What is the Phoenix BIOS and how to update it?

What is the Phoenix BIOS ? What kind of species is it and what is it intended for? Not every user imagines where the computer starts and because of what various errors can occur.

The concept of

What is the BIOS of Phoenix and BIOS itself? BSBV-the basic input-output system, which sounds like the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) in English, is a collection of small microprograms that are part of the compulsory software of a personal computer. Usually in the Russian language use not the abbreviation of DSVB, but BIOS.

Systems BIOS, in contrast to operating systems, have different manufacturers, which produce them in the form of chips, installed on motherboards. They are fully compatible with any version of Windows up to the "seven" inclusive. The most famous brand BIOS: Phoenix, Award, AMI.

Customize

The BIOS system allows you to carry out the initial and basic configuration of the computer. For example, Phoenix BIOS, whose configuration allows you to manage the following parameters of a personal computer:

1. Debugging of the old periphery used before 2000.
2. Ability to reset to factory settings and change the operating mode of the equipment.
3. Managing system time and date.
4. Ability to set a password on a personal computer.
5. Enable or disable hardware built into the motherboard.
6. Protection of the system from copying.
7. Accelerating the loading of the operating system.
8. Set the order of the media to boot the operating system.

When setting up the BIOS, it's important to remember that this chip has volatile memory. Therefore, if you remove the battery-tablet from the motherboard for at least a second, all settings will be reset. This, by the way, is a simple way to bypass the password established with the help of BIOS.

Need update

Sometimes there are situations where it's impossible to do without updating the PC software. Since the BIOS and, in particular, the BIOS Phoenix is a set of monitoring programs, then updating them is vital for your personal computer. The need for it can be due to two main reasons:

1. On the advice of the manufacturer. This option works in cases where a new product is being manufactured. He may have more "raw" software, which requires patching some "holes".
2. If you decide to upgrade the hardware on your personal computer. When buying, for example, a new processor, it is important to clarify whether your motherboard and BIOS support it. If not, you need to go to the laptop manufacturer's website or to the site of the motherboard manufacturer of the PC (you can read it on the motherboard itself) and find out if there are any suitable updates.

In any case, the user should be aware of the risks of self- updating BIOS. If you misuse update utilities, you risk putting your motherboard into a completely inoperable state.

Process

So, if you decide to update BIOS yourself, you first need to download updates to your computer. On the site of BIOS Phoenix, you can find either a driver or a special utility for updating BIOS. This program is installed on your computer in the same way as any other application. Then, at startup, it prompts you to select the update source. It can be either a file you have already downloaded, or the Internet (it is indicated as a source). In the latter case, the program will automatically detect and load the necessary drivers.

Another option, how to update the BIOS of Phoenix, is used if it is installed on a laptop. The fact is that laptop manufacturers do not release their BIOS systems. They install ready-made solutions on the gadget. Therefore, if you want to update the BIOS on a laptop, then just go into it and find a pre-installed special application. For example, in ASUS it will be Easy Flash. After the startup, you will need to find the firmware file, which you must first download from the manufacturer's website.

Everest

This is a special program, adapted to work with equipment installed on your personal computer. With its help you can not only learn the version of your BIOS, without opening the system block, but also to update it.

After installing the program in the open window on the left, select the sub-item "Summary information". In the right window we find the line "Motherboard", click and in the dialog that appears, select the BIOS update.

Alternatively, you can expand the "Motherboard" tab in the left window of the program, select the BIOS and go to the required site right on the "BIOS Update" line.

Restoring the system

Sometimes it happens that you need to reinstall the operating system, but the computer does not have a drive. In this case, you need to use a bootable USB flash drive. In order for the computer to work with it, it is necessary to perform several simple operations:

1. We paste the USB flash drive into the computer turned off and start it.
2. We enter the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility, the boot from the USB flash drive is installed in the "Advanced" tab. But before doing this, you may need something else.
3. Turn on the USB controller in the "Peripherals" tab. And we activate all possible controllers, both conventional and 2.0. After that, you may need to reboot. Do not forget to save the changes.
4. After reboot, you can perform step 2.

What else do I need to know about the Phoenix BIOS? Different notebook manufacturers can be assigned different buttons to enter the BIOS. Usually these are F1-F12 buttons, but there may be variants with Esc and Del. If you think that phoenix is installed on your computer, and when you log into BIOS, Phoenix-Award Bios appears, do not panic. The fact is that the company Award was bought out by Phoenix.