• ultranaut@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That is correct, it’s been quite awhile now since UEFI became standard but almost everyone still calls it the BIOS. Although I’ve noticed the word firmware is starting to be used more as well.

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      which is funny because firmware is a legacy term for what evolved into what is honestly software.

      You don’t need to socket any new chips nowadays.

      • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        I mean, if what we’re using is pulled from a chipset on the motherboard whose storage space isn’t rewritable from the OS interface, wouldn’t that be called firmware? You are using a flash chip to boot after all.