Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 edition (September 6, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131455362
ISBN-13: 978-0131455368
What is a BIOS? BIOS, pronounced "bye-ose," is an acronym that standsfor Basic Input Output System. The BIOS is built-in software that determineswhat a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, theBIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen,disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions.Furthermore, The BIOS is responsible for booting your PC by providing abasic set of instructions. The BIOS performs all the necessary tasks that needto be initiated at start-up time: POST(Power-On Self Test, booting anoperating system from FDD or HDD). In essence, it is necessary to upgradethe BIOS on your PC in order to maintain or inevitably obtain compatibilitywith the PC industries latest hardware, software and operating systems.
About the Author
Adrian Wong has been part of the online hardware community since 1996 when he first set up Adrian's Rojak Pot. Since then, the author has written many authoritative articles and guides on computers.
Here's a short list of some of his previous works:
The Motherboard BIOS Flashing Guide
The Video BIOS Flashing Guide
The Hot Flashing Guide
Hard Disk Myths Debunked!
The Definitive Swapfile Optimization Guide
The Definitive Battery Extender Guide
The Compression Comparison Guide
The Definitive Maxtor Silent Store Guide
The Windows 2000 Hints & Tips Guide
The Definitive Disk Cache Optimization Guide
The Definitive Chunksize Optimization Guide
The Definitive IDE Block Mode Guide
The Definitive Video RAM Caching Guide
Adrian's articles and guides are considered reference material by the computer hardware community. In fact, the author regularly receives accolades from both peers and members of the industry.
Adrian currently divides his time between medical school and Adrian's Rojak Pot in Melaka, Malaysia.
