It is easy to make changes in PC in order to improve
its performance. Moreover, effective changes in the system will make your PC to
run fast. One thing which users forget to do, is optimizing system BIOS. By
tweaking some advanced setting, they can enjoy working on the flawless
computer.
Computer BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is the
first program, which loads when a system starts up.
It is responsible to collect all data about system
hardware components, like RAM and CPU speed etc. Operating system is launched,
when everything is calculated. You can also use PC optimizer program to increase system performance. For this, run
any good optimizer program in the system. In addition, this program will also clean
Windows registry from errors. Once you are done with this step, follow the
below procedure for optimizing BIOS.
Note: Optimizing BIOS will decrease Windows BOOT time.
Enter into BIOS:
1. Start
your Computer
2. Here,
you will act quickly to enter system BIOS.
3. Press
f1, f2, f12 or Delete button to enter BIOS. (According to your system)
4. You
will enter into the BIOS settings
Boot Order
Configuration:
Boot order configurations will speedup system
startup. Different boot items are managed in the BIOS. In which CD/DVD drive,
flash drive and hard drives are included. Normally, to launch Windows, your
system boots from hard drive. Often times, BIOS detect the drive to boot
operating system and it takes time. To save time in system startup and
configure boot order, follow the procedure:
1. Press
the correct key (f1, f2, f12, or Delete) to Enter BIOS
2. Find
Boot entry and go to the Sub Menu
3. Find
entry which states, “Boot priority order”, “Boot sequence,” or “Boot Device
priority”
4. Press
“Enter”
5. Look
for your hard drive in the list, if it is listed on 1st number, then
do not make any change. Otherwise, move it to 1st number
6. Press
f10 to “Save Changes and Exit”
7. Restart
system to make changed effective.
Update BIOS:
Out dated BIOS increase PC boot time. Therefore, you
need to update BIOS in order to make it compatible with other programs. It will
improve PC performance and decrease boot time.
You can download BIOS updates from motherboard/PC
manufacturer website. You may need to find which version of BIOS you have.
1. For
Windows XP: type “msinfo32” in the Run
Box
2. For
Windows 7: type “msinfo32” in the Search
box
3. Press
Enter
4. “System
Information Tool” will open
5. Under
“System Summary,” note your BIOS version
6. Download
from your PC’s manufacturer website
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