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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: bat69 on November 22, 2002, 18:18

Title: BIOS Questions?
Post by: bat69 on November 22, 2002, 18:18

So you have a question about BIOS settings? Go here for some very useful information (http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/bios2/1.shtml)

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Simon on November 27, 2002, 20:51

Before I go ahead and break my PC, what will happen if I go into my BIOS and select the High Performance setting?  Is there a way back?  Can I just go back to the default settings if this goes pear shaped?

Thanks for the link Bat, but it's a bit over my head!!   :'( :-[ ::)

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Adept on November 27, 2002, 20:59

Dont worry Simon, the worst you can do is make your PC unstable. Popping back into the BIOS and selecting another setting will restore your PC back to health :D

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Simon on November 27, 2002, 21:02

Thanks, Adept.   :)

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: bat69 on November 27, 2002, 21:54

If you are going to tinker, find out what the settings are for, what they do and make a note of the original settings.

Then wherever possible, only change one setting at a time. If it becomes unstable then its much easier to trace which setting caused the trouble

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Simon on November 27, 2002, 22:05

Well, all I was going to do was go into Soft Menu III Set Up and hit F7 for 'Optimum Settings', but I chickened out in the end!  I thought as things seem to be running OK, and I don't know any different, I'll leave it be!   :- :-[

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Tony on November 29, 2002, 00:45

be a devil Simon, hit that performance  button, I've be running on the High performance Bios setting since last time we discussed it. Well over a week now and not so much as a hiccup, stable as a rock it is. Down to it being built with quality components, by a bespoke custom  PC builder I suppose  :) Have you no faith in your work  ::) ;)

Catch

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Simon on November 29, 2002, 07:50

Hiya Catch,

What difference have you noticed since you went HP?  I think my system runs sweetly as it is, so before I take the leap, I'd like to know what improvements to expect by hitting the High Performance setting.   :)

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Tony on November 29, 2002, 15:37

Well to be honest Simon,

I have not run any bench test's as I have not got any bench test programes on my PC at the moment. And bench testing is the only way to compare default / HP setups when you think about it. But I assume it is faster and as it is stable I shall leave it on the HP setting.

Just try it will you, what are you a man or a mouse  ;) worst that can happen is it crashes. And like Adept say's you can always reset it back to default performance setting. I don't know how you can resist trying it, or maybe you using your PC to control that new Ariane rocket  ;D

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Simon on November 29, 2002, 19:52

Well, I've done it, and I'm still here.  It hasn't actually made any difference as far as I can tell.    8)

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Adept on November 29, 2002, 20:22

But isn't it satisfying to know that your PC is 0.001% faster Simon  ;D >:D

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Simon on November 29, 2002, 22:29

It was satisfying enough when it switched on again!   ;) ;D ;D

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: daveeb on November 29, 2002, 22:45

i'm with you simon, if it works be thankful and leave well alone.  yes we'd still be in caves if johnny caveman had thought like that, but it'd be a nice comfy familiar cave.

 ;)

Title: Re:BIOS Questions?
Post by: Tony on November 30, 2002, 17:08

Whoooooooooooooooosh there goes Super Simon folks >:D

catch