     BIOS (Basic Input/Output System    -).

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   BIOS 

   BIOS   : 

      (Power-On Self Test  POST).  ,    BIOS,      .      ,      .    ,  POST        . .       BIOS Setup.    POST       BIOS,    CMOS-.   ,             .     ,    BIOS Setup  CMOS Setup. 

   -     BIOS.    BIOS       , , ,  ,  -  .       ,  MS-DOS,        Windows. 