What Is a Bios Post?
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What is a POST in BIOS?

The system BIOS provides a basic power-on self-test (POST), during which the BIOS checks the basic devices required for the server to operate. The progress of the self-test is indicated by a series of POST codes.

What is difference BIOS and POST?

Post is a testing sequence run by a computer. BIOS as the computers power is initially turned on. The POST will determine if the computers RAM, disk drives, peripheral devices and other hardware components are properly working.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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