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BIOS Central A whole site dedicated to BIOS. Inside every PC out there is BIOS, which stands for Basic Input Output System. In a nutshell, BIOS is software that interacts between a computers hardware and the operating system and software applications. There are several types of BIOS', ranging from the motherboard ROM BIOS to adapter BIOS' such as video BIOS, drive controller BIOS, network adapter BIOS, SCSI adapter BIOS, etc ... These BIOS' are the lowest level of software in a computer providing a set of small programs or software routines that allow the hardware of a computer to interact with the operating system by a set of standard calls. To get to the operating system, a computer must first boot from the BIOS. The BIOS performs a number of tasks when a computer is started. From initializing the microprocessor to initializing and testing hardware to starting the operating system. BIOS Central is not for everyone. It is intended to be a technical reference home site for technicians and advanced computer users, developers or technicians who want to find or add POST code information, users who want to flash their BIOSes, people who want to solve computer hardware or firmware problems, and anyone who wants to submit or read a competent review on PC maintenance products like diagnostic software, test cards, and recovery tools and other utilities. You may learn some useful and interesting things here: the Acer BIOS Post Codes, the ALR BIOS Post Codes, the AMI BIOS Post Codes, the Arche Legacy BIOS Post Codes, the AST BIOS Post Codes, the AT&T BIOS Post Codes, the AWARD Test Sequences, the Chips & Technologies BIOS Post Codes, the Compaq BIOS Post Codes, the Dell BIOS Post Codes, the DTK BIOS Post Codes, the Eurosoft/Mylex, Eurosoft 4.71 and Mylex BIOS Post Codes, the Faraday A-Tease BIOS Post Codes, the HP BIOS Post Codes, the IBM POST Procedures and ports, the Landmark Jumpstart XT, AT BIOS Post Codes, the Microid Research BIOS Post Codes, the NCR PC6 ( XT ) BIOS Post Codes, the Olivetti BIOS Post Codes, the Phillips BIOS Post Codes, the Phoenix BIOS Post Codes, the Quadtel BIOS Post Codes, the Supersoft BIOS Post Codes, the Tandon BIOS Post Codes, the Zenith BIOS Post Codes, the AMI BIOS Beep Codes, the AST BIOS Beep Codes, the Award BIOS Beep Codes, the Compaq BIOS Beep Codes, the IBM BIOS Beep Codes, the Mylex BIOS Beep Codes, the Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes, the Quadtel BIOS Beep Codes, System Specific Diagnostic and POST Error Messages, the BIOS Data Area, and many other topics.
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