Common BIOS Settings Explained

What are some of the more common BIOS settings you might want to tweak to get your computer running as well as it can?
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[@voltaicfire1273]

When people mention the BIOS I STILL think of the old 90s BIOS menus, the green blocky "Hackers" kind. I guess I really need to delete my mental cache files lol

[@noahgarcia7599]

Voltaic Fire try formatting it

[@RoachEditz-911]

I think of many 80s PC's which had bios utility in floppy disks.

[@ElectricShock89]

I just hit my motherboard with a hammer to turn my computer on...

[@ganondorf66]

I fist it. I fist it hard

[@ScrubCrusher69]

I know exactly where you got that profile pic ;))))))))))))))))))))

[@ElectricShock89]

ScrubCrusher69 ;;;)))))

[@Lunchpacked180]

i usually start by sawing my motherboard in half, then drop it from 4,18 meters (13 feet 89⁄16 inches) into the sea.. fish it up, use the CPU as a furbrush on a stray cat found in an alley before ductaping the whole thing together and tossing a PSU on it.. works every time!

[@muhammadyusup6170]

haha, biar greget...

[@nordern1]

Why is the documentation in the BIOS often so terrible? Is it to much to ask to at least spell out your cryptic abbreviations?

[@OzTheWizardOfPorn]

I think today´s motherboard´s bios are waaaay more structured and understandable than those 10-15 years ago :D

[@OzTheWizardOfPorn]

Ok, technically they are called uefi now...

[@nordern1]

Sadly, I fell like manufactures tend to just make the uefi flashy rather then make the navigation genuinely better then the old bioses. At least that's my experience with ASUS.

[@rwbeckman]

Nordern A lot of them start in flashy easy mode then you can switch to advanced mode. you can then enable advanced mode permanently. Advanced mode on new uefi settings is better than older ones were.

[@scottkimbrough7279]

Or avoid Engrish

[@LazlowRave]

I've been dowloading more RAM every year. Upgraded from DDR3 to DDR4 with a simple install. I've also downloaded a better motherboard and sound card.

[@razvanmiracom]

you need to download optane free edition. it'll make your vista faster! :P

[@kdoe1305]

Lazlow Rave I DIY CPUs with a press, spool of copper wire and a tube of silicon. Get on my level brah. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@brianclemensen3313]

I recently downloaded a gtx 1080 ti - works perfectly

[@andreaspatsalides1914]

the 200mbps that I bought yesterday, is still downloading for me.

[@JdotCarver]

BEHOLD! THE MAN WHO DOWNLOADED THE WORLD!

[@volkerherbst1251]

How about doing a Video on the totally uncommon, or rarely used settings? That would make for an interesting episode! Upvote, if you think they should put their heads together on this one.

[@LeoPeink]

YES PLEASE

[@HOWDOT]

Yap

[@LudwigvanBeethoven2]

Yeah because we all know common ones, rare ones are the ones we need to know

[@michaeldelaney6256]

Yah not sure why they made a video on these settings. Chances are if your watching ltt you know how to set your boot priority. And if you dont stay out of the bios and have someone who knows what they are doing work on it. I think it would make a whole hell of a lot more sense to make a video on the next tier of settings... Virtualization, MCE, ect...

[@DrPsych0piroman]

well it's been 2 years, and now they put basic Graphich settings soo i gues there will be no next tier bios settings video

[@nikolainyegaard]

Old techquickie title: “Common BIOS settings explained” Current techquickie titles: “They put WHAT in the BIOS settings??”

[@daringcuteseal]

Underrated lmao

[@setspeed]

because they have explained everything they can

[@IdOnThAvEaUsE69]

@@setspeed There's no content anymore.

[@fahimahmed3732]

@@IdOnThAvEaUsE69 yyes true :(

[@vatablous]

Instructions unclear. CPU cooler fell off.

[@razvanmiracom]

Keyboard error! Press F1 to continue.

[@tonya7517]

Razvan Popescu LMAO

[@razvanmiracom]

idiotic as it is, it's a standard error message on amibios-es...

[@TimFuzail]

Razvan Popescu means you need a working keyboard to continue

[@razvanmiracom]

Tim Fuzail i know what it means. I've been using and selling custom pcs for about 20 years (as a side-business). That doesn't make it less idiotic. They could have just said "keyboard error. cannot continue".

[@abrahamdsl]

That's just generic. It did not say "Keyboard not detected", so perhaps there are just one or two keys not being detected (Except the F1)? XD

[@DrewHowdenTech]

One thing to note with BIOS passwords though, they can be easily bypassed via so-called “backdoor passwords” that are basically hard-coded backup BIOS passwords that cannot be changed.

