If you’re trying to wipe a hard drive or SSD to install a fresh operating system, you’ve probably searched for “how to format a drive from BIOS.” You might be frustrated to find that there is no “Format Drive” button inside your BIOS.

Here is the truth: The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is only responsible for and booting . It has no built-in tool to erase or create file systems (NTFS, FAT32, exFAT).

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