question about bios

DArkChocobo · 01-31-2006, 01:09 AM

heres the thing...im excited about making a computer, but ive recently heard about bios and rivers and everything...and my question is, i i dont really know anything about these, am i royally screwed? should i just stop? im a very smart 16 year old, and i could probably learn easily. can i please get everyones honest opinion?

krimson_king · 01-31-2006, 01:30 AM

bios just stands for basic input/output system, and its where everything is done to set up the essentials of your computer, regardless of OS, etc. and no, thats only reason for you to get MORE involved! if you seem overwhelmed, just take a break! you dont have to learn everything at once, and you certainly wont. just pick things up as you go! besides, bios is straight forward enough that if you know english, youre golden. when things go wrong is where the problems arise, but definitely dont give up now!

**ceewi1** · 01-31-2006, 03:04 AM

I'd give it a go. Just set aside plenty of time, and do it slowly. Read the manuals and have the Building Computers 101 guide (or something similar) with you.

Oh, and remember to install the stand offs/risers between the case and the motherboard - we've had too many people screw the motherboard directly into the case (thus frying the board, or coming perilously close) recently.

icemakr · 01-31-2006, 03:13 AM

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Oh, and remember to install the stand offs/risers between the case and the motherboard - we've had too many people screw the motherboard directly into the case (thus frying the board, or coming perilously close) recently.

LMAO

diduknowthat · 01-31-2006, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ceewi1

I'd give it a go. Just set aside plenty of time, and do it slowly. Read the manuals and have the Building Computers 101 guide (or something similar) with you.

Oh, and remember to install the stand offs/risers between the case and the motherboard - we've had too many people screw the motherboard directly into the case (thus frying the board, or coming perilously close) recently.

that would be me thankyouverymuch, though not recently, that was what my first post was about back in the summer.

anyways, yeah, don't worry, learning about computers is not as hard as it seems, though ofcourse if you want to be like comp technician good then that could take a while. Just read the 101's, google things you don't know and read other people's problems and you'd learn plenty to build your own computer.

DArkChocobo · 02-01-2006, 03:57 AM

COOL! thank you, everyone!

**ceewi1** · 02-01-2006, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by liuliuboy

that would be me thankyouverymuch, though not recently, that was what my first post was about back in the summer.

LOL, it's not just you, I don't mean anything personal (actually, I wasn't even on the forum back then, so I probably never read your post). I just recall 3 or 4 threads in the last month where people have done this ... and then about a dozen responses from other people who'd done the same!

Anyway, it's an easy thing to do, and probably about the most damaging as well, which is why I warned him specifically about that. In fact, it's the only recurring topic I can recall, that results in serious system damage while building a computer.

**Praetor** · 02-01-2006, 04:35 PM

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heres the thing...im excited about making a computer, but ive recently heard about bios and rivers and everything...and my question is, i i dont really know anything about these, am i royally screwed? should i just stop? im a very smart 16 year old, and i could probably learn easily. can i please get everyones honest opinion?

Building 101

01-31-2006, 01:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
DArkChocobo Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 42	question about bios heres the thing...im excited about making a computer, but ive recently heard about bios and rivers and everything...and my question is, i i dont really know anything about these, am i royally screwed? should i just stop? im a very smart 16 year old, and i could probably learn easily. can i please get everyones honest opinion?

01-31-2006, 01:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
krimson_king Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 466	bios just stands for basic input/output system, and its where everything is done to set up the essentials of your computer, regardless of OS, etc. and no, thats only reason for you to get MORE involved! if you seem overwhelmed, just take a break! you dont have to learn everything at once, and you certainly wont. just pick things up as you go! besides, bios is straight forward enough that if you know english, youre golden. when things go wrong is where the problems arise, but definitely dont give up now! __________________ sí, señor.

01-31-2006, 03:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,300	I'd give it a go. Just set aside plenty of time, and do it slowly. Read the manuals and have the Building Computers 101 guide (or something similar) with you. Oh, and remember to install the stand offs/risers between the case and the motherboard - we've had too many people screw the motherboard directly into the case (thus frying the board, or coming perilously close) recently. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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02-01-2006, 03:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
DArkChocobo Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 42	COOL! thank you, everyone!