Option ROM and Device Drivers

Every piece of hardware in your computer needs some kind of programming that tells the CPU how to talk to that device. When IBM invented the PC more than a quarter century ago, they couldn’t possibly have included all of the necessary BIOS routines for every conceivable piece of hardware on the system ROM chip. How co

Every computer running a windows operating system requires occasional optimization to keep the system running snappily, ongoing maintenance to make sure nothing goes wrong, and troubleshooting when the system doesn’t work correctly. Not that long ago, windows had a bad rap as being difficult to maintain and challenging when troubleshooting problems. That’s no longer true. Microsoft used its decades of experience with operating system to search for ways to make the tasks of maintaining and troubleshooting less onerous. They’ve done such a good job with the latest versions of windows that, out of the box, they are easy to optimize and maintain, although troubleshooting-and all operating systems share this-is still a bit of a challenge.