AMI BIOS uses the F8 key to invoke a boot drive menu. Pressing it during POST shows a list of available drives in order to select the boot device, whether the hard drive(s), CD, floppy, etc. Very ...

In the first article of this series, I explained the fundamentals behind the Libreboot free software BIOS project and why you might want to replace your BIOS with it. I followed up by describing how ...

If you bought a pre-built desktop PC, it’s a safe bet that the manufacturer optimized the basic input/output system (BIOS) settings for the hardware in the box—though it never hurts to check them out ...

I have been trying to figure out how to set the fan speeds in the bios so they do not ramp up and then down constantly at loud speeds but it seems no matter what is changed manually when you go to ...

Although the typical laptop boots from an internal hard drive containing an operating system, there are times when you need to boot from an external device, such as a ...