HowTo: Flashing Your System BIOS Under Linux

The BIOS is Basic Input/Output System used by a computer which embedded on a chip on a computer's motherboard. It is used to controls various devices connected to your computer. When you turns on the computer, the BIOS starts up and performs a Power-On Self Test (POST). The BIOS will check all devices connected to your computer such as the CPU, RAM, the video card, the sound card and so on. Once the post test has completed, the BIOS will looks for Linux operating systems on the hard drive. At this point, the Linux takes over control of your computer and finishes starting up system in GUI or text based mode.