Configuring a PC for maximum performance is a tricky process, especially if you are unsure as to the function of the BIOS Setup Options. The BIOS Companion defines hundreds of Standard CMOS Setup settings, Advanced Chipset Setup settings, and PCI Bus setup settings, and also tells you how to configure each one for best performance.

In case you are wondering exactly which BIOS Setup Settings are defined in the book, you can take a look at a list of the Advanced Setup settings that are covered. Additionally, the list below highlights the many other features of The BIOS Companion.

• Advanced Chipset Setup - Information on tons of settings that are scarcely covered anywhere else.
• BIOS ID Strings
• BIOS Utility Information (low level format, etc.)
• Power Management
• Plug and Play/PCI
• Error Beeps/Messages/Codes
• Known BIOS Problems
• POST Codes
• Fixed Disk (Hard Drive) Parameter Tables
• Company Contact Information for a Variety of BIOS Related Companies

View the BIOS Companion's Complete Table of Contents

Over 6500 copies have already been sold, and at over 390 pages of detailed rich content, the BIOS Companion is an invaluble resource for PC enthusiasts.

This really is an excellent book. Even though I've written TweakBIOS, there always comes BIOS options I've never heard of before. I could browse through Intel's documention (and not understand half of it), but instead I refer to the BIOS Companion for help. The explanations are short, but yet detailed and (more importantly) easy to understand.

Excerpts from 'The BIOS Companion'

Special prices only when bought together with TweakBIOS!

The BIOS Companion comes in three formats:

• As a Windows Help file, which costs only $15!
  • This is a nearly 2MB file, which contains all the information from the book.
  
  
• The Bookshelf Edition costs $50 plus shipping ($5 US, $10 rest of the world)
  • The "bookshelf" edition has a 4-colour cover and a CD. The CD contains The BIOS Companion, The Communications and Networking book, and The Hard Disk Database, all on a single CD-ROM! The CD-ROM is very well designed, and contains the text of every single page from the 3 books.
  
  
• The Engineer's Edition costs $25 plus shipping ($5 US, $10 rest of the world)
  • The engineer's edition is modestly printed, and doesn't have the CD.
  
  

About the Author

Phil Croucher runs his own consultancy, providing technical writing and training services, and the books and courses are the result of several years' experience of freelance network management, system building, and repairs.

Clients include (or have included): Ministry of Defence, Barnardo's, Esselte Letraset Ltd, Rank Hovis, Royal Mail, Enterprise Oil plc, Line-Up Aviation Personnel, Triton Chemicals, Erith College, South Thames College, Kingsway College, Executive Airlines, and numerous small businesses.

He has been involved with computing since 1986, starting off with a variation of Acorn's BBC computer, the Torch, using its own version of CP/M, called CPN. From there he has fond memories of the Sirius and the Macintosh, but has mostly been involved with IBM compatibles of all shapes and sizes.

In tandem with Electrocution, Phil runs his own Aviation consultancy, and is still qualified to fly helicopters and aeroplanes. He has at various times been a Chief Pilot and General Manager of several companies, including a third level airline in the UK. He is the author of The Professional Pilot's Manual (Airlife), and is currently Operations Manager of Wessex Helicopters.