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BIOS SMPS Hardware Workshop
BIOS SMPS Hardware Workshop
SMPS
SMPS
A switched-mode power supply (also switching-mode power supply, SMPS, or simply switcher) Electronic power supply unit (PSU) that incorporates a switching regulator in order to provide the required dc output voltage . AC DC Heat management of the PC
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SWITCHER TECHNOLOGY
Reduction in size of power supply components AC DC : A 3 step process
1. AC source voltage to higher frequency 2. Lowering of AC voltage by transformer 3. Conversion to DC by rectifier
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SMPS : CONNECTIONS
BIOS : AN INTRO
BIOS stands for Basic I/O system BIOS could be stored in different types of ROM But Flash BIOS chips are preferred REASON : the electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM) chips are cheaper and easier to program than standard PROM.
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BIOS : ROLE
Interface b/w hardware and software Firmware Designed to be the first code run by a PC when powered on Bootstrapping : A Simple computer program activates a more complicated system of programs
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BIOS : FUNCTIONS
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BIOS : FUNCTIONS
POST : A power-on self-test (POST) is done for all of the different hardware components in system to make sure everything is working properly Activating other BIOS chips on different cards installed in the computer For example, SCSI and graphics cards often have their own BIOS chips.
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BIOS : FUNCTIONS
Providing a set of low-level routines that the operating system uses to interface to different hardware devices to control the Keyboard, the screen, etc., especially when the computer is booting. Managing a collection of settings for the hard disks, clock, etc.
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BIOS : SEQUENCE
1. Check the CMOS Setup for custom settings 2. Load the interrupt handlers and device drivers 3. Initialize registers and power management 4. Perform the power-on self-test (POST) 5. Display system settings 6. Determine which devices are bootable 7. Initiate the bootstrap sequence
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