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. See also boot bootloader startup efi
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Fixing a Gateway ZX4800 (touchscreen)
Normally, I could solve this issue by replacing a video card, bad RAM, CPU, etc, etc.. But in the case of the ZX4800, I do not know where to begin.
The computer/touchscreen partially boots/POSTs, ...
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Computer loads BIOS, but won't load OS
I have just purchased a brand new motherboard bundle, installed into the old case with the old PSU and the old HDD. I can get into the BIOS, but whenever I try to boot from the HDD, it just sits with ...
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marvell bios setup
I have acquired the p9x79 deluxe and recently connected a 3TB hard drive to it. It now directly goes to marvell bios setup instead of the usual bios UEFI. What exactly is the marvell bios setup, and ...
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Installing Windows 7 from USB on a Thinkpad T61
I am trying to install Windows 7 Professional from USB 3.0 flashdrive, on a Thinkpad T61.
The problem is, Thinkpads BIOS will not detect the flash drive as bootable medium, and won't allow to boot ...
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Does the BIOS encrypt the password?
Does the BIOS encrypt the password?
If not, can it be found with physical access?
If yes, which algorithm does it use?
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Installing PC-BSD on ThinkPad Edge E520
I have been trying to install PC-BSD 9 on my Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E520 and am meeting with some difficulty. The problem I am having is many errors with ACPI. I have tried setting SATA into ...
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Why do we need a boot loader?
After the BIOS, or something similar that serves as a firmware, is started, the control is passed to the bootloader, as far as I know.
Why can't the BIOS load the OS kernel directly?
Also, the ...
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Underclocking without BIOS option
I have never over/under/downclocked my laptop, however it is seriously suffering from overheating. I have cleaned it out and am running the fan at full speed the whole time. I also have turned the ...
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Why does DDR3 1866 RAM crash UEFI BIOS & DDR3 1333 Does not?
I have an ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard, with an AMD FX8150 processor, and Crossfired (2) Sapphire 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI E 2.1 x16 Video Cards. The memory is PNY DDR3 1866 (4) 4GB sticks for a total ...
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Reset BIOS on HP ProBook 4310s
I have a HP ProBook 4310s. I'm trying to reset the BIOS on it. When I took apart the laptop, I found that it doesn't have a CMOS battery to help me reset the password.
Does anyone know how else I ...
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Bios startup error: 1 long beep and 2 short. But graphics is onboard
I have a desktop computer here that can't boot after a long power outage (it was behind a UPS/surge protector though). It won't boot now and is giving 1 long beep and 2 short ones. The motherboard is ...
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UEFI Crashing When Trying to Enter BIOS
I have a AMD FX8150 Processor in a ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard with (4) 4GB PNY DDR3 1866 Memory for a total of 16GB. I also have (2) Sapphire 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI E 2.1 X16 Video Cards that I am ...
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500MB memory loss with nvidia nvs 295 graphics
I have NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 graphics card, asus P5B moherboard with 4GB memory, bios 2104, Intel Core 2 Duo E6300.
After inserting NVS 295 graphics, with 256MB, bios sees only 3,5 GB of memory ...
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Motherboard Issue - 3 Beep Bios (memory error) despite new RAM
I have an Intel dG43RK motherboard, bought new and sealed, and have tried two different brands and speeds of RAM with a 3-beep BIOS indicating a memory error, which also occurs without RAM installed ...
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Why did this onboard audio device stop working?
I want to use the onboard audio device on my PC, which has an Intel dp35dpm motherboard. I've had the onboard audio disabled in the bios for the last few years since I had a Creative Sound Blaster. ...
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Pheonix SCT Flash “Change LOGO”
I'm almost afraid to use this option, but I want to change the BIOS POST logo (it's currently a Dell logo) on my XPS 13 UB.
Does anyone know what kind of file I should use? I'm assuming 16bit BMP, ...
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Is BIOS considered an OS? [closed]
This question comes to mind when dealing with RAID arrays, but is not necessarily applicable to the subject.
