Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs

Name: Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs
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ISBN: 9780131455368

ISBN-10: 0131455362

ISBN-13: 9780131455368

Edition: 2005

Authors: Adrian Wong

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What is a BIOS? BIOS, pronounced "bye-ose," is an acronym that standsfor Basic Input Output System. The BIOS is built-in software that determineswhat a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, theBIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen,disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions.Furthermore, The BIOS is responsible for booting your PC by providing abasic set of instructions. The BIOS performs all the necessary tasks that needto be initiated at start-up time: POST(Power-On Self Test, booting anoperating system from FDD or HDD). In essence, it is necessary to upgradethe BIOS on your PC in order to…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/27/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.13" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction



What Is The Bios


How Does The BIOS Work?


The Motherboard BIOS


The BIOS Chip


What Does It Do?


Why Optimize the BIOS?


How Do I Optimize the BIOS?


BIOS Updates


How Do I Update the BIOS?


Determining the BIOS Version


Obtaining the BIOS Update


Preparing a BIOS Flash Disk


Flashing the Motherboard BIOS


Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility


The BIOS Setup Utility


Optimizing the BIOS



Special Topics


BIOS Emergencies


Unbootable System


Power Off-Power On


Keyboard Reset


CMOS Discharge Jumper


CMOS Battery Removal


Corrupted BIOS


Hot Flashing


What Do I Need To Hot Flash a BIOS Chip?



Create a DOS Boot Disk



Prepare a Hot-Flash Capable Computer



Booting Up with the Boot Disk



Swap the BIOS Chips



Flash the Corrupted BIOS Chip



Swap the BIOS Chips Again


What If You Don't Have a Similar Motherboard?


Flashing With a Different Motherboard


The Universal BIOS Flash Utility


Summary



Quick Reviews


Introduction


#.8-bit I/O Recovery Time


16-bit I/O Recovery Time


32-bit Disk Access


32-bit Transfer Mode


A


Act Bank A to B CMD Delay


AGP 2X Mode


AGP 4X Drive Strength


AGP 4X Mode


AGP 8X Mode


AGP Always Compensate


AGP Aperture Size


AGP Capability.AGP Clock / CPU FSB Clock


AGP Drive Strength


AGP Drive Strength N Ctrl


AGP Drive Strength P Ctrl


AGP Driving Control


AGP Driving Value


AGP Fast Write


AGP ISA Aliasing


AGP Master 1WS Read


AGP Master 1WS Write


AGP Prefetch


AGP Secondary Lat Timer


AGP Spread Spectrum


AGP to DRAM Prefetch


AGPCLK / CPUCLK


Anti-Virus Protection


APIC function


Assign IRQ For USB


Assign IRQ For VGA


AT Bus Clock


ATA100RAID IDE Controller


Athlon 4 SSED Instruction


Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk


Auto Turn Off PCI Clock Pin


B


Boot Other Device


Boot Sequence


Boot Sequence EXT Means


Boot To OS/2


Boot Up Floppy Seek


Boot Up NumLock Status


Byte Merge


C


Clock Throttle


Compatible FPU OPCODE


CPU/DRAM CLK Synch CTL


CPU Drive Strength


CPU Fast String


CPU Hyper-Threading


CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking


CPU Latency Timer


CPU Level 1 Cache


CPU Level 2 Cache


CPU Level 3 Cache


CPU Thermal-Throttling


CPU to PCI Post Write


CPU to PCI Write Buffer


CPU VCore Voltage


D


DBI Output for AGP Trans


Delay DRAM Read Latch


Delay IDE Initial


Delay Prior To Thermal


Delayed Transaction


Differential Current


Disable Unused PCI Clock


DOS Flat Mode


DRAM Act to PreChrg CMD


DRAM Burst Length 8QW


DRAM Data Integrity Mode


DRAM Idle Timer


DRAM Interleave Time


DRAM Page-Mode


DRAM PreChrg to Act CMD


DRAM Ratio (CPU:DRAM)


DRAM Ratio H/W Strap


DRAM Read Latch Delay


DRAM Refresh Rate


Duplex Select


E


ECP Mode Use DMA


EPP Mode Select


F


Fast R-W Turn Around


Fast Write to Read Turnaround


First Boot Device


Flash BIOS Protection


Floppy 3 Mode Support


Floppy Disk Access Control


Force 4-Way Interleave


Force Update ESCD


FPU OPCODE Compatible Mode


Frame Buffer Size


FSB Spread Spectrum


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