If you're wondering what your computer's BIOS or UEFI is, and whether or not you need to update it, you've come to the right place. I'll explain what these terms mean, what these pieces of software do ...

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A BIOS update is especially necessary when you are about to upgrade your old computer to a newer processor. However, this process requires some skill. Here we give a general guide on how to update the ...

Generally speaking, motherboard manufacturers try to release BIOS/UEFIs that are stable and have all the features you’ll ever need for the motherboard on day one however, this rarely happens as bugs ...

Other than securing your local account with a password or a PIN, one can set and use BIOS or UEFI passwords on their Windows computer. In this post, we see how you can set up an Administrator or ...

New versions of the computer's operating system (OS) get all of the attention, but an unheralded evolution is also occurring in the core system firmware that is responsible for getting things started ...

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.

My dad had an older gateway laptop that he's going to sell. I couldn't for teh life of me figure out how to get it to boot form anything other the the harddrive in order to use dban to wipe everything ...

What do you call the BIOS on your system? The BIOS? UEFI? Unified Extensible Firmware Interface doesn't exactly roll off the ...

Unless the latest BIOS comes with security patches, support for new hardware you plan to use, fixes a bug that's been plaguing your daily usage, or you otherwise know what you're doing in there, it's ...