install at bios?

[Dragonman0110]

Is there a way when i go to build my new computer that i can install at BIOS,or do i have to get say windows xp so i can install it?





Any help is much appreciated.

[steeldriver]

Hello and welcome

If you are asking "can I install Ubuntu on to a bare system with no existing OS?" then the answer is yes - you just need a bootable CD / DVD / USB

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

IMO it's actually easier that way (no worries about partitioning / accidental overwriting etc.)

[oldfred]

Welcome to forums.

If your question is on updating BIOS, then it varies a lot by motherboard vendor.

My older system has three choices. Only one requires Windows. One directly reads an update file from a FAT formated flash drive and the other is similar but you create a bootable flash drive (Boots with DOS) and use that.

Is system a new UEFI system as that has a lot more function-ability and has its own drivers. Also install methods then may vary depending on if you boot in UEFI mode or BIOS/legacy/CHM mode.