When a computer powers on, it configures its hardware components prior to loading the operating system. The settings it needs to configure the hardware make up the computer's Basic Input Output System ...

With the advent of quantum computing, the need for peripheral fault-tolerant logic control circuitry has reached new heights. In classical computation, the unit of information is a “1” or “0”. In ...

QUESTION: When I start my computer it stays black on the monitor, but the PC just beeps, getting higher in pitch. Then it stops beeping and it does nothing - it is on but it just sits there until I ...

When a computer starts up, it initializes the Basic Input-Output System before it starts up the operating system. The BIOS configures your computer's hardware components, which in turn helps your ...

Every political eruption around the world--the Iranian elections; this week's riots in the Chinese city of Urumqi--quickly produces news stories about how Internet sites like Facebook and Twitter have ...

When you start your system, first, it performs the checksum test of the BIOS. If the checksum test is incorrect, it is assumed that the BIOS is corrupt and the hidden ...

I refreshed Windows 10 but kept my files. Something weird happened after that. I had to set UEFI CSM compatibility to off, disable booting from all drives other than my NVMe OS drive, and then boot ...

BIOS and UEFI control the basic functions of the PC. Updating them is risky, but can bring important benefits.