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  2. BIOS - Wikipedia

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    The BIOS uses the boot devices set in Nonvolatile BIOS memory , or, in the earliest PCs, DIP switches. The BIOS checks each device in order to see if it is bootable by attempting to load the first sector (boot sector). If the sector cannot be read, the BIOS proceeds to the next device.

  3. Windows 10, version 21H2 - Wikipedia

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    The Windows 10 November 2021 Update [1] (codenamed "21H2" [2]) is the twelfth major update to Windows 10 as the cumulative update to the May 2021 Update. It carries the build number 10.0.19044. It carries the build number 10.0.19044.

  4. Windows 10, version 1809 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 10 October 2018 Update [1] (also known as version 1809 [2] and codenamed "Redstone 5") is the sixth major update to Windows 10 and the fifth in a series of updates under the Redstone codenames. It carries the build number 10.0.17763.

  5. UEFI - Wikipedia

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    The original motivation for EFI came during early development of the first Intel–HP Itanium systems in the mid-1990s. BIOS limitations (such as 16-bit real mode, 1 MB addressable memory space, [7] assembly language programming, and PC AT hardware) had become too restrictive for the larger server platforms Itanium was targeting. [8]

  6. Firmware - Wikipedia

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    Firmware hacks usually take advantage of the firmware update facility on many devices to install or run themselves. Some, however, must resort to exploits to run, because the manufacturer has attempted to lock the hardware to stop it from running unlicensed code .

  7. System Management BIOS - Wikipedia

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    Version 1 of the Desktop Management BIOS (DMIBIOS) specification was produced by Phoenix Technologies in or before 1996. [5] [6] Version 2.0 of the Desktop Management BIOS specification was released on March 6, 1996 by American Megatrends (AMI), Award Software, Dell, Intel, Phoenix Technologies, and SystemSoft Corporation. It introduced 16-bit ...

  8. HP Pavilion dv9000 series - Wikipedia

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    Windows 7: test on an out-of-box model consisting of a dv9700t-series dv9843cl with slightly upgraded specs, including a 2.6 GHz T9500 processor, 4 GB 800 MHz DDR2 RAM, 512 MB GeForce 8600M GS video graphics adapter, a Samsung 850 EVO 120 GB solid state drive, no external attachments, Wi-Fi enabled, 32-bit operating system, results yielded a ...

  9. Hewlett-Packard - Wikipedia

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    In November 2007, HP released a BIOS update covering a wide range of laptops with the intent to speed up the computer fan and have it run constantly while the computer was on or off [154] to prevent the overheating of defective Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) that had been shipped to many of the original equipment manufacturers ...