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Figure 5-10 Typical flash ROM

Every motherboard has a flash ROM chip, called the system ROM chip

because it contains code that enables your CPU to talk to the basic hardware

of your PC (see Figure 5-11). As alluded to earlier, the system ROM holds

BIOS for more than just the keyboard controller. It also stores programs for

communicating with hard drives, optical drives, display devices, USB ports,

and other basic devices on your motherboard.

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