Copyright
Credits
About the Author
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Why PC Hacks?
How to Use This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions
Using Code Examples
Disclaimer
How to Contact O'Reilly
Got a Hack?
Chapter 1. Basic System Board Hacks
Introduction: Hacks #1-10
Hack 1. Lock Others Out of Your Computer
Hack 2. Bypass the BIOS Password
Hack 3. Recover a BIOS That Won't Boot
Hack 4. Boot Faster
Hack 5. Display a Boot-Time Graphic
Hack 6. Configure Boot Device Order
Hack 7. Set Your Clock Back
Hack 8. Avoid the Legacy USB Option
Hack 9. Hack an Unhackable BIOS
Hack 10. Upgrade Your Flash BIOS
Chapter 2. Basic System Board Setup
Introduction: Hacks #11-18
Hack 11. Step Away from the Legacy Device
Hack 12. Manage Devices
Hack 13. Configure Serial Ports
Hack 14. Configure Parallel Ports
Hack 15. Configure Sound Cards
Hack 16. Configure SCSI Host Adapters
Hack 17. Configure Network Cards
Hack 18. Reeducate Plug and Play
Chapter 3. CPU Hacks
Hacks #19-29
Hack 19. Get More Power
Hack 20. Identify Your CPU
Hack 21. Which CPUs Are Hackable?
Hack 22. Which System Boards Are Hackable?
Hack 23. Determine Your CPU Speed
Hack 24. Keep It Cool
Hack 25. Control CPU Clock Speed from the BIOS
Hack 26. As Goes Voltage, So Goes Speed
Hack 27. Set the CPU Multiplier
Hack 28. Unlock Your CPU Multiplier
Hack 29. Check the Vents
Chapter 4. Memory Hacks
Introduction: Hacks #30-39
Hack 30. Install More RAM
Hack 31. Recognize Memory Limitations
Hack 32. Install the RAM Your Operating System Needs
Hack 33. Tame the Windows 95 and 98 Cache
Hack 34. Manage the Paging File
Hack 35. Manage Windows System Resources
Hack 36. Force Windows 98 and Me to Swap Less
Hack 37. Pin the Kernel in RAM
Hack 38. Speed Up Your RAM
Hack 39. Enable Memory Interleave for Via Chipsets
Chapter 5. Disk Hacks
Introduction: Hacks #40-57
Hack 40. Partition and Format Wisely
Hack 41. Determine Your Filesystem
Hack 42. Create a New Partition with NT, 2000, XP, and 2003
Hack 43. Create a New Partition with PartitionMagic
Hack 44. Merge Partitions with PartitionMagic
Hack 45. Convert FAT to NTFS
Hack 46. Create or Delete NTFS Partitions from the Recovery Console
Hack 47. Fix the Master Boot Record on FAT Partitions
Hack 48. Fix the Master Boot Record on NTFS Partitions
Hack 49. Fix the Partition Boot Sector on NTFS Partitions
Hack 50. Fix GRUB or LILO Boot Problems
Hack 51. Format Your Disk
Hack 52. Change Logical Drive Letters
Hack 53. Restore DOS Bootability
Hack 54. Rescue a Blown 2000 or XP Installation
Hack 55. Fix the Windows 95 File-Caching Bug
Hack 56. Avoid the Delayed-Write-Caching Blues
Hack 57. Detect Drive Failure Before It Happens
Chapter 6. Disk Drive Performance Hacks
Introduction: Hacks #58-67
Hack 58. Choose the Fastest Hard Drive
Hack 59. Use an 80-Wire Cable
Hack 60. Upgrade Your IDE Interface
Hack 61. Kick It Up a Notch with Serial ATA
Hack 62. Get the Fastest IDE Driver for Intel Chipsets
Hack 63. Get the Fastest IDE Driver for Via Chipsets
Hack 64. Speed It Up with RAID
Hack 65. Speed Up DOS with SMARTDRV
Hack 66. Speed Up Windows with VCACHE
Hack 67. Linux's Drive Performance Booster
Chapter 7. Video Hacks
Introduction: Hacks #68-74
Hack 68. Get off the PCI Bus
Hack 69. Upgrade from Built-in Video
Hack 70. Don't Expect Much from AGP Aperture Size
Hack 71. Choose the Correct AGP Mode
Hack 72. Overclock Your nVidia Adapter
Hack 73. Overclock Your ATI Radeon
Hack 74. Overclock Anything
Chapter 8. I/O Device Hacks
Introduction: Hacks #75-84
Basic PC Configuration Rules
Hack 75. Let Windows Tell You About I/O Card Conflicts
Hack 76. Break the Rules with LPT Ports
Hack 77. Break the Rules with COM Ports
Hack 78. Rewire Your COM Ports
Hack 79. Boost COM Port Performance
Hack 80. New Uses for an Old Port
Hack 81. Use USB for Peer-to-Peer Networking
Hack 82. Get the Most out of USB
Hack 83. Install the Driver Before You Install the Hardware
Hack 84. Please Continue Anyway
Chapter 9. Boot-Up Hacks
Introduction: Hacks #85-94
Hack 85. Make a Bare Disk Bootable
Hack 86. Configure a Multiboot System
Hack 87. Multiboot with Third-Party Utilities
Hack 88. Speed up Operating System Installation and Maintenance
Hack 89. Access NTFS Files from Other Operating Systems
Hack 90. Give Your XP Installation Access to the Recovery Console
Hack 91. Hack the Windows 95/98/Me DOS Startup
Hack 92. Hack the MS-DOS Configuration File
Hack 93. Hack the MS-DOS Startup File
Hack 94. Hack the Windows NT/2000/XP Boot Loader
Chapter 10. Configuring a New PC
Introduction: Hacks #95-100
Hack 95. Clone Your Hard Disk
Hack 96. Move Applications and Settings from One PC to Another
Hack 97. Protect Your PC from Viruses
Hack 98. Protect Your PC from Malware
Hack 99. Surround Yourself with a Firewall
Hack 100. Do Your Backups
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