It is every one's wish that they have a perfect PC. No matter how fast
the PC is - a little more is always welcome. It is now a well understood
fact that having a PC with mind blowing specs is not the only thing required,
it has to be set properly so that it will be able to give it topmost performance.
Here are certain tweaks you may try on your PC (and be sure to post your
replies/comments/suggestions to me!)
On the Hardware side:
Tweak the BIOS!
The BIOS is a small chip located on the motherboard, which controls the input output operations of the PC. It contains all information about how to operate the different components of the PC. However improper settings may prevent your PC boot up and may even permanently damage your PC! So do no try meddling your BIOS unless you fully understand its implications. I further advise beginners and amateurs to stay out of the hardware part as far as tweaking is concerned!
The below settings are non-critical and can safely be tried. Though
they may not exactly sound the same on your PC BIOS as differs from brand
to brand.
CPU Level 1 cache: This setting enables or disables the CPU level 1 cache. This setting should be enabled as this is the nearest cache to your CPU and this is where all the CPU data and instructions are stored.
CPU level-2 Cache: There is another cache after the main L1 cache in your CPU. This cache really boosts the performance of the PC and should always be enabled.
Boot up floppy seek: with this setting enabled, the PC searches for the floppy every time it is turned on thus increasing a few crucial seconds in the boot up time, therefore this setting can be safely disabled.
Boot sequence: This is the sequence or the order in which boot
devices are accessed. The fastest setting would be "C,A,SCSI". However
if you plan to boot from the floppy the setting should be "A,C,SCSI"
Quick Power On Self Test (POST): This can be enabled for a faster boot up. You'll notice that the time taken to count the amount of RAM will significantly decrease after enabling this setting.
DRAM Integrity mode: This setting is useful if you have ECC-RAM otherwise disable this option.
AGP aperture size: This setting is determined by the amount of RAM you have. The general rule for setting the AGP Aperture is to set it half the size of your RAM. It also proportional to the amount of video memory present. If you have a 32-MB or a higher Video memory, keep
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