BIOS
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbaɪ.ɒs/ us/ˈbaɪ.oʊs/
（计算机的）基本输入输出系统（Basic Input-Output System 的缩写）
abbreviation of Basic Input-Output System: a computer's basic firmware (= a set of programs that form part of a computer) that operates every time it starts up
Computers using Intel processors with an out-of-date BIOS refused to function when turned on. 使用带有过时输入输出系统的英特尔处理器的计算机在开机时拒绝工作。
I started the PC and hit the Delete key to go into the BIOS setup. 我启动了计算机并按下Delete 键进入了输入输出系统的设置。
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- Features include the ability to configure the BIOS to automatically shut parts of the machine down after specified periods of inactivity.
- The company e-mailed back a one-line response: "Set your BIOS to boot off of the CD." I wrote back: "How do I do that?"
- I can't boot to the BIOS because screen is black.
- The BIOS are service routines which are invoked during the start up phase.
- BIOS upgrading is a much simpler task these days.