The BIOS (basic input/output system) of an IBM-compatible PC is a ROM which performs the POST (power-on self-test), initializes the peripheral devices, and provides a basic firmware interface.
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Disabling BIOS error without graphics card
I've recently inherited an old HP M7000, and decided to make a headless server out of it. My only problem is, that the included motherboard (Asus P5LP-LE) does not have an integrated graphics card, ...
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Augmented battery make the BIOS block
I've bought a new battery for my notebook, an old AMILO Li 2727, but when it is plugged in and I try to turn on the laptop, the BIOS blocks. If I remove it and restart the computer,
it works ...
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Laptop boots to white grey lines; BIOS doesn't display properly but can boot [closed]
Hardware specs:
ACER 5742G (Core i3 380m, optimus with Nvidia GT540M)
Replaced primary HDD with Samsung 256GB 830 SSD
Replaced CD drive with primary HDD (WD Scorpion Blue, 640GB)
Lspci output ...
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Pre-boot error message: DIMM configuration error
Whenever I start my PC I get the following error message
DUAL CHANNEL OPERATION REQUIRES IDENTICAL PAIRED DIMMA INSTALLED ACROSS BOTH MEMORY CHANNELS
BIOS HAS DETECTED A NON OPTIMAL MEMORY ...
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What's the difference between an OROM driver and a “regular” driver?
What's the difference between an OROM driver ("option-ROM") and a "regular" Windows-level driver?
I see a lot of chatter amidst the BIOS-modding community about OROM drivers (modules?) and ...
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Windows 8 key embedded in bios and now unable to retreive
I accidentally deleted the recovery partition in my dell inspiron 15r, and now i am unable to install windows 8. It says product ID not matching. I don't have the product id which is embedded in the ...
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Enable hardware virtualization in samsung netbook(Pheonix secureboot Setup BIOS)? [closed]
I have searched all the setting in my bios but coud not find a way to enable VT.
I have Pheonix Tech motherboard with an Intel Core i5. It supports VT according to the Intel Tool. When i run Apple ...
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How to turn on computer via USB Keyboard [closed]
I have an interesting query, my cat can turn on my computer by walking/laying on my keyboard when it is powered off, but I cannot find a way to do this intentionally.
I have tried to google it, but I ...
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BIOS error - attempting to boot
A friend's computer is getting this error screen while trying to boot:
It boots up, gets into BIOS, then shuts down and boots again, never getting to an operating system. I had to record a video ...
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Resetting a BIOS password
I was recently given a laptop off of a family relative, and they said they have set a password trying to be secure, however they have forgotten the password :I. It is an Acer 5750G laptop, and I am ...
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will pre-installed windows 8 on laptop boot if I disable secure boot in BIOS?
I have laptop with 2 HDD (Toshiba P870) and Windows 8 preinstalled on the first drive.
Secure boot is enabled.
When I install Linux (Ubuntu 12.04.2) on second drive it can't boot because of ...
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No display when discrete graphics card inserted
I recently purchased a new desktop PC: HP p7-1423w, i5-3330, HD Graphics 2500 (integrated). The first thing I did was remove Windows 8 and install Linux. A few days later, I was ready to install a ...
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Disk not found after running badblocks -vws
Ok so I have this one disk that is about 5 years old, Seagate.
Prior to running badblocks it was it was in a striped raid array with an identical disk that apparently died.
I kept this one disk ...
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How to access my Notebook after setting BIOS passwordto blank?
I recently bought an IdeaPad U410. A few days later I set a User Password and an Admin Password in my BIOS.
Until today I did not go back into BIOS. But since it started to bother me to always type ...
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Windows fails to start after RAM upgrade
I have a alienware m11x r2 and I recently bought some new RAM for it. However after installing it, when windows boots up a "Windows fails to start" page appears. I am then giving the option to repair ...
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Using the UEFI Shell to Restore Boot Configuration
I am using an embedded board that supports UEFI. It is a new fangled board and comes up with American Megatrends BIOS and a UEFI shell (I am more used to dealing with a bootloader and not a PC BIOS on ...
