PCs with the MSI 790FX/790GX Winki Edition motherboard will be able to access the Internet without booting the main OS
The idea of providing the basic functionality of a PC at the time of loading, prior to starting the main operating system is not new. This functionality is the symbol ASUS Express Gate company uses in its products a long time. Moreover, not only on motherboards for desktops, but notebooks.
Similar technology of its own design company MSI notes as particularly recently presented motherboards. In MSI, it received the designation Winki, while maintaining its charge – suffix Winki Edition in the name of the model.
Use Winki handy if you want to quickly check email, make VoIP calls to or look at the site without having to wait for loading Windows. In addition to these functions, Winki provides programs for the rapid exchange of text messages. It supports SSL, JAVA-Script, and Web 2.0. In addition, the computer can be used to view photos stored on USB-drive or disk with an IDE or SATA. Supported formats include JPG, JPEG, PNG and BMP.
Among other qualities of the new motherboards MSI notes hardware technology of automatic power management components of APS (Active Phase Switching), is independent of the OS.
