Expansion slots
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:53 pm
Hi,
I had a few questions related to the expansion slots found on PCs. Can the BIOS support any expansion slot made by any manufacturer, or is it that the BIOS will support only cards from specific vendors ? Similarly, can a BIOS upgrade provide the capability to support additional expansion cards ?
Once an expansion card is in place, during booting, when the BIOS executes the ROM on these expansion cards, will the BIOS know before hand the expansion cards that are there on the sytem, i.e. the manufacturers of the cards on the system ?
I had a few questions related to the expansion slots found on PCs. Can the BIOS support any expansion slot made by any manufacturer, or is it that the BIOS will support only cards from specific vendors ? Similarly, can a BIOS upgrade provide the capability to support additional expansion cards ?
Once an expansion card is in place, during booting, when the BIOS executes the ROM on these expansion cards, will the BIOS know before hand the expansion cards that are there on the sytem, i.e. the manufacturers of the cards on the system ?