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What is the EFI shell?
My BIOS offers me the option to launch an EFI shell, but I have no idea what that is. Does it allow me to turn on CPU flags like VT-x or something similar? Why would I want to use it?
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How to enable Intel VT-x?
I have a CLEVO w150erm, with a i7-3610QM processor, which supports Intel VT-x. However in order to use it I have to activate that option in the BIOS (or so that's what I believe) but I simply can't ...
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How to enable Intel VT? [duplicate]
I have a CLEVO w150erm, with a i7-3610QM processor, which supports Intel VT-x. However in order to use it I have to activate that option in the BIOS (or so that's what I believe) but I simply can't ...
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Windows 8 BSOD and Bios Post problems
I'm having some random crashes in the last couple of days. I'll try to describe the behaviour as best as I can.
Normal pc usage (mostly browsing with chrome, sometimes playing starcraft 2 but never ...
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How to install UEFI BIOS?
I have bought Seagate Barracuda 3tb hard drive. When I start to install windows 8 x64 on that it tells me that
Windows cannot be installed on this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition ...
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How can I recover the UUID in BIOS
In BIOS my UUID is showing all zeros after a re-install of authentic windows.
This is causing some issues for my computer.
Is it possible to retrieve/re-write this information?
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Internal hard disk not detected in bios
I planned to put dual OS for that purpose I used gparted application, In that application unfortunately I deleted system reserved partition 100 MB NTFS drive.
After I deleted my hard disk it wasn't ...
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BIOS provide incorrect CPU tempatures?
I recently built a new AMD computer. The computer runs great (so I think). I have an after market fan on the processor. I installed a program called Core Temp to monitor CPU usage and temperature. The ...
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Boot manager does not find usb stick
I have a dell server Poweredge T110.
I have 2 usb sticks:
1: Sandisk Ultra - 32GB - Formatted exFat
2: Sandisk Cruzer Blade 8GB - Formatted NTFS
When I go to boot mananger -> Boot settings -> Set ...
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Why do my OSes only recognize 3 GiB of RAM?
Okay, I have 4 RAM slots in my computer - I'd stocked it with 2 2-GiB sticks, and 2 1-GiB sticks, but my OS only showed 3 GiB. This occurred on 32-bit Windows, 32-bit Linux, and 64-bit Linux.
The ...
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Does the BIOS of a laptop still work if I upgrade the CPU from dual core to quad core?
If a particular laptop model's BIOS supports dual core processors with VXT virtualization and multithreading with turbo boost, then will it also support higher-end quad core processors with VXT ...
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preventing booting from USB
Some students where I work think it's very funny to hack into the system.
One of the methods they use is to connect a USB-stick wich they installed linux on it, boot from the USB-stick, and play ...
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Booting from a DVD with an ASUS R503U [duplicate]
I just bought an ASUS R503U, it came with a pre installed Windows 8. I want to change the OS. The problem is I cant seem to boot from the DVD drive. I have accessed the BIOS and only have one boot ...
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BIOS Boot-Device Selection Menu Missing
My BIOS used to let me press a key (F8) which I could press during the POST to have it present a list (figure 1) of all detected storage devices so that I can choose which one to boot from (also, when ...
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HDD shows up in the BIOS as 800GB when it's 3TB [closed]
Is it weird that my HDD shows up in the BIOS as 800GB when it's 3TB? It's got either 512k sectors saying they're 4K, or 4K sectors lying that they're 512 not sure which, in case that has anything to ...
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Recovering after uninstalling Windows 8?
I bought a laptop recently which had Windows 8 preinstalled. Unhappy with the new OS, I stuck the Win7 installation disk in. The installation disk wouldn't allow me to install Windows on any of the ...
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Freeze, sudden reset, SSD no longer recognized by BIOS
How it came about:
On a Windows 7 Pro 32-Bit Machine. I was running an incremental backup covering the usual user specific data and a couple of manually selected directories (nothing special: no ...
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“Boot from CD” waits for ever?
