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I do not know to what extent the OS bypasses the BIOS, but it is not completly. If you look in the linux kernel config, you will see an option to control how mu
by gizmo686 14y ago
I do not know to what extent the OS bypasses the BIOS, but it is not completly. If you look in the linux kernel config, you will see an option to control how much RAM is reserved for BIOS. Also, on (many?) Dells, Fn+Shift+15324 followed by Fn+r brings up BIOS thermal controls [1]. I have verified this on an Inspiron 1420, in Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10 (kernel 3.5.0-21-generic).
[1]http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1684657 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1684657