UEFI - does it really make a difference to boot times?

nightmare99 · 11 Sep 2011 at 12:58

Like I say I'm not sure there is anybody else not using UEFI apart from Gigabyte

Mr.V · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:41

the Gigabyte Z68 boards are using the UEFI Bios, but havent upgraded to the GUI(Graphics User Interface) they have left it as the old style bios screen. thats the only difference, all the new boards support the 3TB and UEFI features.

nightmare99 · 11 Sep 2011 at 15:06

the Gigabyte Z68 boards are using the UEFI Bios

No they don't they use the crusty old award bios with an ugly efi hack-in to get 3TB+ boot support.

Mr.V · 11 Sep 2011 at 16:10

nightmare99 said:
No they don't they use the crusty old award bios with an ugly efi hack-in to get 3TB+ boot support.

http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/2011/01/gigabyte-hybrid-efi-technology.html

found this link and they call it a hybrid efi bios, so im some repect your right using the old bios layout with efi features. its surprising one of the largest board manufacturer using this method. its one of the things that put me off buying a gigabyte being a life long gigabyte fan and user.

love the asrock uefi bios and being able to use a mouse

nightmare99 · 11 Sep 2011 at 16:26

ts surprising one of the largest board manufacturer using this method.

I think the problem is Gigabyte use Award bios while most other manufacturers use AMI, AMI had their APTIO UEFI bios ready to go but I'm not sure Award have something similar for desktop systems leaving Gigabyte stuffed. They try to spin it and tell you becuase they are using a trusted platform it works better but at the end of the day I don't think they have the ability to release a UEFI bios based on an Award platform and are unwilling or unable to switch to AMI.

Mr.V · 11 Sep 2011 at 17:06

nightmare99 said:
I think the problem is Gigabyte use Award bios while most other manufacturers use AMI, AMI had their APTIO UEFI bios ready to go but I'm not sure Award have something similar for desktop systems leaving Gigabyte stuffed. They try to spin it and tell you becuase they are using a trusted platform it works better but at the end of the day I don't think they have the ability to release a UEFI bios based on an Award platform and are unwilling or unable to switch to AMI.

I read that somewhere else too, thanks for the confirmation

B&W · 12 Sep 2011 at 14:06

extreme4 gen3 flies through bios and startup with instant boot enabled

braveheart · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:25

UEFI is more improvment by using your mouse to move instead of old BIOS with keyboards arrow also there some boot up speed in my ASUS CHV which is so quick when I switch it on.... UEFI already using in some motherboard but Gigabyte didnt add this into new AM3+ as it using old type of BIOS which will be soon replace by UEFI in full time - next Windows 8 will included UEFI to support. I find UEFI is lots better than old BIOS which make me so easy and quick change,etc..