Difference between revisions of "Template:Fitlet BIOS guide"
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| − | Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) standard defines firmware interface. The fundamental purposes of BIOS is to initialize | + | Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) standard defines firmware interface. The fundamental purposes of BIOS is to initialize, test system hardware, and load a bootloader or operating system from mass memory. BIOS also provides an abstraction layer for hardware, a consistent way for application programs and operating systems to interact with the keyboard, display, and other input/output devices. |
* BIOS code is stored in non-volatile SNOR flash memory onboard and accessed by a platform during power up phase. | * BIOS code is stored in non-volatile SNOR flash memory onboard and accessed by a platform during power up phase. | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 13 May 2015
Overview
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) standard defines firmware interface. The fundamental purposes of BIOS is to initialize, test system hardware, and load a bootloader or operating system from mass memory. BIOS also provides an abstraction layer for hardware, a consistent way for application programs and operating systems to interact with the keyboard, display, and other input/output devices.
- BIOS code is stored in non-volatile SNOR flash memory onboard and accessed by a platform during power up phase.
- BIOS technology is in transitional process toward the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) since 2010. UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. UEFI images provide legacy support for BIOS services.
- BIOS vendor is American Megatrends Inc. (AMI).
- BIOS can be accessed by pressing Del during power up phase.
