This provides the basic instructions for a PC's hardware, and is coded into the computer's ROM (or Read Only Memory). The settings in the BIOS can be modified to change certain features of how the ...

Before the BIOS was stored in firmware, which is updated online, a BIOS chip had to be manually replaced if new features were desired. See BIOS. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

A PC BIOS from Phoenix Technologies Ltd., Milpitas, CA. Phoenix was the first company to successfully mass produce the ROM BIOS for the PC, which made the PC industry possible. The BIOS enabled ...