David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Keep an eye on your PC when you’ve just switched it on. Usually, a screen flashes by before Windows (or Linux, for that ...

The successor to the long-known BIOS system, dubbed UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), serves as your motherboard firmware on every newer computer. Even though most people still call it ...

At the dawn of the PC, IBM provided the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). It took care of bringing the machine up, and exposed a series of software hooks for the hardware. Over the years the BIOS and ...

No one who assembles a PC or sets up a new computer can avoid the BIOS or UEFI. That’s where you define the basics, from the boot sequence and memory profiles to security features like Secure Boot.

What do you call the BIOS on your system? The BIOS? UEFI? Unified Extensible Firmware Interface doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, so I'm willing to bet that, like me and millions of other computer ...

CSM or Compatibility Support Mode is a part of UEFI Firmware and is used to make an operating system and other connected devices compatible with the UEFI. It is only used by devices when the ...