Chapter 3. Configuring Hardware

THE FOLLOWING LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 1.101.1 Determine and configure hardware settings (weight: 2)

  • 1.102.1 Design hard disk layout (weight: 2)

  • 1.104.1 Create partitions and filesystems (weight: 2)

  • 1.104.2 Maintain the integrity of filesystems (weight: 2)

  • 1.104.3 Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems (weight: 3)

Configuring Hardware

This chapter begins with a look at the BIOS, which is the lowest-level software that runs on a computer. The BIOS starts the boot process and configures certain hardware devices. This chapter then moves on to expansion cards and USB devices.

This chapter concludes ...

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