[@Seffyr]

"I wonder if I can use the BIOS to just enable more RAM" Sure can. XMP.

[@Skarbrand264]

Why do different manufacturers use different keys to get to the bios?

[@motoryzen]

I couldn't agree more with your frustration on that one. I say just let every mobo maker program that hotkey to the F10 OR F12 key. Some people do have small keyboards that don't include the DEL key nor a numpad. This covers virtually every PC keyboard in existence.

[@nottheengineer4957]

del key exists on every keyboard. There are laptops that need the FN key to use it because of limited space, but it has to be present.

[@s8wc3]

because they like to be a pain in the ass

[@tobias124812]

Dean Calaway my phone keyboard lol

[@WorstCommenter2008]

Your phone has BIOS?

[@JEn-mq6vn]

Just went to BIOS on my co-workers PC at the office. and everyone was like, Oh F*ck, can you hack the pentagon?

[@wonnovalis]

3 questions would greatly appreciate some clarity on: 1. Thoughts on Enabling/Disabling the "Windows 8/10 Features" option? and do I choose WHQL or not? 2. Under "Storage Boot Control" Options whether or not to choose Legacy option ROM or UEFI option ROM? 3. Is it better to choose AHCI or RAID mode when setting up even if you don't plan on doing raid innicially. It doesn't seem like you can change it without reloading OS and was curious if RAID mode supports AHCI functions anyhow?

[@TroyHomenchuk]

Yup, definitely want to learn more about BIOS. And debugging what happened when I get a BSOD. That would also make for a great video

[@impaused8882]

alt+f4 to enter bios

[@ventiom]

alt+f4 for unlimited bitches and cash

[@catchphase]

IMPaused go into cmd and type /del * ...

[@arhmlmao]

IMPaused F10 reveals my QBASIC inspired BIOS settings 😒😒

[@dominikkuzila]

ScorpioX I think it isn't possible anymore to delete system32 in new windows

[@arhmlmao]

Dominik Kužila Actually, CMD can do the Trick, but directly deleting will not. It just doesn't allow that.

[@grumbel45]

Fan speed control can also be found in the BIOS. Took me way too long to realize that my case fans where turning at full power the whole time and that they weren't set to being temperature controlled, only the CPU fan was set properly. Computer is a lot quieter since I fixed that. The power management settings are also useful, as they can control things like if your USB ports should stay powered on or off when you shutdown the computer.

[@gamerebellstudio1953]

I love that label "EZ Mode" :D

[@LikelyLagging]

would be super dope to get an updated version of this video

[@LorienDrechsler]

LOL, he keeps saying BIOS wrong. It's not BY-ahs, it's BY-ōs. And don't get me started on people who say LYE-nix. Gawd I hate that!

[@gautamc3613]

Does anyone else love Luke's voice when he says *"Ah. Good Question"* at 0:22?

[@benyspensierijr.5973]

I may be in the minority, but I would love to see a deep dive into every setting in the BIOS, what they mean and what they do.

[@gabrielfair724]

Could we have an update to this video with uncommon, hacker, and power user settings? The Bios on high end machines today have insane amounts of features and settings.

[@Funderpanda]

Downloading GHz and RAM As Fast As Possible

[@mrballbreeder3749]

with proper cooling , disable boost (turbo) and disable intel steppings (up and down clock steps ). you get the old school permanent clock (or OC) and make things more stable but as said on this video more power drain and more heat production.

[@ahmadfaroukh3637]

What is "Dummy power load"

[@steverx4460]

Pros and cons of Fixed vs Offset Voltage? Advantages and disadvantages of changing BCLK?

[@heisenbooger]

"Try not to break anything" *breaks everything*

[@knightnevermore]

I'd add that for 99% of all users out there the boot from lan (PXE) feature can be disabled to save some boot time. Most people have their OS on their hard drive and don't need to boot from network. Also setting SATA mode to AHCI (before installing the OS) to get optimum speed is a good idea.

[@B3Band]

BIAAAAAAAHS

[@Polar702bear]

Damn, this guy has a lot of balls to tell people to "tweak to your hearts content". People in Canada must be super relaxed about doing crystal meth.

[@stumblepuppy606]

So you're advertising Synergy. This sounds like a very useful tool, but can I use it with an Amiga?

