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Startup BIOS first checks all the essential hardware components to make sure they're working and displays its progress on-screen.

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What is the first thing BIOS checks?

Startup BIOS first checks all the essential hardware components to make sure they're working and displays its progress on-screen.


What part of the computer checks all your components during boot?

bios


What do you call a program that runs when you start your computer?

When the computer is first turned on, (or booted), the BIOS program is in control. After performing a few system checks, the BIOS program turns the computer over to an operating system like Windows XP.


What is the last item that the BIOS checks before your desktop appears on the screen is the?

ROM


What does the BIOS do when a plug and play card is installed?

checks the processor id for compliance


How do you make changes to windows bios?

There's no such thing as a "Windows BIOS."


What should be the first thing to try if the hard drive is not spinning at startup?

check bios setup


What is the first thing a computer checks when it starts up?

power supply and all connections.


Is the firmware It is software stored on ROM and is used to start up the computer?

Are you talking about BIOS? (Basic Input Output System) BIOS is the first thing a PC uses to start up and then to load the operating system, and every system comes with BIOS. hope that helps.


When the BIOS checks to ensure that essential peripheral devices are attached and operational this is called the what?

POST (power-on self-test)


What is rom bios stand for?

ROM stands for Read-Only Memory (e.g. optical disks) BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System (the checks your computer goes through on boot)


Explain the function of boot block during the system startup?

Boot block (4K,8L,16K,32K,64K128K) is portion of code in the complete BIOS(1MB5MB). who's responsibility is validate the main BIOS and transferring the control to main BIOS (checks whether BIOS corrupted or not and some other properties).