THE PAST
I have a Windows 2003 system that for a long time has had a CD drive with a non-bootable CD stuck in it (it's really stuck - the paperclip trick does not work)
The boot sequence included ...
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How shall I enter BIOS after Ubuntu has fully started?
I would like to change some settings in BIOS.. How shall I enter the BIOS after Ubuntu has fully started?
BTW: I have been in the middle of working on something under Ubuntu for quite a few days. I ...
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need to recover bios settings from bricked eee
I'm new in the computer world and.I just bricked my first laptop. I tried to power on the laptop without a cmos battery. Now only the power and wi fi lights are on. No monitor, nothing. Please help ...
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BIOS Setup inaccessible
Good day
I know this could be question for Lenovo support but I strongly believe that my issue originated from stupid "Security by obscurity" policy. So I am asking rather experienced FREE people ...
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Can't access BIOS or boot my Windows [duplicate]
I had Ubuntu 12.04 + Windows 7 installed, I didn't like Ubuntu hence I deleted the partition.
But I forgot to fix the MBR.
Also I cannot access the mutiboot option using F12 at startup.
So when I ...
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Is BIOS used after OS fully loaded?
Obviously, I can't get to the BIOS after the OS is loaded.
But is it somehow possible to invoke BIOS functionality/interact with it from within the OS? Does the OS do it?
Is it possible for a user ...
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How to activate the inactive RAM in a server?
In a Dell Precision server, there are 8GB RAM. The OS is Windows XP 64-bit.
Originally, everything is working fine. Both BIOS and Windows are able to detect 8GB RAM. One day when I power up the ...
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USB devices prevent computer to turn on
I have a dell optiplex 960. If I plug in 3 usb devices (keyboard, mouse, printer) all to 3 usb ports next to each other (there is a row of 4 and a row of 3 on the back of the computer), It will not ...
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USB Issue - Only works after one power cycle?
NOTE: I have looked for an existing question, but either no answer was given or it didn't match my case.
Weird problem; USBs will only work (regardless of operating system - My GRUB launcher has the ...
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Installed new RAM, but computer now runs slower
My motherboard has four slots for RAM. Three of these contain identical StarRam 1Gb DDR2 667Mhz sticks, and the fourth had been unoccupied. I decided to buy a fourth stick for this slot, and since ...
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Viewing and managing remotely “another computer booting ”
Is there a way to view remotely an another computer booting since powered on until OS starts .
(For example ,be able to view the manufacturer logo , Bios and Boot menu Keys screen , Windows Starting ...
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Installing Windows 8 from DVD (or USB) - Toshiba
I would like to do a clean install of Windows 8. I do not want to use the OEM stuff or do a Windows recovery. I have burned the ISO to a USB drive and when I boot, hit f12, and select USB I get ...
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Gigabyte UEFI DualBios Lingering Boot Option
I have a Gigabyte Z77X-D3H and a while back installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my system. Today I decided to switch back to Windows and formatted the disk for the new install.
While I am not asked which ...
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Cannot boot from working CDROM which is on first place in the BIOS Boot Menu [closed]
The PC is now with Windows XP Pro. I want to install XP again but cannot run the installation disk.
Motherboard: I have CD which says Asus A7S8X-MX but Everest says Biostar GeForce 6100-M7.
BIOS: ...
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Can't install windows 7
Computer:
Samsung 350v5c-s04
windows 8 (64bit)
CPU: i5 3210m
HDD: 1 TB (5.4kr sata)
As you can see, there was windows 8 installed.
I created bootable windows 7 USB and tried to ...
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Computer always has black screen
Today my computer is always showing a black screen on booting and no signal on monitor, but the monitor is working.
The BIOS message on boot isn't showing up. I thought the problem was my graphics ...
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Gigabyte SPI Flash stuck on 'Loading BIOS'
I'm trying to update the BIOS on my Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4 board and the only way (that I know of) I could do it use run up a FreeDOS boot CD and stick the new BIOS on a USB stick.
I've booted into the ...
