Chapter 4 Bios Setup - SOLTEK SL-75DRV2 User Manual

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• BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It is sometimes called
ROM BIOS because it is stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip on
the mainboard. BIOS is the first program to run when you turn on your
computer.
• BIOS performs the following functions:
1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called "POST"
, for Power On Self Test).
2. Loading and running your operating system.
3. Helping your operating system and application programs to manage your
PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS Run-Time
Service.
This chapter contains the following topics :
4-1 WHAT IS BIOS SETUP
4-2 HOW TO RUN BIOS SETUP
4-3 WHAT IS CMOS
4-4 WHAT IS POST
4-5 BIOS UPGRADE
4-6 BIOS SETUP
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THE BIOS
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BIOS SETUP