There are a lot of google results about what Smart 6 is and such, but I am having trouble finding any feedback on user experience. I have a GA-P55M-UD2 (two of them actually) running F8 BIOS, but I did not install the Smart 6 software. I am pretty much only interested in QuickBoot, not the other 5 apps.
So what do people think of QuickBoot and Smart 6 in general? I am not sure I totally trust it, but that is only because I spent the last week troubleshooting ATI Radeon 5770 driver crashes, so right now I am more interested in stability, though QuickBoot would be nice.
I was thinking of just enabling it in the BIOS to get the BIOS QuickBoot and not install the software (just live without the OS QuickBoot). My PC already boots plenty fast with hibernate, so the BIOS setting is all I really want. Stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure whether you can enable it in the BIOS without installing the software. In the manual it says "The settings here synchronize with the settings of the SMART QuickBoot of Smart 6" for the Quick Boot setting located in the BIOS, so I am not sure what would happen if I enable it in the BIOS without having Smart 6 installed. Are there any downsides to QuickBoot in general, whether I enable it in the BIOS alone or install Smart 6 to get it? Some software packages you just want to stay away from, so you never know.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
So what do people think of QuickBoot and Smart 6 in general? I am not sure I totally trust it, but that is only because I spent the last week troubleshooting ATI Radeon 5770 driver crashes, so right now I am more interested in stability, though QuickBoot would be nice.
I was thinking of just enabling it in the BIOS to get the BIOS QuickBoot and not install the software (just live without the OS QuickBoot). My PC already boots plenty fast with hibernate, so the BIOS setting is all I really want. Stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure whether you can enable it in the BIOS without installing the software. In the manual it says "The settings here synchronize with the settings of the SMART QuickBoot of Smart 6" for the Quick Boot setting located in the BIOS, so I am not sure what would happen if I enable it in the BIOS without having Smart 6 installed. Are there any downsides to QuickBoot in general, whether I enable it in the BIOS alone or install Smart 6 to get it? Some software packages you just want to stay away from, so you never know.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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