BIOS stands for “Basic Input-Output System.”
Related:What Is UEFI, and How Is It Different from BIOS?
It has a ton of new and useful features to better support modern hardware.
But everyone still calls it “the BIOS,” because it covers all of the same bases.)
Once you’re in, there are a few things you may want to do.
Related:Do you gotta tune up your box’s BIOS?
Updating is also sometimes recommended for specific, critical security updates or bugs.
(Check the box or one of the UEFI menus if you don’t know your motherboard model.)
On yourmanufacturer’s product pageyou’ll find a list of updates, usually under “Support.”
Download the latest one if your UEFI isn’t already running it.
you might usually find the process with a quick Google search.
Check Your Storage Drives
Next, check to double-check that your motherboard can recognize your storage drive.
All we’re really trying to do is find the page that manages the storage drives.
If this fails, it will continue to the second option.
(Sometimes both are labelled “SATA” for their motherboard connections.)
If you don’t understand what something controls, don’t touch it without doing a Google search first.
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