[@PierreEklund]

+1 for linux

[@patob3363]

omg this is a very smart one. pls do a continuance

[@chronickiller]

Im curious about what a sandbox security program is, as well as how to set one up properly. Is it possible to make a video on that? Please and thank you.

[@takysoft]

Most of the time I enter BIOS/UEFI, I'm looking for: -USB Legacy Mode -AHCI sata mode Which were not covered in this video sadly :(

[@_weefle]

I'm so excited to learn more about computers!!!! ^______^

[@archmage4ever]

A Canadian saying "boot" over and over, love it :)

[@dackjaniels8157]

Luke just called me hardcore. I've never been more proud

[@nO_d3N1AL]

Would've been better to cover some of the more advanced / poorly explained options. Boot menu is pretty simple, but some of the Power State options (S3, RTC Alarm etc.), some of the RAM settings like memory hole remap, some ratio that defaults to 100:133 or something like that (can't remember what it is)... so much to cover - would be more useful.

[@howimetyourmother1838]

is there a PCI Express lanes explained episode ? if it wasn't ... pla ease make one

[@zombiedude347]

In many laptop bios/uefi menus, there's options on whether you need to press fn for the multimedia function or the original f# function.

[@snekaudi72]

The next video should be burning a gtx 1070 from overclocking.

[@BrandonChee]

DerpyDerp gtx 1080

[@HappySlappyFace]

4:15 the left middle The ram is running in dual single channel

[@EC-ol8nz]

At least he said boot correctly. Enjoy the ''BAIOS''😅😂

[@m00nr4k3r]

about that synergy ad.. ever heard of kvm switch? or mstsc? yeah..

[@devolutionnow9018]

Was literally just wondering about whether or not your had uploaded a video on bios settings before I opened youtube and saw this.

[@saquist]

Strange I call it BY OHS

[@XOLiD55]

Normally everyone pronounces it that way... bi-oss is just weird.

[@WXLM-MorganNicole619]

Can you do a video on the "hardware assisted virtualization" setting on the BIOS and why modern virtual machine software (VMWare workstation 11 and newer) seem to complain about it?

[@esscee96]

I love the way Luke says "boot".

[@krezentor3689]

Hey, if u feel BIOS is annoying , delete x:\ and u will be fine. WAIT, CAN YOU DISABLE BIOS IN BIOS?

[@DodoGTA]

No (but you can corrupt it)

[@ajddavid452]

you can corrupt it by turning off the system in the middle of an bios update, but be careful this will brick your motherboard unless you have dual bioses or bios flashback

[@yiannisserpico2646]

More such BIOS videos would be good work. Thank u!

[@Garth2011]

UEFI bios is the norm today and many hardware items such as NVME or Optane or RST and PCIe x2/x4, labels/names within the UEFI are confusing folks. Especially those who don't know the details of the bios and the meanings of those acronyms. Example, all new hardware and the builder uses an M.2 NVME SSD. Builds the system and finds out there are a few more setting to enable the real speed paths for that SSD. Some boards won't boot as they are set for SATA 3 by default. I often have issues and always wanted to know where to find more details about those settings and options without guessing all the time. What's worse, the manuals for these boards only show available settings yet do not describe what they are for or what they do.

[@mastersirus1985]

I thought it was pronounced "Bye os" not Bye us"?

[@DemHighTimes]

he is Cana dian

[@XOLiD55]

Canadia eh

[@TheCimbrianBull]

The host knows what BIOS is about (pronounced aboot), eh! :-)

[@zigzagz7735]

Canadian too but dont pronounce like him

[@zigzagz7735]

like not how he says it bye aws

[@gareginasatryan6761]

Most important thing is not to enable any settings that might crash the system if the bios settings get reset (weak battery, by accident, etc) I serviced a server that kept getting a 7B BSoD. Apparently, the guy that had set it up had (foolishly) changed the settings from RAID to AHCI. Once the BIOS settings got reset to the defaults (which is RAID), the missing driver crashed the OS at boot. Technicians love to do this because they laze out getting a driver.

[@seahawk124]

I wish you told me two months ago about XMP profiles, when I was trying to get my RAM running at full frequency with my new Ryzen build! God damn it!

[@MappingFreak]

Ryzen doesn't work with XMP yet

[@seahawk124]

I got news for you laddie. On ASUS's boards you can apply the XMP profile for the frequency of the RAM you have. I changed it last week, got the RAM running at its full 2666 MHZ (and not stuck at 2133 MHz), and I have had no problem since!

[@mturner7766]

seahawk124 I have an ASRock board and I've been using an XMP Profile at 3200 since I got it.

