The CMOS and BIOS setups are both specified in the system BIOS. Some computer manufacturers refer to this setup menu as the BIOS setup, while others refer to it as the CMOS setup. The difference ...

Sometimes, you need to get into your Acer Aspire's setup menu. There are several reasons this might be necessary, from fixing your computer's clock to making tweaks, so that a program will run more ...

Just built out a new desktop PC, or upgraded some key components? Getting to know these four key UEFI BIOS features will help you make sure everything’s running up to snuff. Years back, when a small ...

On your Windows 11 or Windows 10 system, you can easily check if your PC supports UEFI or BIOS and can boot into UEFI or BIOS firmware depending on your PC manufacturer. You can update BIOS if the ...

A program used to edit hardware settings in the BIOS of a PC. On earlier PCs, users had to change a setting when a new drive was added, but auto-detect features were later added. Although some ...

Your BIOS has many mysteries, one being how to get into it in the first place. In this Daily Feature, Ken Dwight gives you the open sesame you need to enter this secret passageway. When you need to ...