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What is the BIOS and how to use it

The BIOS or UEFI is an interface you can use to examine core settings on your PC and make important boot changes. Here's how to access it and what you can do......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsAug 19th, 2024

How to use the BIOS

The BIOS or UEFI is an interface you can use to examine core settings on your PC and make important boot changes. Here's how to access it and what you can do......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 17th, 2021

New drivers add performance-boosting memory-access feature to older AMD GPUs

You'll still need a supported motherboard, BIOS update, and processor. Enlarge / The Radeon RX 5700 XT. (credit: AMD) GPU driver releases normally aren't very newsworthy; they usually fix bugs, boost performance in some games, and add support.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 13th, 2021

Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-friendly county clerk

Leaked BIOS passwords led investigators to Tina Peters' office in Mesa County, Colo. Enlarge / Sensitive BIOS passwords leaked by QAnon figure Ron Watkins have been linked to a Colorado County office run by a clerk who promotes "Stop the Steal".....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 11th, 2021

New BIOS updates will make Windows 11 support less annoying on custom-built PCs

Settings changes will make the upgrade smoother (if your PC is compatible). Enlarge / Asus (and others) are tweaking their motherboards to ensure Windows 11 compatibility. (credit: Asus) If you're using a pre-built desktop or laptop PC made.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 10th, 2021

These Acer gaming laptops just got more powerful with a simple firmware update

A new BIOS update increases power to the graphics card, which should boost performance on select Acer gaming laptops......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 1st, 2021

Dell SupportAssist Bugs Put Over 30 Million PCs At Risk

AmiMoJo writes: Security researchers have found four major security vulnerabilities in the BIOSConnect feature of Dell SupportAssist, allowing attackers to remotely execute code within the BIOS of impacted devices. According to Dell's website, the Su.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 25th, 2021

Linux X86/x86_64 Will Now Always Reserve the First 1MB of RAM

AmiMoJo shares a report from Phoronix: The Linux x86/x86_64 kernel code already had logic in place for reserving portions of the first 1MB of RAM to avoid the BIOS or kernel potentially clobbering that space among other reasons while now Linux 5.13 i.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 10th, 2021

‘Link-in-bio’ company Linktree raises $45M Series B for its social commerce features

If you browse Instagram, you are probably familiar with the term “link in bio.” Links aren’t allowed in post captions, and users are only allowed one URL in their bios, so many create a simple website with multiple links for their follo.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMar 26th, 2021

“Link-in-bio” company Linktree raises $45M Series B for its social commerce features

If you browse Instagram, you are probably familiar with the term “link in bio.” Links aren’t allowed in post captions, and users are only allowed one URL in their bios, so many create a simple website with multiple links for their follo.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMar 26th, 2021

Motherboards with H410 and B460 chipsets won"t support Rocket Lake CPUs

Motherboards running an H470 or Z490 chipset may need a BIOS update in order to boot with a Rocket Lake processor, Intel added......»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2021