[@seahawk124]

Good to hear.I just didn't know about them when I was building the system. I only discovered about XMP last week when watching a video from ASUS on how to overclock on the X370 and B350 chipsets.

[@dark_sunset]

Fkn rekt m8

[@markarca6360]

Disabling Secure Boot is also essential for using 32-bit versions of Windows (legacy BIOS boot mode), not only Linux.

[@charlieszymanska6085]

Could you guys make a video about crypto mining?

[@nottheengineer4957]

new.nicehash.com Simpler than any 2 minute video.

[@antiragequit2234]

HAHAHA it's a pyramid scheme

[@xkxk7539]

+Anti Ragequit Not really considering I make $3000 every 2 weeks from my mining farm.

[@laggyhacker]

what about bank interleaving and channel interleaving on older motherboards for ram

[@MartinRys]

BIOS died about 6 years ago, got replaced by UEFI.

[@Dorinyan]

The BIOS is still there. UEFI is just like an Upgrade that is a layer above it. It features more functions, support for newer hardware and advanced hardware boot, so you can use your mouse, etc. But the normal BIOS is still the base of it

[@ashboon1625]

Dorinyan Not true, UEFI replaces BIOS in functionality, but they still support legacy BIOS services.

[@julians.2597]

Nope, it's a new standard

[@MartinRys]

Calling it BIOS inevitably leads to noobs having trouble with bootable media when they choose to make them for "BIOS" instead of "UEFI". Just because most people don't understand the difference doesn't mean you shouldn't strive to make it clear.

[@edwin4362]

Still have yet to see a computer with UEFI

[@ast5515]

I never touch the boot priority. You know most motherboards also support stuff like pressing F10 to select the boot device?

[@mustafaajmal7946]

547th!

[@LegacyOfMe93]

The sound effects are on point!

[@Gamer-df9xt]

I dislike the like button. I like the dislike button. JK, I really do appreciate these videos.

[@EBJustin]

Do most of these commands not apply for the BIOS on a laptop? I have a fairly new laptop (within the past year, Skylake 6th gen) for those wondering.

[@tonylancer7367]

0:56 Let's just correct something here, Linux is not for hardcore people. Everybody uses it.

[@erikk77]

No, it's not for everybody.

[@aslanyureky]

my 66 years old dad who understands nothing about electronics is using ubuntu on his laptop. so fukyeah everybody can easly use it.

[@TheDyingScotsman]

Uhhh no. A very small percentage of people use it. Also, one does not need to know anything about electronics to use an OS

[@naws69]

In my place Kids use it

[@filipeliasik8489]

everybody who uses an android smartphone uses a linux android is based on linux

[@astral6749]

How about the Basic and Dynamic Disk Types for Drives?

[@botetta]

First actually 564th...

[@Habnef4]

I hope, you learn, how to use, commas.

[@Habnef4]

1. Typically a comma is used when a conjunction is (and, but, for, or, etc) that connects two independent clauses. (Parts of a sentence that can be said alone.) For example: I went to the store, and I bought eggs. 2. Commas are also used when a dependent clause starts a sentence. For example: When the cake is done, add candles.

[@Newport31311]

I would love to have someone walk through everything I can do with me and how not to break things and how to overclock etc... anyone know of a good place to learn how all of that works in detail?

[@thesmiler6125]

You don't need to be hardcore to run Linux, stop spreading uninformed ideas like that to people who have no idea of what Linux is.

[@colts8146]

The Smiler I think it was a joke im not sure

[@DreamyAbaddon]

Everyone's Bios is different. One thing I have learned in the past 6 years is that everyone enjoys and knows their own bios layout best. My brother uses an Asus motherboard and I use a Gigibyte motherboard and I prefer how mine looks and he prefers how his looks. The layout is all preferences but in the end it's all about the features of the motherboard Bios that matters!

[@angelarts3923]

Trying to figure out the best number to use for option "energy scale factor" in advanced options > drain power meter > energy scale factor. Bios is insydeh20 rev 5.0. I want to maximize the power , my options are 1 through 7. What does this do and what should I set it as for max power usage?

[@aksshaysharma96]

make a detailed video or a tutorial on various bios

[@jasonsaez3668]

Good breakdown Luke!!! Thanks for this!

[@vladutcornel]

The only time I enabled Fast Boot, I couldn't ever enter BIOS again, meaning I couldn't reinstall the OS. This was a laptop and when I opened it to remove the BIOS battery, I didn't know how to put it back together. I probaby even broke a "Lego" connector (TM JerryRigEverything). From then on, I decided to just wait the extra 3-4 seconds.

