This section will walk you through pre-installation hardware setup, if any, that you will need to do prior to installing &debian;. Generally, this involves checking and possibly changing BIOS/UEFI/system firmware settings for your system. The <quote>BIOS/UEFI</quote> or <quote>system firmware</quote> is the core software used by the hardware; it is most critically invoked during the bootstrap process (after power-up).Known hardware issues affecting the reliability of &debian-gnu; on your system are also highlighted.
Known hardware issues affecting the reliability of &debian-gnu; on your system are also highlighted.