How is that the BIOS is able read from a hard drive to effectively load the OS, when ...
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How to press F1 for BIOS without keyboard (PS/2 port broken)
A friend of mine has an old PC on which the PS/2 port is broken. After resetting the BIOS a "Press F1 to continue" prompt has blocked us from keep going.
The PS/2 port is broken and the USB ports are ...
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Can't boot into fresh install of Ubuntu with AHCI enabled
I had previously a Windows XP installation on a RAID1 array (controlled via Intel Matrix Storage Manager). I decided to ditch it and install Ubuntu 12.04 (using "software RAID"). So first I reset both ...
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How can I fix a computer with BIOS settings that prevent it from using the video card?
I recently tried to switch my Desktop from using the discrete ATI Radeon HD 7550 card to using the integrated graphics included with my i7 processor.
Setting the Integrated graphics to the default ...
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HP Laptop stuck in reboot cycle (won't clear POST) after BIOS upgrade
I've almost finished rebuilding an HP dv9702ea. The windows/software part went fine.
However after that I thought I would update the BIOS with the latest as found on HP's website. It appeared to ...
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Disable cardreaders on Lenovo T500 in BIOS
I have a lenovo T500 that I'm trying to do a DBAN on (formatting program)
it stalls cause it can't handle the card reader in the lenovo..
I was suggested by people on the DBAN forum to go find the ...
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Where can I obtain a legal copy of Sun Ultra 24 Workstation Tools and Drivers DVD 1.4.0? [closed]
I have a Sun Ultra 24 Workstation. Sun, now Oracle, will not let me download BIOS updates or system drivers without a support contract. http://sosc-dr.sun.com/desktop/workstation/ultra24/downloads.jsp ...
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How to change/remove BIOS splash screen on Lenovo B460e laptop?
I got a Lenovo B460e laptop yesterday (given by the Tamil Nadu (India) Govt).
It has Windows 7 Professional preinstalled.
The BIOS has a funny looking flash screen. Is there a way to get rid of it ...
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Find out what standby/sleep mode I'm under when on Windows 7
How can I find out which standby/sleep mode I'm under (S1, S2 or S3) when on Windows 7? My BIOS does not have such a setting.
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HP suggests for virtualization mode in BIOS to be turned off if it is not needed. Why?
Does it mean it's a performance gain or is it buggy?
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MBR: How does BIOS decide if a drive is bootable or not?
While trying to answer this question on askubuntu: How do I Uninstall GRUB I read the Wikipedia article on MBR and also the perfect answer on a somewhat related question here on Superuser, however, ...
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HP MediaSmart Server has red blinking health light (bios/hardware error)…what now?
I bought an HP MediaSmart Server a few years ago, but stopped using it after a few months when I moved to a new location. I just tried to set it up and the health led is blinking red. According to the ...
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Boot from CD on Inspiron 7500
I recently acquired an old Dell Inspiron 7500. It has Windows XP installed on it currently and is super slow. So I decided to install Linux on the machine, but I have failed over and over. I have ...
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Safe to shutdown by pressing power button 1. in bios setting mode 2. in bootloader?
Is it safe to shutdown my PC by pressing the power button
while it's in the BIOS setting mode?
while it's in a bootloader (in my case grub), without a timeout?
If not, are there any good way to ...
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How can I troubleshoot a laptop that powers on but has not POST beep?
I have a laptop that is 1 year old and powers on, I can hear the fan running and the num lock and caps lock lights are lit, but the computer never completes a POST beep and absolutely nothing ever ...
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BIOS update for Sony FZ31J
What is the newest BIOS update for my system?
I did contact Sony, but I got no answer till now, so maybe someone here could show me where to get the latest update.
Sony notebook, VGN-FZ31J
Windows ...
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Windows won't start after changing SATA controller mode to RAID in BIOS (Intel X79 GA-X79-UD3)
This seems like a question asked a dozen times, so I've already read and tried many solutions. None of them have worked until now.
