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New Phoenix BIOS Starts Windows 7 Boot In 1 Second
suraj.sun excerpts from a tantalizing Engadget post: "Phoenix is showing off a few interesting things at IDF, but the real standout is their new Instant Boot BIOS [video here], a highly optimized UEFI implementation that can start loading an OS in just under a second. Combined with Windows 7's optimized startup procedure, that means you're looking at incredibly short boot times — we saw a retrofitted Dell Adamo hit the Windows desktop in 20 seconds, while a Lenovo T400s with a fast SSD got there in under 10."
From a helpdesk point of view, they'll suffer one heck of a beeting everytime it goes down...
Arg! Support says the server's down again. Let's throw beets at them!
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