Remember the super utility cd that I am working on. Well, also on the cd you will find tons and tons of links and documents organized by category, such as computer repair, downloads, and many others. Included in the links section under computer repair sub category hardware (& software), you will find a link to www.bioscentral.com.
BIOS means Basic Input Output System. BIOS is actually firmware, the software that is programmed into a ROM (Read-Only Memory) chip built onto the motherboard of a computer. BIOS is what makes the system run an initial Power-On Self-Test of the computer, initialize circuits, load the boot program from the boot disk, and then handle low-level I/O to peripheral controllers such as keyboard and display.
While working on a computer you will hear a series of beep codes, that you must decipher to determine what is wrong with the computer. It is kinda like morse code for the repair technician that the computer beeps out that tells us why the computer is not booting correctly.
Some motherboard also list post codes with different values such as numeric codes of
10 for CMOS ROM shutdown byte testedsignify.
There are also different key combinations that you must hit upon boot to enter the bios to make changes to the motherboard when upgrading or when making any changes to the system. An example is the f2 key for most dells. If you hit the f2 repeatedly while booting, you will then enter the bios setup.
In the document section you will have all the codes to enter the bios of all manufactures, the beep codes and post codes.
In the meantime, check out www.bioscentral.com and make a note to yourself that Computer Gal's super cd is going to be a must have for both novice and computer pros!
Until Later
Computer Gal
www.computer-gal.com
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