The basic input/output system, or BIOS, performs four critical tasks: It tests the system at startup, controls the behavior of the hardware, initializes the boot process and acts as an interface ...

I just bought an Intel SSD 330 series 180 GB hard drive. When I attach it to the motherboard the BIOS freezes. I had no issues previously. After this I detached everything from the motherboard except ...

The Spectre & Meltdown mess continues with Dell now recommending their customers do not install the BIOS updates that resolve the Spectre (Variant 2) vulnerabilities. These updates have been causing ...

Some Lenovo ThinkPad owners can’t install BIOS updates because of a security tweak Microsoft applied in the latest Windows patches This is happening to those installing via the Lenovo BIOS Update ...

Updating your BIOS is different from updating Windows or installing a new driver. It’s a low-level firmware update for your motherboard and if something goes wrong during the process, you could be ...

It appears that the fallout from Intel's release of BIOS updates to address Spectre and Meltdown chip vulnerabilities continues to rain down on the PC community. Most recently, Dell has advised its ...