If you're wondering what your computer's BIOS or UEFI is, and whether or not you need to update it, you've come to the right place. I'll explain what these terms mean, what these pieces of software do ...

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard designed to replace the venerable PC BIOS. Does your system support UEFI yet? Watch out for those 3 Tbyte hard drives if you don't. UEFI ...

A tiny BIOS chip lurks inside every computer, sitting on your motherboard to breathe life into your system when you press the power button. It not only powers your PC, but helps protect it, too—as ...

Updating your BIOS can bring all sorts of benefits, from improving stability, adding compatibility for new processors and memory types, and even improving performance. Motherboard manufacturers often ...

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I have written a number of times recently about UEFI Boot, and how much trouble I have had getting it set up and getting it to stay the way I want it. It is important to remember that system ...

In this guide, I'll show you how to perform a BIOS update on your PC motherboard. Flashing your BIOS is a relatively simple process, but it's one that you'll need to get absolutely right if you don't ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...