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Write down all the settings.

BIOS setting may affect system operation and restoring them may be time consuming so they should be recorded in case they are lost during the upgrade process.

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Can you enter BIOS setup after the system has booted?

Generally not, but it depends on your operating system. Most computers will require you to restart and use a keyboard shortcut to access the BIOS setup while it is booting.


Where do you find bios directory in windows?

There is no "bios" directory in windows (or, any other operating system). BIOS stands for "basic input output system", and is a very basic set of instructions for the hardware to initialize itself and prepare to load an Operating System. BIOS is almost always held in an EEPROM on the computer motherboard. Accessing and changing this EEPROM can only be done through special programs specifically designed to modify the BIOS. In most cases, PC BIOS is not directly readable by you - rather, you can update the contents of them by using a bios flash program. This program (usually supplied by your motherboard or computer maker) is run, and provided with a pre-made image file, which contains the entire new BIOS code to be loaded in. This update program is an ordinary program, and can be run from any location (directory) on your computer.


What device contains its own bios?

video adapter or graphics card. As most of the graphics card have its own bios available


How does a computer BIOS find the MBR?

A computer's BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the heart of most modern personal computers. It is the part of the system that executes when a computer is first turned on, before any other programs or software are run. It ensures that the computer is set up correctly and is able to run properly, at least until subsequent programs and software are run. One such set up is the MBR (Master Boot Record), which is on the primary system device, commonly, but not always, a hard disk. Once the BIOS determines where the primary system device is located, it then uses that device's information to locate the area where the MBR resides (also referred to as the "boot sector"), examines it for errors, computer viruses, etc, and then allows the MBR to run; on most systems, this will initiate the computer's operating system, which is the part most commonly seen and familiar to that computer's user.


What are the most important part of any information system?

your ip

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What is the most important step when upgrading the BIOS?

Write down all the settings. BIOS setting may affect system operation and restoring them may be time consuming so they should be recorded in case they are lost during the upgrade process.


What is the most important job of the bios?

The entire boot of your system is done with BIOS. BIOS loads up PS/2 connections which is typically your keyboard or mouse but most people are upgrading to USB keyboards and mouses. BIOS also boots up your harddrive which is turn boots up your Operating System.


The ROM bios chip is the most important chip on the motherboard?

Yea the CPU,and the ROM bios chip is the most important chip on the motherboard,even the dma also.


What is the most important when adding or upgrading memory in a PC?

It is important that you ask a technitian to do it if you don't know how.


How do you find your PC specs?

You can find your PC specs by going into BIOS. Most of the computers open BIOS when 'del' key is pressed on booting the system. BIOS contains all the hardware specs of the system.


Can you enter BIOS setup after the system has booted?

Generally not, but it depends on your operating system. Most computers will require you to restart and use a keyboard shortcut to access the BIOS setup while it is booting.


Name the three most popular manufactures of the system bios program?

Phoenix, Award, and AMI


Name the three most popular manufacturers of the system bios program?

AMI Pheonix Technology Dell


What is a BIOS?

The IBM BIOS is the BIOS (Basic Input Output System), or firmware, of the original IBM PC. Most "PC" systems created to this very day maintain almost complete backwards-compatibility with the BIOS, in order to run older programs and legacy operating systems.


What is the most important issue when upgrading to a new version of an OS?

How many licenses are usually included when you purchase applications or OSes


What provides the primary interface between the operating system's device drivers and most of the system's hardware?

1. BIOS (basic input/ output services)


Is there anyway to reset the BIOS password on a Toshiba 460CDT laptop if you have forgotten it?

The best method to reset a BIOS password depends on what BIOS the computer has. Common BIOS's include AMI, Award, IBM and Phoenix. Numerous other BIOS's do exist, but these are the most common. Some BIOS's allow you to require a password be entered before the system will boot. Some BIOS's allow you to require a password to be entered before the BIOS setup may be accessed. The general categories of solutions to reset a BIOS password are: Using a Backdoor BIOS Password Resetting the BIOS Password using Software Resetting the BIOS Password using Hardware Vendor Specific Solutions for resetting the BIOS Password