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DrZaius · 06-05-2001, 09:15 PM

This place is a little dead, so I thought I'd lived things up and see what ideas you guys have. Saw this topic on another forum, but I'll modify it a bit.

What standards would you like to see in future motherboards and other hardware components? I would like to mainly hear motherboards, but any idea is good.

Here is what I would like to see as a standard in motherboards:

First of all, do away with all ports (including parallel, serial, and PS/2) except for USB or Fireware. Having so many different types of ports is very archaic, most components now use USB and for those that don't, and adaptor can fix that.
No more floppy connector. No more floppy drive at all. Almost all OS installs can run off CD now and CDRW's are becoming a standard (sounds like an iMac now ).
A Pre-BIOS chip that would store a small text menu with options to modify your BIOS. For example, you start your computer and press Fn, and you get something like this:
1. Restore default BIOS.
2. Update BIOS.
3. Backup BIOS.
Or something similar. Basically a flash utility built-in that would be run before the BIOS. So updating it would be as simple as using this menu and a CD and flashing wouldn't be dangerous because you can't mess it up.
No more fans! In our day of digital technology I'm amazed that we still depend on brute force fans to cool a CPU. Passive cooling is what I need.
Nothing should be on-board. It causes to many problems and hinders upgradability in the future.
PCI should be standard for everything but video which would use AGP. No more modem slots or any other space wasters.
No more IRQ junk.

These suggestions aren't taking into consideration problems with operating systems and software and such, this is just a "what if" type thing. Any other ideas or comments on mine? I'd like to see your ideas.

06-05-2001, 09:15 PM	#1
DrZaius Member (13 bit) Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 7,030	the perfect motherboard (or component) This place is a little dead, so I thought I'd lived things up and see what ideas you guys have. Saw this topic on another forum, but I'll modify it a bit. What standards would you like to see in future motherboards and other hardware components? I would like to mainly hear motherboards, but any idea is good. Here is what I would like to see as a standard in motherboards: First of all, do away with all ports (including parallel, serial, and PS/2) except for USB or Fireware. Having so many different types of ports is very archaic, most components now use USB and for those that don't, and adaptor can fix that. No more floppy connector. No more floppy drive at all. Almost all OS installs can run off CD now and CDRW's are becoming a standard (sounds like an iMac now ). A Pre-BIOS chip that would store a small text menu with options to modify your BIOS. For example, you start your computer and press Fn, and you get something like this: 1. Restore default BIOS. 2. Update BIOS. 3. Backup BIOS. Or something similar. Basically a flash utility built-in that would be run before the BIOS. So updating it would be as simple as using this menu and a CD and flashing wouldn't be dangerous because you can't mess it up. No more fans! In our day of digital technology I'm amazed that we still depend on brute force fans to cool a CPU. Passive cooling is what I need. Nothing should be on-board. It causes to many problems and hinders upgradability in the future. PCI should be standard for everything but video which would use AGP. No more modem slots or any other space wasters. No more IRQ junk. These suggestions aren't taking into consideration problems with operating systems and software and such, this is just a "what if" type thing. Any other ideas or comments on mine? I'd like to see your ideas. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire Last edited by DrZaius; 06-05-2001 at 09:29 PM.