Apps tagged with 'bios'

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  1. Rufus icon
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    Formats USB drives to various file systems and creates bootable USBs from ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS bootable sticks and offers BIOS or UEFI options.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Libreboot icon
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    Libreboot is a free software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware contained by most computers. Libreboot is a lightweight system designed to perform only the minimum number of tasks necessary to load and...

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. coreboot icon
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    coreboot is an extended firmware platform that delivers a lightning fast and secure boot experience on modern computers and embedded systems.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    SeaBIOS is an open source implementation of a 16bit X86 BIOS. SeaBIOS can run in an emulator or it can run natively on X86 hardware with the use of coreboot.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  5. BuildIso icon
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    BuildIso is a lightweight and portable ISO generator designed specifically for OS developers who want a simple, fast and reliable way to create bootable ISO images.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    vbetool is a small application that executes code from the BIOS of your video card. This is mostly useful for reinitialising the hardware, for instance after ACPI suspend/resuming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    read-edid is a pair of tools (originally by John Fremlin) for reading the EDID from a monitor. It should work with most monitors made since 1996 (except for newer ones with 256-byte EDID's - WiP), assuming the video card supports the standard read commands (most do).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. RBE is a tool to modify several interesting parameters in ATI BIOS files. It focuses on fan and clock settings as these are the most important things to most users. BIOS modification is an alternative to using memory resident tweaking utilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • RadeonPro
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  9. WinUEFI icon
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    An program to easily go into the UEFI/BIOS in Windows by rebooting the system into UEFI/BIOS mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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