besic input output system
The full form of BIOS is Basic Input Output System.
BIOS is not dependent on the form factor (ATX) of the motherboard. BIOS are chips with information on how to run certain hardware, these are usually American Megatrends, Award, or Phoenix.
Basic Input Output System
That'd be software installed directly onto a piece of hardware which is the operating code for that piece of hardware. For example, a hardware RAID controller might have firmware on it that controls its operation.
phoenix bios,ami bios, luwrance bios, award bios,asus bios
The beep is a message from your BIOS. Depending on what your BIOS is, the long continuous beep tells the problem the computer is having. Knowing what BIOS the computer has will help with figuring out the problem.
AMI Bios, Award Bios, Pheonix Bios
It could cause it to not POST at all, but neither of those sounds BIOS related.
H2 bios is a type of bios specifically made for notebooks.
You are flashing the bios.
The BIOS is used to manage simple devices (system BIOS), the BIOS is used to start the computer (startup BIOS), and the BIOS is used to change settings on the motherboard (CMOS setup).
BIOS of what component? your graphics card will have a BIOS, the CPU will have a BIOS. If there is nothing wrong with yours don't bother replacing it.