Tweakbios

There is (or was) a seemingly magical program called Tweakbios at
http://www.miro.pair.com/tweakbios/ that claims:

"This shareware program lets you tune your chipset, CPU and video card
probably more than any 'real' BIOS. And using it is simple; you don't have
to worry about 'flashing' your BIOS, you can run it from the DOS prompt! And
you can change the settings on the fly! No need to reboot your machine!"

Unfortunately, Tweakbios doesn't appear to have been updated since 1999 and
there are no replies to e-mails. A version for Windows 98 had been
planned but it doesn't look as if it materialised. I ran the version of
Tweakbios for DOS and 95 hoping to resolve an apparent IRQ conflict in 98SE
but it doesn't seem to work and I have no intention of messing around
updating the bios.

Does anyone know of any similar programs or is such a thing just too good to
be true?

"Martin" wrote in message
...

There is (or was) a seemingly magical program called Tweakbios at
http://www.miro.pair.com/tweakbios/ that claims:

"This shareware program lets you tune your chipset, CPU and video card
probably more than any 'real' BIOS. And using it is simple; you don't have
to worry about 'flashing' your BIOS, you can run it from the DOS prompt!
And
you can change the settings on the fly! No need to reboot your machine!"

Unfortunately, Tweakbios doesn't appear to have been updated since 1999
and
there are no replies to e-mails. A version for Windows 98 had been
planned but it doesn't look as if it materialised. I ran the version of

Your post does not say what you expect to be able to
do with this Win95 fix that you cannot do with Win98.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Please describe the problem you are trying to fix, in detail. TweakBios is not the
type of program to use for what *sounds* like is your problem.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

"Martin" wrote in message
...
There is (or was) a seemingly magical program called Tweakbios at
http://www.miro.pair.com/tweakbios/ that claims:

"This shareware program lets you tune your chipset, CPU and video card
probably more than any 'real' BIOS. And using it is simple; you don't have
to worry about 'flashing' your BIOS, you can run it from the DOS prompt! And
you can change the settings on the fly! No need to reboot your machine!"

Unfortunately, Tweakbios doesn't appear to have been updated since 1999 and
there are no replies to e-mails. A version for Windows 98 had been
planned but it doesn't look as if it materialised. I ran the version of
Tweakbios for DOS and 95 hoping to resolve an apparent IRQ conflict in 98SE
but it doesn't seem to work and I have no intention of messing around
updating the bios.

Does anyone know of any similar programs or is such a thing just too good to
be true?

IMO, snakeoil. Altering a CPU with an app not approved/offered by the
manufacturer is no different than digging a hole and tossing the dirt on top of
yourself.

--

Brian A. Sesko
MS MVPShell/User
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm




"Martin" wrote in message
...
There is (or was) a seemingly magical program called Tweakbios at
http://www.miro.pair.com/tweakbios/ that claims:

"This shareware program lets you tune your chipset, CPU and video card
probably more than any 'real' BIOS. And using it is simple; you don't have
to worry about 'flashing' your BIOS, you can run it from the DOS prompt! And
you can change the settings on the fly! No need to reboot your machine!"

Unfortunately, Tweakbios doesn't appear to have been updated since 1999 and
there are no replies to e-mails. A version for Windows 98 had been
planned but it doesn't look as if it materialised. I ran the version of
Tweakbios for DOS and 95 hoping to resolve an apparent IRQ conflict in 98SE
but it doesn't seem to work and I have no intention of messing around
updating the bios.

Does anyone know of any similar programs or is such a thing just too good to
be true?

Not snake oil, really. TweakBIOS came recommended in the book, The BIOS Companion,
by Phil Croucher. It actually did adjust settings that stayed during the current
session of the computer. Because the app had this potential, it was also very easy
to freeze the computer using the app, if you made settings that your system could
not handle. So yes, in that respect it was like tossing the dirt on oneself.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
IMO, snakeoil. Altering a CPU with an app not approved/offered by the
manufacturer is no different than digging a hole and tossing the dirt on top of
yourself.

--

Brian A. Sesko
MS MVPShell/User
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm




"Martin" wrote in message
...
There is (or was) a seemingly magical program called Tweakbios at
http://www.miro.pair.com/tweakbios/ that claims:

"This shareware program lets you tune your chipset, CPU and video card
probably more than any 'real' BIOS. And using it is simple; you don't have
to worry about 'flashing' your BIOS, you can run it from the DOS prompt! And
you can change the settings on the fly! No need to reboot your machine!"

Unfortunately, Tweakbios doesn't appear to have been updated since 1999 and
there are no replies to e-mails. A version for Windows 98 had been
planned but it doesn't look as if it materialised. I ran the version of
Tweakbios for DOS and 95 hoping to resolve an apparent IRQ conflict in 98SE
but it doesn't seem to work and I have no intention of messing around
updating the bios.

Does anyone know of any similar programs or is such a thing just too good to
be true?

From what I find and is available on the net, TweakBIOS v1.53b is compatible
with 95/98/98SE. I myself, wouldn't chance it.


