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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."

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

    Hmm, BIOS means Bandwidth Instantly Obliterated by Slashdot?

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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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