The BIOS is an essential set of routines in a PC, stored on a chip. It provides an interface between the operating system and the hardware, acting as an intermediary between a computer's hardware and ...

This article is the seventh and final in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version or part seven, click here. Configuring the BIOS is going to be one of the final steps to ...

BIOS enables computers to perform certain operations as soon as they are turned on. The principal job of a computer's BIOS is to govern the early stages of the startup process, ensuring that the ...

recently bought the parts for a P4-based system. System wouldn't boot (I got a blank screen), but cpu fan, video card fan and IDE drives spun up so assumed the mobo's cpu port was damaged. So got a ...

This week, I will discuss advanced features of the BIOS. These include proper configuration of built-in peripherals, as well as power-management issues to consider. Let's dig in. This section of the ...