--

Brian A. Sesko
MS MVPShell/User
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm




"glee" wrote in message
...
Not snake oil, really. TweakBIOS came recommended in the book, The BIOS
Companion,
by Phil Croucher. It actually did adjust settings that stayed during the
current
session of the computer. Because the app had this potential, it was also very
easy
to freeze the computer using the app, if you made settings that your system
could
not handle. So yes, in that respect it was like tossing the dirt on oneself.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

For sure. I would not recommend it to most users, and I have not found it to be
particularly useful for myself. I have had version 1.53b here for about five years,
and there have been no updates to what hardware it supports since that time, AFAIK.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
From what I find and is available on the net, TweakBIOS v1.53b is compatible
with 95/98/98SE. I myself, wouldn't chance it.


--

Brian A. Sesko
MS MVPShell/User
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm




"glee" wrote in message
...
Not snake oil, really. TweakBIOS came recommended in the book, The BIOS
Companion,
by Phil Croucher. It actually did adjust settings that stayed during the
current
session of the computer. Because the app had this potential, it was also very
easy
to freeze the computer using the app, if you made settings that your system
could
not handle. So yes, in that respect it was like tossing the dirt on oneself.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

What was your overall experience and would you suggest it to a power user who
likes to modify his registry, boot.ini, autoexec.bat, config.sys, etc. ???
Thanks in advance and have a great day!

"glee" wrote:

For sure. I would not recommend it to most users, and I have not found it to be
particularly useful for myself. I have had version 1.53b here for about five years,
and there have been no updates to what hardware it supports since that time, AFAIK.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
From what I find and is available on the net, TweakBIOS v1.53b is compatible
with 95/98/98SE. I myself, wouldn't chance it.


--

Brian A. Sesko
MS MVPShell/User
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm




"glee" wrote in message
...
Not snake oil, really. TweakBIOS came recommended in the book, The BIOS
Companion,
by Phil Croucher. It actually did adjust settings that stayed during the
current
session of the computer. Because the app had this potential, it was also very
easy
to freeze the computer using the app, if you made settings that your system
could
not handle. So yes, in that respect it was like tossing the dirt on oneself.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

Sorry - I should have mentioned why I wanted to use Tweakbios. I wanted
to try to shift the IRQ of the graphics card in my laptop to a free IRQ to
see if that was the cause of the following snag:

I have a Firewire & USB 2 combo card which slots into my PCMCIA slot that
should allow me to connect USB2/Firewire connectors to the laptop, which is
5 years old and has 2 USB 1.1 and 2 PCMCIA slots as standard.

My Wintv USB works fine through the USB 1 slot but does not play via the USB
2 adapter. (Wintv told me it should work via a USB2 connection and that I
might have an IRQ conflict.)

On checking my IRQs I find that the dispaly adapter and the combo card are
both working through IRQ 10:

10 PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
10 ALi PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller
10 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
10 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
10 Texas Instruments PCI-1225 CardBus Controller
10 Texas Instruments PCI-1225 CardBus Controller
10 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
10 RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

My bios doesn't allow me to reserve or alter IRQs and I do not wish to
chance updating it. Rightly or wrongly (and I don't know anything about
IRQ handling) I figured that the RAGE video card and the combo card might be
fighting for the same IRQ and that might account for the Wintv not working.
Of course, I can use the Wintv in the USB 1.1 slot but I wondered if this
apparent conflict might cause problems at a later date with other things
plugged into the combo PCMCIA card.

Thanks

Martin



"glee" wrote in message
...
Please describe the problem you are trying to fix, in detail. TweakBios
is not the
type of program to use for what *sounds* like is your problem.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

"Martin" wrote in message
...
There is (or was) a seemingly magical program called Tweakbios at
http://www.miro.pair.com/tweakbios/ that claims:

"This shareware program lets you tune your chipset, CPU and video card
probably more than any 'real' BIOS. And using it is simple; you don't
have
to worry about 'flashing' your BIOS, you can run it from the DOS prompt!
And
you can change the settings on the fly! No need to reboot your machine!"

Unfortunately, Tweakbios doesn't appear to have been updated since 1999
and
there are no replies to e-mails. A version for Windows 98 had been
planned but it doesn't look as if it materialised. I ran the version
of
Tweakbios for DOS and 95 hoping to resolve an apparent IRQ conflict in
98SE
but it doesn't seem to work and I have no intention of messing around
updating the bios.

Does anyone know of any similar programs or is such a thing just too
good to
be true?

No, I found it relatively useless, and since it has not been updated in about eight
years, it does not have data for any chipsets or BIOS released since that time.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

"Dan" wrote in message
...
What was your overall experience and would you suggest it to a power user who
likes to modify his registry, boot.ini, autoexec.bat, config.sys, etc. ???
Thanks in advance and have a great day!

"glee" wrote:

For sure. I would not recommend it to most users, and I have not found it to be
particularly useful for myself. I have had version 1.53b here for about five
years,
and there have been no updates to what hardware it supports since that time,
AFAIK.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
From what I find and is available on the net, TweakBIOS v1.53b is compatible
with 95/98/98SE. I myself, wouldn't chance it.


--

Brian A. Sesko
MS MVPShell/User
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm




"glee" wrote in message
...
Not snake oil, really. TweakBIOS came recommended in the book, The BIOS
Companion,
by Phil Croucher. It actually did adjust settings that stayed during the
current
session of the computer. Because the app had this potential, it was also
very
easy
to freeze the computer using the app, if you made settings that your system

could
not handle. So yes, in that respect it was like tossing the dirt on
oneself.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx