Read you Hardware Setup

Posted July 29, 2009 By admin and has no comments yet.

I’m trying to optimize my PC, and I constantly have to refer to my BIOS settings, Is there away to print settings, output the information to a file, or view the BIOS within the Windows?

Your Hardware settings are stored in the CMOS chip and are accessed through a special program on the BIOS chip called PC Setup. You can launch your PC Setup program only at the beginning of the boot process (when your system starts), by pressing a particular key that is probably identified on screen when you turn on the machine. But it’s a pain to reboot every time you need to access these settings.

The best solution would be a program that clearly and accurately shows all of your hardware settings. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find such a program (if you’ve discovered a utility that provides this data, please let me know about it).

The next-best solution is to print the settings. But this entails having a printer connected to your computer through the parallel port-USB and network connections will not work for this task. If your printer has a parallel port that you’re not using, you can buy a cable for as little as 3$; of course, the printer and computer have to be near each other, too.

To print your settings, boot into your PC Setup program. Now, move through the menus, and-at every screen that you may at some time want to refer to press<Print Screen>. After the last page, press your printer’s eject button. If you can’t find it, press <Print Screen> one last time.

Categories: computers, hardware, technology

About Motorcycle Insurance

Posted July 11, 2009 By admin and has no comments yet.

Motorcycle insurance is mandatory in many states and in those where it isn’t, given the cost, you’d be hard pressed to give a real reason that you shouldn’t carry it. Is there a place you are more at risk for real bodily harm than on a motorcycle where other drivers don’t hit your bumper, they hit your leg?! Forget rock paper scissors. On a motorcycle, it’s metal vs. skin and guess what wins? With so much at risk, the premiums on a motorcycle policy are downright cheap in most of the country. Areas like Brooklyn, NY are excluded from the above where a motorcycle policy could cost the average 20-something a few grand… without theft and collision.

When comparing policies, be sure to ask your agent or company – as the case may be – which coverages provided by the policy protect you. It’s great to have liability insurance to cover the other party should you be sued and lose, but what about the medical bills you will surely incur from an accident? Who pays them? Get as much coverage as they offer to protect yourself in areas like medical payments, no-fault and/or personal injury protection. What about accidents involving another party who is uninsured? In that instance who pays? Ah, great question. This is the purpose of a coverage commonly titled Uninsured and Under insured Motorists. Be sure to buy as much for yourself as you do when specifying the liability limits that protect other parties. You’ve all heard phrases like 25/50 and 100/300. These are common abbreviations for 25000 per person in liability coverage, 50000 per accident for all parties involved. These are not legal definitions- only the company covering you can provide these- this is simply a basic explanation and is not a substitute for legal advice or the advice of an insurance company representative. Be sure to ask!!

Categories: insurance, motorcycles