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Gigabyte motherboards shipped with firmware backdoor!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 02, 2023

Gigabyte motherboards shipped with firmware backdoor!

Millions of Gigabyte motherboards and laptops shipped with a built-in backdoor in its UEFI firmware! Here ...

Millions of Gigabyte motherboards and laptops shipped with a built-in backdoor in its UEFI firmware! Here is what you need to know about this cybersecurity danger, and what you can do about it! ...

June 02, 2023
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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MSI Users At Risk Of Rogue BIOS / Firmware Updates!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 12, 2023

MSI Users At Risk Of Rogue BIOS / Firmware Updates!

MSI users are at risk of rogue BIOS / firmware updates, after hackers got hold of its source codes, priva ...

MSI users are at risk of rogue BIOS / firmware updates, after hackers got hold of its source codes, private keys and BIOS firmware! MSI Hit By Ransomware Attack + Data Theft! On 7 April 2023, M ...

April 12, 2023
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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MSI Hit By $4 Million Ransomware Attack + Data Theft!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 12, 2023

MSI Hit By $4 Million Ransomware Attack + Data Theft!

MSI just got hit by a massive ransomware attack, but even worse - it lost a ton of critical data to the h ...

MSI just got hit by a massive ransomware attack, but even worse - it lost a ton of critical data to the hackers! MSI Hit By Ransomware Attack + Data Theft! On 7 April 2023, MSI (Micro-Star Inte ...

April 12, 2023
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Memory DQ Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 03, 2020

Memory DQ Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Memory DQ Drive Strength Common Options : Not Reduced, Reduced 15%, Reduced 30%, Reduced 50% Memor ...

Memory DQ Drive Strength Common Options : Not Reduced, Reduced 15%, Reduced 30%, Reduced 50% Memory DQ Drive Strength : A Quick Review The Memory DQ Drive Strength BIOS feature allows you to re ...

February 03, 2020
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Power Up BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 30, 2020

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Power Up BIOS Guide!

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT cards are now available for sale, but many will NOT ship with the last-minute p ...

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT cards are now available for sale, but many will NOT ship with the last-minute power-up BIOS updates. We created this guide to help you download the correct BIOS updates, so y ...

January 30, 2020
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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PEG Port VC1/Map from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 27, 2020

PEG Port VC1/Map from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

PEG Port VC1/Map Common Options : Disabled, TC1, TC2, TC3, TC4, TC5, TC6, TC7 PEG Port VC1/Map : A ...

PEG Port VC1/Map Common Options : Disabled, TC1, TC2, TC3, TC4, TC5, TC6, TC7 PEG Port VC1/Map : A Quick Review Unlike the sideband signals used to prioritize traffic on the AGP or PCI bus, PCI ...

January 27, 2020
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT : Now 180W Strong!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 22, 2020

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT : Now 180W Strong!

GIGABYTE just gave the Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G a major, MAJOR performance boost! Find out WHAT hap ...

GIGABYTE just gave the Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G a major, MAJOR performance boost! Find out WHAT happened, and how YOU can enjoy this FREE performance boost too! GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT ...

January 22, 2020
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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PCIE Spread Spectrum from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 02, 2020

PCIE Spread Spectrum from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

PCIE Spread Spectrum Common Options : Down Spread, Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum : A Quick Review ...

PCIE Spread Spectrum Common Options : Down Spread, Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum : A Quick Review Spread spectrum clocking works by continuously modulating the clock signal around a particular ...

January 02, 2020
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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IOQD from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 25, 2019

IOQD from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

IOQD Common Options : 1, 4, 8, 12 IOQD : A Quick Review The IOQD BIOS feature controls the use of ...

IOQD Common Options : 1, 4, 8, 12 IOQD : A Quick Review The IOQD BIOS feature controls the use of the processor bus' command queue. Normally, there are only two options available. Depending on ...

