The Power On Self Test
Date Submitted: 09/04/2003 09:45:35
Category: / Science & Technology / Computers and Cybernetics
Length: 6 pages (1578 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Computers and Cybernetics
Length: 6 pages (1578 words)
When the system is powered on, the BIOS will perform diagnostics and initialize system components, including the video system.
(This is self-evident when the screen first flicks before the Video Card header is displayed).
This is commonly referred as POST (Power-On Self Test).
Afterwards, the computer will proceed its final boot-up stage by calling the operating system.
Just before that, the user may interrupt to have access to SETUP.
To allow the user to alter …
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