Alvin Scott, Jr. Mr.

Harper
Class NT1110 11/08/2013
Video Clips 1.01
I. BIOS
II. POST
III. CMOS
a. The CMOS battery
IV. Startup Events
Bootstrap Loader
Runs POST
Checks CMOS
Reads MBR
Finds active partitions
Loads 1
st
OS file
V. Flashing the BIOS
a. Making changes to the BIOS
i. BIOS instructions
1. Are permanent
2. Cannot be edited
ii. But they can be changed
1. Buy a new motherboard
2. Flash the BIOS
b. BIOS instructions
i. Firmware
1. Not hardware
2. Not software
c. EEPROM
i. Electronically Erasable Programmable ROM
d. New BIOS
i. Download copy of new BIOS firmware from manufacturers website