December 25, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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SDRAM Trrd Timing Value from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 10, 2019

SDRAM Trrd Timing Value from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

SDRAM Trrd Timing Value Common Options : 2 cycles, 3 cycles SDRAM Trrd Timing Value : A Quick Revi ...

SDRAM Trrd Timing Value Common Options : 2 cycles, 3 cycles SDRAM Trrd Timing Value : A Quick Review The SDRAM Trrd Timing Value BIOS feature specifies the minimum amount of time between succes ...

December 10, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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VGA Share Memory Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 02, 2019

VGA Share Memory Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

VGA Share Memory Size Common Options for UMA : 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Common Options for ...

VGA Share Memory Size Common Options for UMA : 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Common Options for DVMT : 1MB, 8MB VGA Share Memory Size : A Quick Review The VGA Share Memory Size BIOS fe ...

December 02, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Hard Disk Pre-Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 24, 2019

Hard Disk Pre-Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Hard Disk Pre-Delay Common Options : Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 2 ...

Hard Disk Pre-Delay Common Options : Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 21 Seconds, 30 Seconds Hard Disk Pre-Delay : A Quick Review The Hard Disk Pre-Delay BIOS ...

November 24, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Write Data In to Read Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 21, 2019

Write Data In to Read Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Write Data In to Read Delay Common Options : 1 Cycle, 2 Cycles Write Data In to Read Delay : A Qui ...

Write Data In to Read Delay Common Options : 1 Cycle, 2 Cycles Write Data In to Read Delay : A Quick Review The Write Data In to Read Delay BIOS feature controls the Write Data In to Read Comma ...

November 21, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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NX Technology from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 28, 2019

NX Technology from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

NX Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled NX Technology : A Quick Review The NX Technology ...

NX Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled NX Technology : A Quick Review The NX Technology BIOS feature is actually a toggle for the processor's No Execute feature. In fact, the acronym ...

October 28, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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V-Link Data 2X Support From The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 21, 2019

V-Link Data 2X Support From The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

V-Link Data 2X Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled V-Link Data 2X Support : A Quick Review ...

V-Link Data 2X Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled V-Link Data 2X Support : A Quick Review In VIA chipsets, the IDE / SATA controller (known as the VIA DriveStation) is linked to the sou ...

October 21, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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AGPCLK / CPUCLK from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 15, 2019

AGPCLK / CPUCLK from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

AGPCLK / CPUCLK Common Options : 1/1, 2/3, 1/2, 2/5 AGPCLK / CPUCLK Quick Review The AGPCLK / CPUC ...

AGPCLK / CPUCLK Common Options : 1/1, 2/3, 1/2, 2/5 AGPCLK / CPUCLK Quick Review The AGPCLK / CPUCLK BIOS feature allows you to set the ratio between the AGP clock speed and the CPU bus (also k ...

October 15, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 24, 2019

CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL Common Options : Synchronous, Asynchronous, Auto Quick Review of CPU / DR ...

CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL Common Options : Synchronous, Asynchronous, Auto Quick Review of CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL The CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL BIOS feature offers a clear-cut way of controllin ...

September 24, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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IDE Bus Master Support from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 16, 2019

IDE Bus Master Support from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

IDE Bus Master Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of IDE Bus Master Support T ...

IDE Bus Master Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of IDE Bus Master Support The IDE Bus Master Support BIOS feature is a misnomer since it doesn't actually control the bus ...

September 16, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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CPUID Maximum Value Limit from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 09, 2019

CPUID Maximum Value Limit from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

CPUID Maximum Value Limit Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPUID Maximum Value L ...

CPUID Maximum Value Limit Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPUID Maximum Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to ide ...

September 09, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Bank Swizzle Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 02, 2019

Bank Swizzle Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Bank Swizzle Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Bank Swizzle Mode Bank Swizzl ...

Bank Swizzle Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Bank Swizzle Mode Bank Swizzle Mode is a DRAM bank address mode that remaps the DRAM bank address to appear as physical addr ...

September 02, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Master Priority Rotation from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 19, 2019

Master Priority Rotation from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Master Priority Rotation Common Options : 1 PCI, 2 PCI, 3 PCI Quick Review of Master Priority Rota ...

