Currently there are a few EFI solutions already out there – the server arena, where *nix is more prevalent, has been using it since 2000 and when Apple jumped aboard the Intel boat in 2006, it start using EFI with OSX. The current (and final) revision of the EFI specification is version 1.10, with the whole thing is overseen by the UEFI Forum. It demonstrated its EFI solution on yet another MSI motherboard and, even a year ago, AMI was keen to ramp up EFI products because, let’s face it, there’s not really much you can do to a BIOS year on year to reinvent your sales model. The last time we saw it we had bumped into American Megatrends, or AMI – a popular BIOS manufacturer, at last spring’s Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, China. However, it's not until now that motherboard manufacturers have finally started gearing up for its introduction. We've followed EFI pretty closely since we first heard about it, with Intel talking about the technology on a few occasions at previous Intel Developer Forums.
It supports all manner of new features like, graphical menus, the use of the mouse, access to a network and Internet, multiple language options and even "pre-OS" applications like games, media players and Internet browsers. The EFI is an updated software solution that will maintain interoperability but also optimise the BIOS structure, as well as significantly improving the look, feel and features of the existing BIOS. Extensible Firmware InterfaceThe EFI, or Extensible Firmware Interface, is designed to be an update to the current BIOS technology that is now over 20 years old.Īs it stands, the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the first thing that runs when a PC is switched on – it sets up and regulates the hardware connected in a series of registers, managing pre-boot data flow between the computer’s operating system and attached hardware.
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