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Phoenix Unleashes UEFI Technology that Posts in Less Than 2 Seconds

Posted 09/25/09 at 02:37:59 PM  by Jason Barry

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Phoenix is working on the latest in BIOS technology and what have they got to show for it? They can boot a Windows 7 computer in less than 10 seconds, and post in just under 1.5 seconds.

The new technology called UEFI has been a long time coming, but it looks to be worth the wait.  Steve Jones, chief scientist at Phoenix, showed off the new BIOS at IDF this week.  He booted up a Lenovo T400 that made it to the Windows 7 desktop in less than 10 seconds.  They also retrofitted a Dell Adamo that got there in under 20 seconds.

The guys at Engadget caught it all on video. 

 

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TAGS: hardware, bios, phoenix, boot time, efi, post, uefi
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avatarhow do we get into Safe Mode?

Submitted by Productivity-im... on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 12:40pm

hit F8 after power on screen, can we do it in time? LOL

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avatarLooks like they both have

Submitted by 13thwarrior on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 9:26am

Looks like they both have SSDs.  Can't wait for this to trickle down to mobo makers and we can start realizing this speed boost for enthusiasts.

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avatar1.5 second boot post

Submitted by zeringue on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 7:19pm

thats great, i will never be able to hit f2 quick enough

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avatarWell hell, it's about

Submitted by BlazePC on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 12:01pm

Well hell, it's about freaking time they got off their asses and worked on boot strap timing.

Glad to see it.

 Long, long, long over-due...

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