The Mother of all BIOS Guides

Joey Braff writes "Many of you have probably heard of the famous BOG - BIOS Optimization Guide. For those who have not, make sure you take a look at this mega-guide with more than 300 BIOS settings and they just added 10 more! If you doubt its authenticity, note that its author is a doctor and the guide is also available as a book."

Comments

Doctor?

[Blakey Rat]

Oh, of course. How silly of me to doubt a doctor would be the perfect person to outline all of our BIOS settings. For a minute there I was thinking a engineer would be a better choice.

Re:try putting up articles on time

[CUclimber]

This reeks of self-promotion here. Since when does Slashdot try to pass advertisements off as stories?

"... note that its author is a doctor ..."

[Kymermosst]

Yeah sure, because here at the university, I've never met someone with a Ph.D who was pretty much a complete dumbass in many respects.

I've seen the kind of people who are issued doctorates, so the fact that the author is a doctor doesn't really lend to its credibility.

Re:"... note that its author is a doctor ..."

[Kymermosst]

I have performed tech support for math/computer science professors with doctoral degrees. I actually got the infamous "my machine won't turn on" issue that is resolved by plugging it in. Ph.D.'s don't necessarily reflect intelligence or for another matter, credibility.

As my algorithms teacher routinely quoted Dijkstra: "Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."

I firmly believe that some CIS professors have never actually written a real program for a real compiler running on a real computer.

Re:try putting up articles on time

[woolio]

This has been happening ever since I first started reading Slasdot 2-3 years ago...

I believe the editors let an inflammatory article "slip" by one or twice a week go increase ad revenue:

This "article" went up on SUNDAY night... Which means most ./'ers will be spending their WORKday tomorrow (and the rest of the week) posting rebuttals, reading others rants, etc... Since this is a fairly specialized topic (BIOS config), unless the editors allow the summary to be inflammatory, most people won't bother to click the "Read More..." link...

This will probably be one of those articles that hits +500 messages real quick... Each message means multiple pages were loaded (login/preview, compose message, post response)... and thats only for those who bother to comment! Many many people will read the comments just to see what other are saying (since they will see so many were posted).

I think it is just a quick way for CowboyNeal to get some extra $$$ real quick. They [the editors] could at least be honest about it....

Cut through the crap

[Mecdemort]

The actual thing:
http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=7&va r1=18

Piled Higher and Deeper

[tepples]

I've never met someone with a Ph.D who was pretty much a complete dumbass in many respects.

It would seem to fit in with the old saying:

• B.S. == bullshit
• M.S. == more shit
• Ph.D. == piled higher and deeper

Hooray!

[Zanthany]

Can anybody say *cough*shameless plug*cough cough*?

Good lord. It's almost as bad as a pr0n site with a "Click here for h0tt EEPROM action!" link.

Re:A doctor?

[damsa]

He does now, that he has optimized his BIOS.

A doctor? It's Monty Python time.

[noims]

The last line reminds me of a wonderful under-known Python sketch from Mr. Pither's cycling tour, set in a doctor's surgery.

Doctor
Morning.

Pither
Oh, a very good morning to you too, Doctor

Doctor
Ah, I understand you had an accident? [...] where were you hurt?

Pither
Oh, fortunately, I escaped without injury.

Doctor
Well what is the trouble?

Pither
Please, could you tell me the way to Iddesleigh?

Doctor
I'm a doctor, you know.

Pither
Oh yes, absolutely. Normally I would have asked a policeman or a minister of the Church, but finding no one available, I thought it better to consult a man with some professional qualifications, rather than rely on the possibly confused testimony of a passer-by.

Doctor
Oh alright.
(he scribbles something on a piece of paper and hands it to Pither)
Take this to a chemist.

Pither
Thank you.

Cut to exterior of a chemist's shop. A chemist comes out holding the paper and points up the street. Pither thanks him and mounts his bike.