BIOS
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- noun
- /ˈbaɪ.ɒs/
- Specialized
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BIOS
- You will require this information if you perform a BIOS upgrade or download your motherboard manual or drivers.
- BIOS upgrade
- Update BIOS
- BIOS settings
You need to enable virtualization both in the BIOS and in Windows.
- You need to enable virtualization both in the BIOS and in Windows.
- The press review BIOS is before the public launch.
- It's an EFI BIOS, which is good because it boots fast.
- This is a weird obscure Steam Deck power BIOS thing.
- The the only thing that's got to be unique is the the BIOS, the the basic input output system.
Examples
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It is important to keep your BIOS updated to ensure compatibility with new hardware.
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When this battery dies, the PC BIOS will always show an error, and the system clock will always remain wrong.
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So I'll take that out and then move that over to the BIOS file here.
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Let me just label it BIOS and hit start.
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This time I'm going to talk about PC BIOS settings.
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It's an EFI BIOS, which is good because it boots fast.
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Secure Boot may be enabled or disabled at any time from BIOS Setup.
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The persistence module is embedded in the BIOS of most laptops during the manufacturing process.
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I've tried adjusting the BIOS settings, removing cards, trying only one memory module, all the usual stuff.
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BIOS is the first piece of software that runs when you turn on your computer.
Synonyms
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Software stored inside a device that controls how its parts work
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A small program that starts a device and loads the operating system
A small program or disk that starts a computer and loads software
Surface Forms
Etymology
BIOS comes from the phrase Basic Input/Output System. Here Input means 'information going in' and Output means 'information coming out', so the BIOS is the basic program that starts the computer and manages the hardware before the operating system starts.