On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:15 PM, Sam Cayze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  Well, you can enter and type information in the BIOS without RAM even
>  installed.

  No, you can't.  Try it some time.  The BIOS is just software, same
as MS-DOS or Windows or anything else.  It gets loaded from ROM, but
once running, it needs primary storage (stack and heap space, in RAM)
just like any other program.

  Most BIOSes even have a "POST beep code" for "No RAM found", because
without primary storage, the system can't even muster enough marbles
to get you a video display.

-- Ben

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