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> Diff Between Dashboard And Bios
Daedalus
post Nov 10 2002, 11:20 AM
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Dashboard: file stored on the hd that the xbox uses to boot up. It is kinda like the xbox's operating system.

Bios: data stored on the EEPROM (either the modchip eeprom for the modchip bios or the xbox EEPROM for the xbox bios)
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post Jan 21 2004, 02:07 PM
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Just as an addon, and correct me if I am wrong.

What the bios does is tell the Xbox what media checks to make, and what to do after the media checks are done.

I am pretty sure this is what they do, please correct me if I am wrong.
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post Jan 22 2004, 03:03 AM
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QUOTE (thewickedjester @ Jan 21 2004, 04:07 PM)
Just as an addon, and correct me if I am wrong.

What the bios does is tell the Xbox what media checks to make, and what to do after the media checks are done.

I am pretty sure this is what they do, please correct me if I am wrong.

Yep, the bios sets the RULES the xbox will follow. It tells the operating system what it can and can't do.
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joseph_hac
post Jul 23 2004, 12:23 AM
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It does a bit more than that I think. It also does system checks and initializes the hardware before going through the dashboard boot sequence.
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post Sep 16 2004, 11:47 AM
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Whats the need for an Operating system, BIOS and Dashboard then??? they seem to perform small tasks - why not roll them all into one??
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