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The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) on an x86 PC is the firmware that performs the power-on self-test (POST) and initializes hardware.

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Is there a way to reset a bios password with a command prompt?

I bought a laptop recently with a unknown bios password that I need to reset. It is running pop os, I also do have access to the OS. I was wondering if there is any equivalent in Linux to the MS-DOS command or any general way to reset a bios…
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Bios update for Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH6

I am on Fedora 37 and do not have dual boot and trying to update the bios. Lenovo does not support LVFS nor provide a tool to create a bootable usb for its bios flash. So I have tried windows pe and got it to boot but when running the exe it says…
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BIOS Settings with WMI

If Board manufacturer gives WMI for Windows for accessing/modifying BIOS settings then will it be possible to use same WMI classes to do the same thing but from Linux ? OR What information do I required from manufacturer to configure the BIOS…
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Upgrade firmware on HP Probook 6460b

This guide is for Microsoft Windows 8.1: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-probook-6460b-notebook-pc/5045594 But I do not have Microsoft Windows 8.1. The existing BIOS has a menu for updating it (ESCF10 > Update System BIOS). Here…
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Cannot get Intel NUC out of fast boot mode

I realise this isn't a Linux question, but I'm hoping there's a linux solution. I have a NUC minicomputer, 7th gen I5 kabylake. At one point I put it into fast boot mode, which means it bypasses looking for F2 at boot time. That was a mistake; now I…
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Hyperthreading: is there a way to know from the command line if it is enabled in BIOS?

Is there a way to know from the command line of a standard LINUX distro (or by installing some tool), whether hyperthreading is enabled in the BIOS of a given machine ?
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Backing up Bios / Dumping BIOS vars

I'd like to alter some VRAM numbers on my laptop—and this has lead me to modding my BIOS via an EFI shell (because, of course, there are many options locked away from the user when it comes to something like an HP laptop). One major problem is…
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Secure Boot is enabled and cannot be toggle off in Bios

The problem is pretty self explanatory. I am using bios 2103 on an Asus Z87-Expert. I need to disable secure boot for this reason. My machine dual boots to windows or linux mint using Grub. See picture for problem. Here's the other half of the…
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confused about bios update process

I have a Asus N501VW which the logs tell me in big red needs to be updated. And yes indeed there is a BIOS update available on the Asus site so.. I have downloaded N501VWAS307.zip which has within it N501VWAS.307. I don't know what to do with this…
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Neither my grub and my bios open, what do i do?

I'm currently using linux mint 20.1 and when I try to get to the bios the screen just goes black. I also can't get to grub. I tried to edit some grub files but it didn't work. I need to access the bios to boot from an usb drive. Any ideas?
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Update BIOS on Dell XPS

I would like to upgrade the BIOS. I found here the last upgrade: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=w5c0w&oscode=wb64a&productcode=xps-13-9343-laptop&lwp=rt It is the number 20 and I believe I have the number 9…
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Set "temporary" boot order in BIOS?

Is there's a setting somewhere in the BIOS that I can set a "one-time" boot from a specific source, and then the rest of the time return to a default boot? I am hoping to inform the hardware manufacturers to set something like that so that when I…
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Pcchips p17g motherboard will not detect SSD

I am putting together a system with 3 hard drives and an SSD. The motherboard detect the hard drives, but not the SSD. I've swapped data cables, power cables and there is no change. The motherboard is a dated board, a PC chips p17g. I have tried…
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No bootmanager splash screen and can't get into BIOS

I have a Toshiba satellite laptop on which Windows Vista and Linux Mint (Sarah) are installed on. Originally I could dual boot into either system I needed: when my computer started I could get into my BIOS the usual way by pressing F2 (Toshiba's…
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How to find out BIOS scheme?

I want to find out if my old HP has MBR partition scheme I've tried this dmidecode 3.0 Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs. SMBIOS 2.4 present. 19 structures occupying 891 bytes. Table at 0x7FCC4000. Handle 0x0009, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information …
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