A discussion of some of the theory dictating circuit design.
Intro to the BIOS Setup Utility
A brief introduction to what BIOS is and hwo to navigate the setup utility. Serves as an intro to the other articles in this section
Integrated Peripherals
A look at the Integrated Peripherals section of your BIOS.
Chipset Feature Settings
A look at the chipset settings in your BIOS.
Standard Setup/CMOS
A look at the main section of the BIOS, standard settings.
Power Management
A look at power management and some basic settings in the BIOS.
Advanced Settings
A look at the Advanced Settings section of your BIOS.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
So, what is AGP, how does it work, and what makes it better than PCI?
5×86 and the Media GX
A quick rundown on the AMD 5×86 and Cyrix MediaGX, a couple of chips worthy of mentioning for historical reasons.
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Improving on Perfection? Have you ever played a game you thought was going to be terrible and find out it was actually a great game? This is what happened to me when I tried the original Tony Hawk for Sony Playstation. Why did I think it would be terrible, you ask? Well, I simply had [...]


