Title: Learning Objectives
Course: Personal Computer Hardware > Section: Competencies

1.1 Configure and apply BIOS settings.

Install firmware upgrades - flash BIOS

BIOS component information

RAM

Hard drive

Optical drive

CPU

BIOS configurations

Boot sequence

Enabling and disabling devices

Date/time

Clock speeds

Virtualization support

BIOS security (passwords, drive encryption:TPM, lo-jack)

Use built-in diagnostics

Monitoring

Temperature monitoring

Fan speeds

Intrusion detection/notification

Voltage

Clock

Bus speed