Amid myriad BIOS settings, here are half a dozen you should prioritise after building a new PC to ensure both optimal ...

This solution requires you to open the computer and disconnect and reconnect the hardware inside. Proceed only if you know what you are doing or take the computer to a hardware technician to perform ...

I've got a Shuttle AN35N mobo with two PATA drives on IDE1 and 2 DVD/DVD-R drives on IDE2. <BR><BR>I just picked up a Highpoint RocketRAID 1640 and WD740GD, and want to reinstall Windows on the Raptor ...

With an old laptop, I cloned the OS HD to an SSD with Macrium Reflect, both harddrives are mounted inside the laptop. When I enter the BIOS, I wanted to select the SSD as the first boot choice. But it ...

N.B.: Some laptops allow you to set the boot devices using a Windows application. Toshiba, for example, does this with some of their laptops. The application is either a standalone application or an ...

If you're reading this, chances are high that you got here via a Google search because someone told you to "update the BIOS" on your PC, and you're wondering what the heck that means. Don't worry; ...

Most modern computers use SATA hard drives because they transfer data considerably faster and are more versatile than older IDE drives. However, many modern motherboards still support IDE ribbon ...

We lock down our user accounts with passwords. But the BIOS often gets left unguarded. This vulnerability allows anyone with physical access to your PC to tamper with critical system settings. This ...