settings for 10 minutes once a year maybe?

I can use the bios for more than 10 minutes a day while benching / stressing my PC.

These are additions for enthusasts who regularly use the bios to tweak stuff.

 

[Marvin]

Why do we need some sort of "easy peasy" BIOS? You're in those settings for 10 minutes once a year maybe?

You just want something that looks complicated to show off to people who are less technically minded ...

I don't see what the problem is, it's slightly faster to POST than a traditional BIOS, it supports over 2TB boot HDDs, for advanced users it's faster to use than a BIOS, and for novice users having to change something like boot order, it's easier for them to find things, as it's an environment they're already familiar with (WIMP environment).

 

[Ezyryder]

Indeed - its more user friendly. Surely that is a good thing by itself.

 

[silversurfer]

im sure that there were some people reluctant to make the switch from DOS to Windows

windows is crap, im faster on keyboard then a mouse and anyone who knows their switches is better off by far

 

[Cr416]

I'm looking forward to this if they decide to bring it in with the current P67 boards as its just nice to show off to friends etc who decided not to wait at the end of last year and splashed out on an x58 based pc.

 

[Awahwah]

I'd like to see it, but whatever

 

[Kaeo]

I think it's inevitable. Asus and MSI are already there, Gigabyte can't be far behind. Also, the old Bios systems are just a big bunch of numbers to newer OCers, gui, is definitely the safe way forward.

 

[Hagar]

im sure that there were some people reluctant to make the switch from DOS to Windows

No not really but if you wanted to optimise your system, you used DOS, in Windows you gave up and just bought more ram.

I have MSDOS 5 running on a laptop to keep me sane.

 

[Hydrogoo]

Tim confirmed that it would be coming to the 6 series hybrid EFI bios.

 

[andy_mk3]

It's about time BIOS got an overhaul, it's hardly changed in 15-odd years I've been using computers!