Master Priority Rotation Common Options : 1 PCI, 2 PCI, 3 PCI Quick Review of Master Priority Rotation The Master Priority Rotation BIOS feature controls the priority of the processor's accesse ...

August 19, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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RW Queue Bypass from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 14, 2019

RW Queue Bypass from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

RW Queue Bypass Common Options : Auto, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X Quick Review of RW Queue Bypass The RW Queu ...

RW Queue Bypass Common Options : Auto, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X Quick Review of RW Queue Bypass The RW Queue Bypass BIOS setting determines how many times the arbiter is allowed to bypass the oldest mem ...

July 14, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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AGP Capability from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 09, 2019

AGP Capability from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

AGP Capability Common Options : Auto, 1X Mode, 2X Mode, 4X Mode, 8X Mode Quick Review of AGP Capab ...

AGP Capability Common Options : Auto, 1X Mode, 2X Mode, 4X Mode, 8X Mode Quick Review of AGP Capability The AGP Capability BIOS feature is only found in AGP 8X-capable motherboards. AGP 8X is b ...

July 09, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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PCI Clock Synchronization Mode – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 17, 2019

PCI Clock Synchronization Mode – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Common Options : To CPU, 33.33 MHz, Auto Quick Review of PCI Clock ...

PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Common Options : To CPU, 33.33 MHz, Auto Quick Review of PCI Clock Synchronization Mode The PCI Clock Synchronization Mode BIOS feature allows you to force the PC ...

June 17, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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CPU Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 20, 2019

CPU Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

CPU Drive Strength Common Options : 0, 1, 2, 3 Quick Review of CPU Drive Strength The CPU Drive St ...

CPU Drive Strength Common Options : 0, 1, 2, 3 Quick Review of CPU Drive Strength The CPU Drive Strength BIOS feature allows you to manually set the drive strength of the CPU bus. The higher th ...

May 20, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Multi-Sector Transfers from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 03, 2019

Multi-Sector Transfers from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Multi-Sector Transfers Common Options : Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors, 32 Sectors ...

Multi-Sector Transfers Common Options : Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors, 32 Sectors, Maximum Quick Review of Multi-Sector Transfers The Multi-Sector Transfers BIOS feature ...

March 03, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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PCI Chaining from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 17, 2019

PCI Chaining from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI Chaining Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of PCI Chaining The PCI Chaining BIOS ...

PCI Chaining Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of PCI Chaining The PCI Chaining BIOS feature is designed to speed up writes from the processor to the PCI bus by allowing write com ...

February 17, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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PCI-E Max Read Request Size – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 06, 2019

PCI-E Max Read Request Size – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI-E Max Read Request Size Common Options : Automatic, Manual - User Defined Quick Review of PCI- ...

PCI-E Max Read Request Size Common Options : Automatic, Manual - User Defined Quick Review of PCI-E Max Read Request Size This BIOS feature can be used to ensure a fairer allocation of PCI Expr ...

February 06, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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PPM Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 22, 2019

PPM Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PPM Mode Common Options : Native, SMM Quick Review of PPM Mode The PPM Mode BIOS option allows you ...

PPM Mode Common Options : Native, SMM Quick Review of PPM Mode The PPM Mode BIOS option allows you to change the operating mode of the Processor Power Management (PPM). When set to Native, the ...

January 22, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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SDRAM PH Limit from the Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 27, 2018

SDRAM PH Limit from the Tech ARP BIOS Guide

SDRAM PH Limit Common Options : 1 Cycle, 4 Cycles, 8 Cycles, 16 Cycles, 32 Cycles Quick Review of ...

SDRAM PH Limit Common Options : 1 Cycle, 4 Cycles, 8 Cycles, 16 Cycles, 32 Cycles Quick Review of SDRAM PH Limit SDRAM PH Limit is short for SDRAM Page Hit Limit. The SDRAM PH Limit BIOS featur ...

November 27, 2018
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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