Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier
The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs
Adrian Wong - Collection Computer Hardware
Résumé
The first authoritative guide to optimizing your PC's BIOS
Your PC's BIOS enables your software and hardware to work together. But they can work together better-way better. If you want the best possible PC performance and stability, this book shows you exactly what to tweak, and how to tweak it.
Until now, most BIOS information was terse, incomprehensible...practically useless. Not anymore! Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier: The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs reveals the secrets behind 200 of today's most important BIOS settings. You won't just learn what they're for: You'll learn exactly how to use them in both optimization and troubleshooting.
Author Adrian Wong created the Web's #1 BIOS resource: the BIOS Optimization Guide at Adrian's Rojak Pot. Nobody knows more about your PC's BIOS... and no other book delivers this much accurate, usable information! Learn about:
- The BIOS-what it really is, what it does, and how to optimize it safely
- All the different BIOS features and how to optimize them
- Optimizing your system memory, CPU, PCI bus, AGP port, USB ports, hard disks, and more
- Customizing the boot sequence and accelerating the bootup process
- Maximizing system security and stability
- Restoring your BIOS in any emergency, step by step
- Myths and misconceptions surrounding the BIOS-and the truth
If you're a gamer, PC enthusiast, or tech support professional... if you care about PC performance and reliability... if you're passionate about what goes on under the hood... this is the book you've been searching for!
L'auteur - Adrian Wong
Adrian Wong has been part of the online hardware community since 1996 when he first set up Adrian's Rojak Pot. Since then, the author has written many authoritative articles and guides on computers.
Here's a short list of some of his previous works:
- The Motherboard BIOS Flashing Guide
- The Video BIOS Flashing Guide
- The Hot Flashing Guide
- Hard Disk Myths Debunked!
- The Definitive Swapfile Optimization Guide
- The Definitive Battery Extender Guide
- The Compression Comparison Guide
- The Definitive Maxtor Silent Store Guide
- The Windows 2000 Hints & Tips Guide
- The Definitive Disk Cache Optimization Guide
- The Definitive Chunksize Optimization Guide
- The Definitive IDE Block Mode Guide
- The Definitive Video RAM Caching Guide
Adrian's articles and guides are considered reference material by the computer hardware community. In fact, the author regularly receives accolades from both peers and members of the industry.
Adrian currently divides his time between medical school and Adrian's Rojak Pot in Melaka, Malaysia.
Sommaire
- Foreword by Lewis Keller, Mushkin
- Introduction
- What Is The Bios
- Special Topics
- Quick Reviews
- Detailed Descriptions
- Acronym List
- Index
- About the Author
- About Adrian's Rojak Pot
- About the BIOS Optimization Guide
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Prentice Hall |
| Auteur(s) | Adrian Wong |
| Collection | Computer Hardware |
| Parution | 17/11/2004 |
| Nb. de pages | 512 |
| Format | 17,5 x 23,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 549g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780131455368 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-13-145536-8 |
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