BIOS and CMOS

Date: 8/Nov/2012

What happens when you start the

computer?

How does a computer know when you input

something?

Keyboard
Monitor
Hard drive
Etc

Communication Language

CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide

Semiconductor)

Its a type of Memory

Backed up with a Battery

Lost battery results in lost configuration

Stores the BIOS and configuration Details

Time/Date
128 bytes of content
Integrated NOT Different

BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

The software | Setup | Firmware

F12/F2/etc in the startup of Computer

Knows keyboards, monitor, videos, ram, hard

drive etc are known in the BIOS.
Device Configuration
Device boot priority
Passwords
Remove battery for reseting

Configuring BIOS

Delete
F2
Alt+Ctrl+Enter
F12
Ctrl+S

Sample PhonenixBIOS Setup utility

PhonenixBIOS Setup utitlity

Main
Advanced
Security
Boot
Exit

POST (Power ON Self Test)

Test the Computer By Itself

CPU
CMOS
Video
Memory
Keyboard
Harddrive
Etc

Sounds like when there is no RAM and other

codes

Thanks for watching!

For any Questions or getting the Slides.

Nasrat Khalid
Nkhalid@Auaf.Edu.Af
Head of IT Department PDI/AUAF