Wow! I don't plan to overclock my processor. I'd be afraid that I'd mess something up or fry something. By the way, if other people want to buy this laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad T450S, be aware that the left Control key is second in from the left on the bottom row of keys.
Thanks, Ari > On Nov 18, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Travis Siegel <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are programs that will allow you to access the bios from your operating > system. Award was the leader in this field back in the dos days. I know > other bios manufacturers also have programs that will allow access to the > bios settings after the machine is booted. You can even save/restore your > bios to/from backups you've saved on the computer. Admittedly, I no longer > use windows, so gaining access to the bios doesn't concern me as much as it > used to, since under linux I can usually force settings via command-line > parameters to the loading kernel when absolutely necessary, so I don't really > need to access bios these days (except when I build a new machine, but > there's usually sighted assistance for those times) Do a search of google, > and I'm certain you'll find programs that will help you gain access to bios > settings for various motherboards. And, since overclocking your cpu can help > with gaming, I think this topic fits right in with audyssey. > >> On Tue, 17 Nov 2015, john wrote: >> >> Given current technology, BIOS cannot be accessible. The reason for this is >> that no software can be loaded at this point, so its impossible to have >> speech up and running. >> The only theoretical way to cause bios to be accessible would be if the >> manufacturer specifically wrote a screen reader for that individual BIOS and >> motherboard, but somehow I doubt that happened. >> We're going a bit far from gaming here though, so maybe this topic could go >> off-list? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: Gamers Discussion list <[email protected] >> Date sent: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:58:42 -0800 >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] got my new solid state drive in >> >> Toshiba's bios are accessible? How the heck can you make bios accessible? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >> On Nov 16, 2015, at 3:44 PM, Shaun Everiss <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hmmm I had a nec which had the same issues didn't last that long. >> I had a system hp to maintain that overheated. >> As long as you can get passed their malware asus stuff is generally stable >> and rock solid. >> I havn't used their laptops but their desktop graphics and main boards are >> and I have had no issue with either from a hardware standpoint. >> Some del units seem good to though I still go toshiba just because of the >> accessible bios alone and a few other tweaks. >> They also use standard hardware, for sound etc these days. >> On the hp front their website is quite unfriendly driver site, eprint, etc. >> However their printers especially their web enabled ones are quite good. >> >> >> >> On 16/11/2015 11:44 p.m., Thomas Ward wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have similar experiences. I now avoid HP like the plague myself >> because their systems tend to be very below the par on average, and I >> know others with similar experiences. My dad, for instance, had a HP >> laptop for about six months, very barely used, and it died. So I don't >> generally buy HP anything if I can help it these days. >> >> >> On 11/16/15, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ah. I avoid HP like the plague now. The first and only laptop I got from >> them kept having issue after issue, where both of my Dells, except for one >> problem, have run for years before giving up the ghost. One lasted for six >> years, and The other lasted for five years and seven months. Technically the >> one that lasted for six years still works, since I put Vinux onto it after I >> couldn't find my XP disc's after reformatting the system after I got a >> rather nasty virus that I was having a ton of trouble removing. >> >> I can't wait to have a solid-state drive in the new laptop that I'm getting >> soon. It's going to be awesome! It'll be my first system with eight gigs of >> RAM and a 2.9 Core i5 processor; it's the architecture that's one generation >> behind the new Skylake processors, but that's fine for me. The model I'll be >> getting is a Lenovo ThinkPad T450S. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> . >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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