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