Video: Phoenix Instant Boot BIOS starts loading Windows in under a second
By Nilay Patel 
posted September 24th 2009 6:08PM
posted September 24th 2009 6:08PM
posted September 24th 2009 6:08PM
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My old 286. Took 5 secs to count the 1024kb of memory, another 15 to load MSDOS 6.22.
Now, GET OFF MY LAWN !
Today's TVs boot a lot slower than old ones lol. My Philips HDTV boots in more than 10 seconds... -_-'
Imagine, just IMAGINE what tech preview videos will be like when someone eventually develops a noise canceling hand held microphone and a camera that will accept an external microphone! We will actually be able to hear interviews taken in the typically noisy trade show environments! Oh, gosh, I just remembered that such tech has been around for many, many years. So why in the hell doesn't anyone who conducts interviews spend a few extra bucks to buy and use it!?
Finally no longer do I have to experience "tick tick tick tick zeee beep"
I really hope that cost millions. After all, I boot almost every week.... maybe once?
That is the feature?
Really?
Note this: All windows 7 dekstops there are BASIC windows 7, NOT ultimate, also note that notebooks doesnt have ever load the new Windows 7 (vista like) GUI, means is a trik, use windows ultimate and will load slow as usual.
i have seen this before a while ago
http://www.asrock.com/feature/instantboot/index.asp
I'm not sure why people obsess so much about boot times. Once I get a system burned in I typically only reboot it when I have to for a patch.
Nice. Almost as fast as the Microid Research BIOS on my 16 year old 486DX2/66. Given Phoenix bought them years ago I am surprised it has taken this long to implement the speed they had already back then.
The best thing for getting to the BIOS would be a second power button or a switch either on the back of the computer or somewhere where it would not get accidentally activated.
uh oh WINDOWS ME's got competition.
Booting to a shell opsys is nothing new and it does come in handy for those who are just checking email or doing some Internet browsing and don't need a full boot to Windows (and fast)! Some of the motherboards (e.g., from ASUS and others) have had BIOS booting to opsys shells for several years...and it only takes ~3 secs on my system. They usually have several apps you can run, too; the shell ops appear to be Windows, but my in my bios, Asus used Linux for smaller size (although no indication of it shows anywhere). I thought it was neat and tried it a few times, but I turned it off in the bios, since a full ready to run Windows Vista Ultimate boot only takes ~6 secs on my desktop, so the extra ~3 secs. don't really mean much; I also have my system on 24/7 and only have to reboot on rare occasions (about 3 months apart) and that's due to the testing of many software programs for my clients. Vista doesn't require rebooting as often as some people say, but it all has to do with your hardware and software configurations. Windows 7 will be nice and gave MS the time it should have taken, though, prior to its release...I always told them they put it out about 1-1/2 years too soon, so Windows 7 (even though improved somewhat) is basically at that point. Windows 7 has all of what makes Vista Ultimate so good, just a few extras and enhanced enough for MS to take a few years and SP's to make it better, instead of only 1-1/2 years... That's it - sorry if I put anyone to sleep. ;)