Jeroen1000
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Hi guys,
I've dived into hardware and many google searches have led me to a great many forum posts here:happy:. So I decided to register
Basically (in short of course), I know the BIOS is responsible for setting up the hardware and getting the OS to boot. I also know the BIOS code is the first piece of software a CPU runs. Moreover, it is an abstration layer between the hardware and the OS (well it used to be more so but now OS's tend to bypass the BIOS and access the hardware in a more direct manner)
The chipset regulates access to memory and peripherals by the use of busses.
Now my mind can't grap the relationship between BIOS and chipset. Well, the BIOS is a chip with program code on it but what is the chipset exactly? How does the BIOS interact with the chipset? Is the chipset software too?
Also the OS can interact with the chipset (with this I mean it can communicate with devices as the BIOS does, thus it must use the chipset also), probably similar as the BIOS does.
As you can see I'm somewhat in the dark mostly no one explains how the chipset actually works, just that it serves a some kind of central hub for communications.
Any insights on the matter will be greatly appreciated!
cheers,
Jeroen
I've dived into hardware and many google searches have led me to a great many forum posts here:happy:. So I decided to register
Basically (in short of course), I know the BIOS is responsible for setting up the hardware and getting the OS to boot. I also know the BIOS code is the first piece of software a CPU runs. Moreover, it is an abstration layer between the hardware and the OS (well it used to be more so but now OS's tend to bypass the BIOS and access the hardware in a more direct manner)
The chipset regulates access to memory and peripherals by the use of busses.
Now my mind can't grap the relationship between BIOS and chipset. Well, the BIOS is a chip with program code on it but what is the chipset exactly? How does the BIOS interact with the chipset? Is the chipset software too?
Also the OS can interact with the chipset (with this I mean it can communicate with devices as the BIOS does, thus it must use the chipset also), probably similar as the BIOS does.
As you can see I'm somewhat in the dark mostly no one explains how the chipset actually works, just that it serves a some kind of central hub for communications.
Any insights on the matter will be greatly appreciated!
cheers,
Jeroen