quantumbooks

Author: Aspinwall, Jim
Isbn 13: 9780596007485
ISBN: 0596007485
Pub Date: Jan 30, 2005
Publisher: OReilly and Associates
Shipping Weight: 1.20 pounds
Status: Ships 3-8 days call rush ship

This book shows you how to get the most out of your PC hardware and software, and to make the PC experience more satisifying than ever. You don't need another collection of simple tips and command-clicks; you need this book, where you'll find proven techniques for enhancing performance and preventing problems with your PC hardware. This step-by-step hack-by-hack guide, with invaluable tips, and trick throughout, will get you hacking the system board, CPU, BIOS, peripherals, and operating sytem. It shows you how to: customize, configure, and upgrade the BIOS, which can control everything from the current date to your CPU's clock speed; get the most out of your CPU, whether you want to crank up the speed or just run your CPU in a cooler climate; take control of your RAM: control how the operating system swaps to disk, make your memory run a bit faster, and optimize your memory usage; configure and partition hard disks: choose the optimal settings for speed and set up multiboot systems; and protect yourself: make backups, clone your system, and safeguard your system against viruses, spyware, and malicious hackers.
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