[@32mace_]

4:08 OMG That laugh ! xD

[@sourcethunderlight2723]

What does XHCI hand-off do? And also, What is the feature that I need to look for if I want my phone (Or any USB powered device) to use the USB power with my PC is turned off?

[@nottheengineer4957]

You cant charge your devices if your PC is off because it would require the motherboard to be constantly on, wich is not possible with current motherboards without booting the PC.

[@sourcethunderlight2723]

I don't know man, My brother's PC is Gigabyte, and it can charge the phone without turning the PC on, something's weird.

[@nottheengineer4957]

SourceThunderLight That might be a gigabyte specific feature or a USB card that is directly linked to the PSU for fast charging.

[@Rhapbus1]

This video literally just solved a computer issue ive been having for about a year or so now. This shitty dell laptop i got as a gift was bricked, as it crashed during a windows reset and would NOT boot. I had a (pirated, i know, my problem could have been easily solved by buying windows) windows 10 stick that wouldnt work because it was not genuine. This video told me to disable secure boot, and bada bing, im installing win 10 on my laptop. I can use this baby for school now instead of buying a new computer!! thanks guys

[@smythers1981]

Luke you didn't cover getting rid of your system 32 folder to increase system performance.

[@jazy921]

Here's a drinking game for everyone: Drink every time Luke says "boot"

[@NickdeVera]

Do a Techquickie vid on Android developer options settings and what they mean. And how to turn on Android dev options to start with, for those that don't know.

[@LeoPeink]

Well, i wonder. Why do i find "frequency settings" in a B360 (NON OC) board? I'm currently using an i5 8400, so i don't need to OC, but i just wonder why they're there. Voltage control is also there, wtf?

[@bsmack66]

What is the difference between MSI Fast Boot, Fast Boot, or Windows 8 Features in the BIOS?

[@Bauke2803]

Could you guys make a video covering ESU's?

[@SylentBrian]

I build this pc and it works perfect but how do I go back to the home screen because it keeps bringing me back to the bios whenever I turn it off and on

[@tylerwatson766]

if i did something wrong in my pc build or bios settings does that effect my control pannel for graphics cards cause my settings are not coming up. nice video btw

[@jimday666]

AHCI for ssd was a mystery for me. Why did I get blue screens etc. You can do a video about it.

[@brumby92]

Can you please explain Uncore frequency? Cheers lads

[@benjamintan2733]

What about PCI latency? And also, allow S3, S4, and S5 state charging?

[@dragaunas]

Maybe a stupid question but how do you 1. Check to see if your motherboard / Bios has a update and 2. How does one go about updating it?

[@Baleoce]

Welp, I purchased an SSD a couple of years back, lived in bliss for a week, and then my overclock bios profile failed. It reverted to factory default, so I went into the BIOS to select the overclock profile again. It then wouldn't recognise my OS installation on the SSD, so I gave up and returned it. At least now I know why it was doing it (I assume because it wasn't recognising the SSD as part of the RAID setup, as the PC initially came with 2 HDDs, and this SSD was being added as the third and primary OS drive)

[@M4nHun73r]

tweaking with techquickie

[@tomascaetano5011]

how about a video about bitlocker and linux disk encryption.. ?

[@FrankieHiltz]

What is a 'Vcore'? I set it to 3.1375 because I was told it's how you download more ram from a program called wannacry. Then I install it, and pay them to download my ram? My smoke alarm keeps going off though, so haven't gotten that far.

[@WonderfulAircraft]

A video on how to update the BIOS would be epic

[@stephen1r2]

Patrol and Demand scrubbing ( ecc stuff ) no clues -- do they cause perfomance hits?

[@fotografm]

Should I enable AES-NI in the BIOS of my Supermicro Proxmox server ???

[@ricky_pigeon]

i was looking forward to this video. but not much was explained. there is ALLOT of bios settings. but hardly any of them was explained. :(

[@austinknows_5770]

Hey @techquickie thanks for the video first of all, I have multiple questions regarding my laptop and making it move faster and better. Do you have a discord?

[@aaronazzcalibur4261]

how to control the fans more can you cover that please?

[@davidcox4216]

I got my as a pre-built about 3 months ago. It's been turned off for about a week or so now. Last night, I tried to play on it for the first time in a while. It starts up fine, but when I try opening or using any application, it immediately freezes and then brings up the bios menu. What would cause this issue?