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flash BIOS

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A PC BIOS stored in a flash memory chip rather than a ROM chip. Years ago, the flash BIOS replaced the ROM BIOS to allow for updating in place. Updating a ROM BIOS meant removing the chip and replacing it with a newer version. See BIOS and flash memory.


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Giuseppe Crisenza, Vice President of the Memory Products Group at ST, said: "ST's Low Pin Count family adds to the Firmware Hub family, providing a complete Flash BIOS solution targeting all segments of BIOS applications, in line with market demands to rely on fewer broad range, non-volatile memory solution suppliers.
The system is equipped with Intel's Pentium(R) III or Celeron processors, Award PnP Flash BIOS, SDRAM up to 256MB, M-System DiskOnChip flash disk support up to 144MB, and an XGA chipset, C&T69000 with built-in 4MB DRAM.
The board includes: multilingual BIOS for worldwide use, flash BIOS for easy upgrade, three DIMM sockets for up to 3 GB of PC133 SDRAM, 4-channel sound for excellent audio, built in LAN chip for networking, one CNR slot, one AGP 4X slot, six PCI slots and four USB ports for easy device expansion.
 
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