Catch up on stories from the past week (and beyond) at the Slashdot story archive

 


Forgot your password?
Close
typodupeerror
×
Hardware Hacking Technology Hardware

The Mother of all BIOS Guides 65

Posted by Hemos from the eking-out-every-percent dept.
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."
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.

The Mother of all BIOS Guides More

The Mother of all BIOS Guides

Comments Filter:

  • Doctor? (Score:5, Funny)

    by Blakey Rat ( 99501 ) on Sunday November 27, 2005 @11:41PM (#14126642)
    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:Doctor? (Score:1, Funny)

      by Anonymous Coward
      A doctor has studied biology (from the greek word "Bios" = life ) so he should know something about life settings.
    • I haven't read TFA, but mightn't he be a doctor of engineering or some such subject. Doctors aren't necessarily medical you know.
  • I didn't try very hard and was turned off by all the registration screens.
    • I use Proxomitron to filter pages, it's no longer supported but it still works, here are some filters that you can use to make this page readable:

      URL Match for all: *.rojakpot.com*

      Filter1:
      Match: [script language*(window.top \=\= window.self)*/script]
      Replace: null

      Filter2:
      Match: [!-- start BURST!*-->**Help Support ARP*
      Replace:

      Filter5:
      match:
      replace:

      Proxomitron is different (better?) than greasemonkey since the browser receives the clean html, while greasemonkey waits for the html to load and then modify

  • Nice last line (Score:3, Insightful)

    by raoul666 ( 870362 ) <pi,rocks&gmail,com> on Sunday November 27, 2005 @11:50PM (#14126681)
    If you doubt its authenticity, note that its author is a doctor and the guide is also available as a book."

    Because anything written in a book by a doctor must be true...right?
    • Because anything written in a book by a doctor must be true...right?

      Relative to anything posted on Slashdot, yes.

      ~Rebecca

    • Two words (Score:3, Funny)

      by fluxrad ( 125130 )
      Doctor Laura.

    • Re:Nice last line (Score:4, Funny)

      by gnarlin ( 696263 ) on Monday November 28, 2005 @02:18AM (#14127206) Homepage Journal
      Doctor Evil alsa had a medical degree but the medication he sold me over the interweb DIDN'T HELP ME GROW MY PENIS!
      He is a great big phony and if that telephone number he told I could reach him at weren't the number to the "abused village idiots and pie obsessed people" helpline I would have flailed my arms at him in a fasion showing him that had I the physical strenght to hurt my I would given it considerable thought! Even despite that sharks with the freak'n lazer beams attached to their heads!
    • When I was growing up (back when dinosaurs walked the earth), there was a prat that lived nearby who had a PhD in sociology. He insisted on being called "Dr. Prat" socially. I remember my granddad telling someone, "Yeah, he's a doctor, but not the kind that does anyone any good."

  • "... note that its author is a doctor ..." (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Kymermosst ( 33885 ) on Sunday November 27, 2005 @11:50PM (#14126683) Journal
    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.
    • 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.

      • Re:"... note that its author is a doctor ..." (Score:5, Insightful)

        by Kymermosst ( 33885 ) on Monday November 28, 2005 @02:21AM (#14127214) Journal
        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.

        • One of the professors at my CS study taught theoretical computer science; he was a pretty brilliant mathematician. At some point he started following the basic Pascal course that the first year students did though, since he thought that perhaps he should be able to program.

          And I totally agree with Dijkstra. People who criticize CS for not teaching them how to program in a professional environment are confused.

      • Or possibly, the computer itself is a tool that they expect to work and do not trivialize their time into such matters.

    • Piled Higher and Deeper (Score:4, Funny)

      by tepples ( 727027 ) <.tepples. .at. .gmail.com.> on Monday November 28, 2005 @12:26AM (#14126873) Homepage Journal

      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
    • Could it be this [outnow.ch] doctor?

      While he may be a bios expert and a sweet man, don't you ever tell us where you found him. Ever.

      Not even if it was Google.

    • Re: Education usually pays off... (Score:1, Insightful)

      by Anonymous Coward
      I too found the original posters argument from authority slightly silly. It only makes sense if said doctor is an authority in the field of BIOS research. However, being issued a doctorate usually means three things

      1) generally bright
      2) specifically good at whatever the theses was about
      3) hard working

      Given time and interest, I'm confident a large proportion of them would figure out BIOSs or whatever. I think your criticism of them as a group is unfounded. They don't claim to know everything, that's your cla
    • As the old saying goes: "What do you call a guy who graduates last in his class from Med School? -- Doctor".

