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	•  Table of Contents •  Index •  Reviews •  Reader Reviews •  Errata •  Academic •  PC Hacks for Windows •  PC Hacks for Linux	PC Hacks By Jim Aspinwall   Publisher : O'Reilly Pub Date : October 2004 ISBN : 0-596-00748-5 Pages : 320

		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
		Colophon
		Index

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