True Reason Why GB Did Not Have a GUI-based EFI BIOS

scrlk · 22 Jan 2011 at 11:09

Quoted from Anandtech:
'Yes, that is right – BIOS. No UEFI here. Well, that's not strictly true, as one of the latest BIOS updates at the time of writing (F6) implements an EFI into the BIOS, reportedly allowing bootable access to hard drives over 2.2TB. This is due to, as Gigabyte explained, that their board is actually UEFI, but without a proper GUI interface like other boards. They've used the old BIOS-style interface for now, as after years of plugging away they believe it's quick, stable and recognisable for consumers to understand. So underneath, it's truly 64-bit, meaning 2.2TB+ partition support is possible, and could also suggest that a new GUI is coming in the future. I asked about time-scale for this, but Gigabyte were undoubtedly tight-lipped about dates and implementations.'
'Gigabyte has not been on the ball BIOS/UEFI wise for Sandy Bridge. In the Visual Inspection, I explained at how the board is actually 64-bit UEFI but with a BIOS interface attached (for stability, after years of working at it) with plans to possibly upgrade to a GUI at a later date. '

Br4d · 22 Jan 2011 at 11:23

Sounds like a Good Move for Gigabyte.

scrlk · 22 Jan 2011 at 11:38

Could a mod please edit my title to fix my spelling error in reason please?

PhillyDee · 22 Jan 2011 at 11:48

I do not see the point in a graphical interface. From what I have seen, you now need a manual to understand the pictures. Some are not immediatly obvious.
Remeber when all BIOS were different? Thats happeneing again, instead of a standard interface.

HangTime · 22 Jan 2011 at 22:29

To be honest aside from the poor online help, most modern BIOS seem fine to me from a usability/interface perspective. You can even type in values now instead of having to 'spin' them with pgup/pgdn etc.

Darien · 23 Jan 2011 at 09:16

More likely Gigabyte didn't want to spend the development time making a GUI.

ryu · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:50

or they anticipated there would be a corner of the market that didnt want the flashy gui, and thought theyd aim for those at release, evident on these forums with a lot of people saying they dont like/want a gui bios.