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Secrets Of BIOS Tweaking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dance-for-me-bios-dance dept.

Sivar writes "While most enthusiasts are familiar with some settings that yield significant performance benefits, many other BIOS settings remain poorly described and may unknowingly play a crucial role in system performance and stability. Ars Technica has an excellent article describing some of the most obscure settings, useful not only for performance, but for tweaking stability and hardware compatibility as well."

8 of 172 comments (clear)

  1. BIOS? by Lawst · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm, BIOS means Bandwidth Instantly Obliterated by Slashdot?

  2. Re:Fragged by timmyf2371 · · Score: 1, Funny
    /me thinks the /. editors decided to post another link to this site as revenge for the previous dubious story.

    Tim

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  3. great! by jeffy124 · · Score: 2, Funny

    now if only Ars Technica would apply those BIOS settings to their servers, they wouldn't be slashdot effect victims, and I'd be able to read the article!

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  4. Let me guess.. by tangent3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Optimizing your BIOS settings is not enough to prevent your server from being slashdotted...

  5. Re:I liked this article the first time i saw it... by RedWolves2 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Those are some nice guides...

    for me to poop on.

  6. Two arstechnica links at once by _UnderTow_ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, I guess somebody figured that since ars could surive one slashdotting you'd hit them with not one but two stories on /.'s front page at the same time.

  7. Where do I find bios? by pepperino · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it under File or Edit? I didnt see it under View or Favorites. I clicked on the Help one but it just laughed at me.

  8. Bios "Help" by gnovos · · Score: 3, Funny

    I love the "helpful" BIOS messages...

    o ACPATI IEEE 9.0 compatability : ON | OFF
    Help -- This settiong turns on or off ACPATI IEEE 9.0 compatability.

    o CPU LIMIT PRIMER : FREE | POST | RETRAIN
    Help -- This setting sets the primer for the CPU LIMIT

    o DARNING PORT FLANGE : WITHIN | OVER | COMPLIANT
    Help -- This setting alters the darning on the PORT FLANGE

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