Resetting the BIOS data does not always clear a power-on password stored in the BIOS settings. Many computers store the password on a separate memory chip on the motherboard that can't be reset ...

A tiny BIOS chip lurks inside every computer, sitting on your motherboard to breathe life into your system when you press the power button. It not only powers your PC, but helps protect it, too ...

The ability to hack the BIOS chip at the heart of every computer is no longer reserved for the NSA and other three-letter agencies. Millions of machines contain basic BIOS vulnerabilities that let ...

According to Wired, the BIOS chip operates below antivirus software so is not usually scanned, meaning a successful hack could allow attackers to plant malware on computers and remain undetected.

Oddly enough, Phoenix, which sells more than 100 million BIOS chips every year to makers of PC motherboards, started phasing out its limited-edition "PhoenixNet" version of the chip a few months ago.

How to know if BIOS chip is broken or not. Thread starter djm666; ... happened a month ago so I can't really remember all that I did to my computer between it crashing and me flashing my BIOS.

To enable this functionality, GIGABYTE has increased the size of the BIOS chips from 32MB to 64MB in order to accommodate the larger size of the driver. And, there's an added benefit.