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docs: write what-are-bios-files without pronouns
The pronoun pass left this start page untouched. Its old heading keeps its anchor.
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A console has a small program inside it. It starts first, then starts the game.
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This program is the **BIOS**, also called **firmware**.
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<a class="rb-button rb-button-primary" href="../which-pack.md">Get your files</a>
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<a class="rb-button rb-button-primary" href="../which-pack.md">Get the files</a>
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An **emulator** is an app that acts like a console. For many consoles, it needs
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a copy of the BIOS. That copy is a file: a **BIOS file**.
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## How it works
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1. You pick a game in your setup's menu.
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1. Pick a game in the setup's menu.
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2. The setup starts the emulator.
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3. The emulator opens the BIOS file in your **BIOS folder**.
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3. The emulator opens the BIOS file in the **BIOS folder**.
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4. The game starts.
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If step 3 fails, you see "BIOS missing" or a black screen.
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If step 3 fails, the screen says "BIOS missing" or stays black.
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## Do I need one?
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## Which consoles need one? { #do-i-need-one }
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- **Yes:** PlayStation 1 and 2, Saturn, Neo Geo, PC Engine CD and many home
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computers.
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Some setups check each file's **hash**, a fingerprint of its contents.
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Batocera, Recalbox and EmuDeck report a version they do not expect.
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Our files are the versions each setup expects.
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The files here are the versions each setup expects.
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## Can a game start without it?
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Sometimes. Some emulators carry their own code in place of the BIOS. Some games
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then glitch or do not start. The real file works best, so we include it.
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then glitch or do not start. The real file works best, so the packs include it.
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## Is it legal?
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## Next steps
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- [Get your files](../which-pack.md)
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- [Get the files](../which-pack.md)
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- [Words used on this site](glossary.md)
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