I installed a fresh Windows 7 x64 on my new computer, on a Gigabyte ...
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Replaced CPU and black screen but no beep?
I'm having a bit of trouble with a GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H (rev. 2.0) motherboard. Recently when trying to clean my AMD Phenom II X 4 CPU, I dropped it and broke some pins.
I have now brought a ...
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how to update my bios
after some googling about why my thinkpad t500 (running CentOS 6) is overheating and completely shutting off, I think i might need to update my BIOS.
I have no clue how to do this or even where to ...
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How to start BIOS with only mouse as input device
How can I start BIOS with only mouse as an input device.
I have windows xp embedded.
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Installing new OS without screen?
I got an old laptop which works perfectly except for a broken screen. I would like to install Linux on it and use it as a home server. The problem is that the VGA output works only after it boots into ...
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Should my Thinkpad X130e be able to charge an Android phone while turned off?
Having a shortage of power sockets, I wanted to charge my phone and my Thinkpad (X130e) by charging the notebook directly and the phone via USB. In the UEFI settings menu, I have enabled both "Always ...
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Windows Vista Booting on Wrong Partition
I was trying to make a new partition so that I could install Windows XP to dual boot with my current installation of Vista. Everything went well up until I went to DOS to copy the boot files over to ...
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Unable to enter RAID BIOS on X79 chipset
I have got Gigabyte GZ-X79-UD5 motherboard. It is an Intel X79 motherboard with integrated RAID controller and additinal external RAID controller. This is the first time I want to setup RAID in my ...
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ASUS P8B WS - Endless Reboots
I am running a Intel XEON 1245 with 4GBx2 Kingston Memory ECC Unbuffered DDR3 on an ASUS P8B WS motherboard. BIOS Version 0904 x64. This system is a little over a month old. It is running Ubuntu ...
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Is there a way to make my Windows know about my BIOS settings?
For a very specific situation on a project, I need to make a Windows machine know about some specific settings at the BIOS(such as Enabled/Disabled PXE boot, Boot Sequence, Bios Version, and ...
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 not recognized in BIOS
A computer with a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 failed, so I found another computer to replace it. I was going to swap out the hard drives, but when I put the Seagate in the new computer, it doesn't ...
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CPU speed is lower than it should be
I have Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 that should run at 2.13 GHz but when I boot my compuer, BIOS shows CPU speed of just 1.6 Ghz ( I removed BIOS/Motherboard logo screen so I can see hardware details). ...
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Phoenix Award BIOS - USB keyboard fails at boot menu
Ok, this is similar to USB keyboard does not work for Ubuntu boot menu, but not the same.
I have this machine with Phoenix Award bios - BIOS is on , however, boot priority is on . I use a USB ...
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OS and BIOS do not recognize memory correctly
I'm having problem with my PC. For some reason my OS and BIOS do not recognize the memory correctly, although it used to recognize it. I have 12GB but only 8GB recognized. I have Rampage III ...
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CPU Usage at 100% with “Hardware Interrupts”
After turning on my desktop one day, I found that my CPU usage was maxed out at 100%, with most of that going to hardware "Interrupts":
I tried to enable/disable all my devices one by one through the ...
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HDD cannot be booted from
I have an ASUS A52F, no mods, with Win7 preinstalled. There is one hard drive, two partitions, one for the OS (C:) and one for data (D:) After laptop trauma, i.e. I dropped it, it still worked fine.
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Do I need to worry about bios settings when using a VM (XP)
I notice some of my BIOS settings were disabled or in legacy mode for better support (usually somewhere like the manual it says XP compatible). Do I have to worry about BIOS settings when running a ...
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Cannot go into CMOS/BIOS
I need to go into CMOS/BIOS setup to set the boot priority to start from DVD Drive.
But no matter what key I press at the start it doesn't go into BIOS, it simply goes into Windows!
I tried F1-F12, ...
