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On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:55 AM, James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> <alain.didierjean <at> free.fr> writes: |
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>> I'm starting to think about my next development desktop. One |
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>> question haunts me:is the BIOS still a fatality? Is there a |
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>> known and tested alternative available |
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>> UEFI? Open Firmware? coreboot? other? Experience welcome |
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> Well, I've been researching my next mobo too and |
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> I think that GigaByte (some boards) allow |
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> for 2 bios copies to be stored on the mobo. |
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> That would mean a bios failure is not catastrophic? |
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> Surely someone on the list has some experience in this, |
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> maybe playing with Gigabyte's "core unlock" feature |
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> to get a X3 running as a quad core? |
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> James |
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One of my Asus boards (Rampage II Extreme) allows two BIOS copies. |
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Everything about the board has been reliable over the year I've owned |
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it so I haven't needed to use it other than a single BIOS update right |
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after I got the board. |
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- Mark |
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