From the horizontal scrolling menu, select the Recorded TV item.
Click the item you want to view. Windows Media Center starts playing it.
You should now be set to watch, record, and maybe enjoy TV on your PC. But if
you find family members or friends crowding around jockeying for viewing positions,
you may need to switch to a bigger screen. See Project 12 for advice on doing so.
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Project 6
Learn to Work
with Your
PC??™s BIOS
What You??™ll Need
Hardware: None
Software: None
Cost: Free
This project shows you how to work with your PC??™s BIOS??”the essential software
that makes the hardware usable. PC BIOSes are complex (more on this shortly),
but the underlying principles tend to be the same. This project shows you how
to make two simple changes on the two most widely used types of BIOSes: First, boot
your PC from the optical drive (as you??™ll need to do in Project 10), and second, apply a
BIOS password to protect your PC.
If you work through these examples??”without actually applying the changes if you
don??™t want to??”you will be in good shape for making other BIOS changes as needed.
For example, you may need to adjust specific BIOS settings in order to troubleshoot
certain problems on a particular type of PC??”or to achieve special effects.
Step 1: Understand What the BIOS Is
and Why You Should Treat It Gently
The BIOS (pronounced ???buy-oss???) is the Basic Input/Output System of the PC.
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