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PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:36 am     Post subject: What memory type BIOS use??? Reply with quote

Can somebody tell me what exactly is the type of the memory that the BIOS use? I'm wondering if it is EPROM, EEPROM, FRAM or CMOS. Thanks in advance Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:05 am     Post subject: Reply with quote

Bios is stored in EPROM (old) or EEPROM chips. Configuration Info is stored in CMOS RAM buffered by a small battery. It usually copies parts in system RAM on boot-up.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:49 pm     Post subject: Reply with quote

So for the new mobos its EEPROM - am I right?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:31 am     Post subject: Reply with quote

EEPROM is standard since the late 90's
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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2005 10:57 pm     Post subject: Reply with quote

On VERY old mobos, the BIOS was in a ROM chip.
I´ve several of this on my collection.
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