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PC Hacks
100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
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- Contents
- + Credits
- + Preface
- + Basic System Board Hacks
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Basic System Board Setup
- + CPU Hacks
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Memory Hacks
- Install More RAM
- Recognize Memory Limitations
- Install the RAM Your Operating System Needs
- Tame the Windows 95 and 98 Cache
- + Manage the Paging File
- + Manage Windows System Resources
- Force Windows 98 and Me to Swap Less
- Pin the Kernel in RAM
- Speed Up Your RAM
- Enable Memory Interleave for Via Chipsets
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Disk Hacks
- + Partition and Format Wisely
- Determine Your Filesystem
- + Create a New Partition with NT, 2000, XP, and 2003
- Create a New Partition with PartitionMagic
- Merge Partitions with PartitionMagic
- + Convert FAT to NTFS
- Create or Delete NTFS Partitions from the Recovery Console
- Fix the Master Boot Record on FAT Partitions
- Fix the Master Boot Record on NTFS Partitions
- Fix the Partition Boot Sector on NTFS Partitions
- Fix GRUB or LILO Boot Problems
- + Format Your Disk
- Change Logical Drive Letters
- Restore DOS Bootability
- Rescue a Blown 2000 or XP Installation
- Fix the Windows 95 File-Caching Bug
- Avoid the Delayed-Write-Caching Blues
- + Detect Drive Failure Before It Happens
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Disk Drive Performance Hacks
- Choose the Fastest Hard Drive
- Use an 80-Wire Cable
- Upgrade Your IDE Interface
- Kick It Up a Notch with Serial ATA
- Get the Fastest IDE Driver for Intel Chipsets
- Get the Fastest IDE Driver for Via Chipsets
- Speed It Up with RAID
- Speed Up DOS with SMARTDRV
- Speed Up Windows with VCACHE
- Linux’s Drive Performance Booster
- + Video Hacks
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I/O Device Hacks
- + Basic PC Configuration Rules
- + Let Windows Tell You About I/O Card Conflicts
- Break the Rules with LPT Ports
- Break the Rules with COM Ports
- Rewire Your COM Ports
- Boost COM Port Performance
- New Uses for an Old Port
- Use USB for Peer-to-Peer Networking
- + Get the Most out of USB
- Install the Driver Before You Install the Hardware
- Please Continue Anyway
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Boot-Up Hacks
- + Make a Bare Disk Bootable
- + Configure a Multiboot System
- + Multiboot with Third-Party Utilities
- Speed up Operating System Installation and Maintenance
- Access NTFS Files from Other Operating Systems
- Give Your XP Installation Access to the Recovery Console
- + Hack the Windows 95/98/Me DOS Startup
- Hack the MS-DOS Configuration File
- Hack the MS-DOS Startup File
- + Hack the Windows NT/2000/XP Boot Loader
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Configuring a New PC
- Index
Intel-and AMD-powered PCs--which account for more than 90% of all personal computers--are powerful and expandable, and operating systems like Windows and Linux do a great job of running well on this hardware. But to maintain maximum stability and predictability, these operating systems don't push the hardware to its limits.
That doesn't mean you can't.
PC Hacks shows PC users like you how to get the most out of your hardware and software to make your PC experience more satisfying than ever. You don't need another collection of simple tips and command-clicks; you need PC Hacks, 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 tricks throughout, will get you hacking the system board, CPU, BIOS, peripherals and operating system--everything but the unhackable power supply!
In PC Hacks, Jim Aspinwall, the Windows Helpdesk columnist and feature editor for CNET.COM and author of three books on PC maintenance, delivers basic to advanced hacks for overclocking CPU and video cards, tweaking RAM timing, selecting the best performing components, and much more. He includes suggestions for reusing an old PC to off-load work from newer systems as well as ways to prevent security hacks. He also offers many tips for avoiding common mistakes--and for getting the system back up and running if something does go wrong.
PC Hacks combines of the bestselling Hacks series style with the world's most popular computing hardware. Presented in a clear and direct format and covering both Windows and Linux operating systems, PC Hacks ensure that you'll hack and tweak your way to the best performance possible out of your trusty PC.
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Computers > Hardware > Personal Computers > General
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Publication year : 2008
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 890