  • Bah (Score:3, Insightful)

    by weatherguy48 ( 757755 ) <weatherguy48 AT classicnet DOT net> on Sunday November 27, 2005 @11:53PM (#14126699) Homepage Journal
    I couldn't read it with all of the sponsored links. Seriously, that's distracting.

  • Cut through the crap (Score:4, Informative)

    by Mecdemort ( 930017 ) on Monday November 28, 2005 @12:04AM (#14126747)
    The actual thing:
    http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=7&va r1=18 [rojakpot.com]
  • This is going to be immensely helpful in my line of work. I have to help people work with their BIOS all the time, and now there is a document that not explains those weird options, but has optimizations as well

  • A doctor? (Score:2, Informative)

    by eyebits ( 649032 )
    "Doctor" makes the author sound like he is a physician. If the author has a PhD, I'd say he is wasting it by engaging in the documentation of BIOS settings. It is not exactly what I would call research. Sure wish my PhD would automatically give me credibility. Usually it has the reverse effect. Too many college students have met stupid PhDs. :)

  • The mother of... (Score:4, Funny)

    by syousef ( 465911 ) on Monday November 28, 2005 @12:17AM (#14126822) Journal
    This is getting irritating to say the least. Would all you "mothers" please just go home? Did I wander up to you and ask "Are you my mother?"

    Next you'll have machines called "The mother of all computers" released.

    Bleh!!!

  • Hooray! (Score:5, Informative)

    by Zanthany ( 166662 ) on Monday November 28, 2005 @12:32AM (#14126898) Journal
    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.
    • Dear sweet jesus, I have never seen such a gangbang of exclamation marks, let alone using them in your friggin nav menu!

      > Money Savers!

      > ARP Forums!

      > About Us

      > Accolades

      > Our Server!

      > Join Team ARP!

      > Support Us!

      > E-Mail Us
    • Link please.

  • Any BIOS engineers in the house? (Score:3, Interesting)

    by sm8000 ( 780163 ) on Monday November 28, 2005 @12:47AM (#14126967)
    I occasionally send PMs to one on the boards we frequent. I'd love to hear his opinion on how accurate this thing is. Before I do, will anyone who does BIOS as their day job step up?
  • Turn off javascript, and visit http://www.rojakpot.com/freebog.aspx [rojakpot.com]
  • At the beginning was the
    Basic Input Output System and this specialized
    site. Then so many readers asked for it that the
    author published a book and you may want to buy it.

    Also, so many readers asked for a simple overview
    that now they get it, it is called BOG Light. To
    look up technical details, you may want to access
    their full database for a fee.

    Yes, and somebody was so taken by their prowess
    that he managed to place a story on Slashdot - so
    you may want to go to the site and buy and subscribe.

  • BIOS on-line help sucks! (Score:3, Insightful)

    by amirl ( 813941 ) <amir,levin&gmail,com> on Monday November 28, 2005 @03:28AM (#14127327)
    This is a great guide but it led me to think, why, over all the years, the help in the BIOS itself lack all this information.
    I know about the memory problem in the BIOS itself but how much memory is needed for a normal help?

    The BIOS still looks like an engineer page rather than a setup page for a normal user.
    • It's like that, because it's written in assembly using engrish by one of essentially two companies that have a lock on the market, and thus don't have to put any effort into it, because it's not like you have a choice anyway. Most BIOS also have to fit in 256k (512 is also becoming more common, but it used to be 128k) so there isn't much room for any sort of help system on-chip. There are alternatives, but they are not widespread, and you can't just install the alternatives willy-nilly on any motherboard yo

  • Doctor..?! (Score:4, Insightful)

    by Chicane-UK ( 455253 ) <chicane-uk@ntlwor l d . c om> on Monday November 28, 2005 @04:21AM (#14127449) Homepage
    note that its author is a doctor

    lol.. so is my girlfriend but whilst she might know lots about her chosen field, I don't think she knows an awful lot about the ins and outs of RAM timings and AGP apertures ;)
  • Why? Aside from other people's (very valid) complaints, he's breaking the 'Back' button as well. I hate it when people do that.

    Someone slap this guy with a clue by four.

  • A doctor? It's Monty Python time. (Score:5, Funny)

    by noims ( 23711 ) on Monday November 28, 2005 @07:13AM (#14127768) Homepage
    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.

Slashdot Top Deals

Adding features does not necessarily increase functionality -- it just makes the manuals thicker.

Close