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chapter 6 BIOS

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“I am the virus, I am a siren in the rain. I am a courier bring the spiral into your brain. Alter connections, encoding now, initial sequence is loading down Into the BIOS Into the BIOS Into the BIOS”

—DURAN DURAN, “VIRUS,” ASTRONAUT

In this chapter, you will learn how to

Explain the function of BIOS

Distinguish among various CMOS setup utility options

Describe option ROM and device drivers

Troubleshoot the power-on ...

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