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Dell ditches the wires with Latitude Z for business
News Companies like DeviceVM and Phoenix have built businesses out of instant-on capabilities - basically a quick-booting interface built right into the computer's BIOS that isn't dependent on Windows. While smartphone-maker... [29 Sep 2009]
Asus laptops get instant-on appeal
News The software has two primary components: a proprietary operating system running out of the system BIOS; and an "optimised Linux stack", on top of which the applications run. Splashtop is designed to load almost instantly... [02 Jun 2008]
Bypass the BIOS password by hacking your CMOS settings
White Paper This downloadable hack from PC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools, by Jim Aspinwall, shows you how to bypass the CMOS settings and the BIOS password to allow the system to boot to a useable... [17 May 2006]
Tune Windows XP to speed up boot and shutdown times
White Paper This sample hack from OReilly's Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition shows how to tweak a PC's BIOS, the Windows Registry, and other Windows XP settings to streamline boot and shutdown times. A common annoyance... [16 May 2006]
Apple's Intel switch doesn't spell security doom
News However, such attacks, for example on the system BIOS, are rare. Apple's switch to Intel chips does not spell the start of Windows PC-style security problems for Macs, experts say. That is unlikely to... [08 Jun 2005]
Harnessing PXE Boot Services in Linux Environments
White Paper The PXE is part of the PC 98 specification; it permits the system's BIOS and network interface card (NIC) to bootstrap a computer from the network. The Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) is part of the... [06 Aug 2004]
Security Q&A: Your questions answered (Part 1)
Comment You could of course physically disable the USB ports, or through BIOS and then password-protect the BIOS. But I wonder if a message which warns you that 'email attachments can seriously damage your... [04 Aug 2004]
The end of the PC as we know it?
News For more than 20 years, the PC has relied on the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), a small set of fixed software routines normally built into a chip on the motherboard. He said that the original... [24 Feb 2003]
Xbox goes online... with Linux
News The kernel, version 2.4.18, is embedded in a 1MB Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), software which controls the basic functions of the hardware, and can be loaded in two ways: from a memory module, which requires some... [21 Aug 2002]
Beethoven coming out of your PC? - don't panic
Comment This is an indication sent to the PC speaker from the computer's BIOS that the CPU fan is failing or has failed, or that the power supply voltages have drifted out of tolerance. Although these symptoms... [18 Apr 2002]
Microsoft bulletin board hides destructive worm
News The bulletin board, masquerading as an advisory forum, warns recipients of an unnamed virus that can obliterate documents and destroy PCs' Basic Input Output System (BIOS). Once the user has downloaded the fake patch,... [11 Jul 2001]
Intel tunes PIII for notebooks
News Intel developed the system BIOS, user interface software, switch control ASIC and chipset support that makes SpeedStep possible. Intel has introduced a version of its mobile Pentium III processor that operates at... [19 Jan 2000]
Vendors stay faithful to Windows 95
News Several other vendors, including Dell, Compaq and IBM, have blamed problems with upgrading drivers and Bios for the delays in offering Windows 98. PC vendors are letting users vote with their feet on... [13 Jul 1998]
Sophos warns of Windows bug
News The virus attacks the Bios program that manages dataflow from the microprocessor. Found in .EXE files in Windows applications, the virus - known as CIH - is triggered when the PC's clock reaches the 26th... [03 Jul 1998]
Users warned to stay away from Windows 98
News PC customers are being advised to hold back from upgrading to Windows 98 until device driver updates or basic input/output system (Bios) updates are available. Anne Powell, research director at DataPro,... [03 Jul 1998]
