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5 BIOS Settings to Avoid Tweaking (Unless You Know What You're Doing)

That said, the improvements aren't really enough to justify the hassle of doing this, or risking any potential mishaps due to timing changes. Even if your base clock is isolated from the rest of the ...
Ars Technica

What's a CPU Clock ratio setting in BIOS?

I am on an FIC VC37 motherboard w/ a 1.7 Ghz Cely chip in it. When I go into BIOS, the CPU clock ratio setting is at 10x. I can also change it, though I haven't saved the changes. What is this setting ...
Network World

Security Implications of the Humble Computer Clock

Is the clock on every computer system in your organization set to the correct time? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. According to a 2007 study by Florian Buchholz and Brett Tjaden, both ...
Hackaday

Clock Runs Computer In Slow-Motion

At the heart of all computers is a clock, a dedicated timepiece ensuring that all of the parts of the computer are synchronized and can work together to execute the instructions that the computer ...