The Hunt For The BOG Book Contest!

Dashken · 14th Oct 2004, 01:39 AM

In conjunction with the release of my book, Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier : The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs, we are happy to announce 8 contests with almost USD 5,000 worth of prizes!

To participate, all you need to do is look out for the book in bookstores near you! For more details on the book, please click here!

Check out the tables below for the list of prizes and what you need to do to get them!

Our Sponsors!

Many thanks to our sponsors for their generous contributions to the community!
The full cost of postage and packaging as well as other prizes will be borne by all of us at Team ARP.
This is our way of saying thanks for being part of the ARP community!

The Prizes!

400GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA Hard Disk
Units : 5

1GB Mushkin PC3200 Level 1 Dual Pack Memory Modules
Unit : 1

256MB Mushkin MP3 Player
Unit : 1

Mushkin T-Shirt
Unit : 1

Steelpad S&S Professional Gaming Pad
Units : 5

Steelpad 4D Professional Gaming Pad
Units : 5

Jetart Xcool NP4000 Portable Notebook Cooler
Units : 2

Jetart SF2100 3D Slot Fan
Unit : 1

Cooler Master PNC-U51 CoolPad notebook cooler
Units : 2

Intel Notebook Back Pack
Units : 25

Intel Sports Tumbler
Units : 20

Intel Executive Organizer
Units : 10

Intel Stainless Steel Mug
Units : 10

NVIDIA Leather Name Card Holder
Units : 10

City of Heroes game
Unit : 1

X2 : The Threat game
Unit : 1

ARP Gift Pack
Units : 35

The ARP Gift Pack!

Contest Categories!

Contest #1 : Find The Book! - 11 prizes
Contest #2 : The Early Bird Special! - 6 prizes
Contest #3 : Treasure Hunt! - 6 prizes
Contest #4 : Review The Book! - 6 prizes
Contest #5 : The Best Translator! - 1 prize
Contest #6 : Slogans! - 3 prizes
Contest #7 : Most Active Forumer! - 3 prizes
Contest #8 : It's All About Luck! - 20 prizes

TOTAL PRIZES : 56

The Rules!

This contest is open to everyone from around the world. Only members of Team ARP are not allowed to participate.
Participants are allowed to post as many entries in as many contests as they like.
Participants are restricted to only one prize per contest. If a participant wins more than one prize in a single contest, then s/he is given the choice of which prize s/he prefers.
All pictures must be posted in the proper forum thread for the relevant contest. If you wish to submit the same picture for two contests, you must post it in both forum threads.
Please check the individual contest pages for the relevant contest rules.
The judges' decisions are final.

I Want To Participate!

All you need to do is go to the contest you want to participate in and click on the Contest Link!

You will need to be a registered member of the ARP Forums so if you have not registered earlier, you will need to register before you can post. Don't worry - registration is FREE and the process is very simple!

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Dashken · 26th Nov 2004, 11:36 PM

**ATTENTION!**

The following contests have been extended to 31st December, 2004.

Wait no more. Participate while there's still time!

Dashken · 30th Nov 2004, 08:41 PM

** ATTENTION : CHANGES IN RULES **

Proxies are allowed so be as creative as possible!

Meaning... instead of insisting everyone must post their faces, we are now changing the rules to be fair to those who wish to retain their privacy.

Therefore, you are now free to use proxies (your girlfriends, boyfriends, pets, toys, etc.) for Contest #1 and #2.

Keep the entries coming!

CleanSerious5 · 24th Dec 2004, 12:41 PM

ppl still take part in luck contest thou they won & knew e rule?

hyper_raider · 24th Dec 2004, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CleanSerious5

ppl still take part in luck contest thou they won & knew e rule?

You dont have to worry....judging will be done fairly, so dont feel threatened

No one is taking anything away from you

digitalvoice · 24th Dec 2004, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CleanSerious5

ppl still take part in luck contest thou they won & knew e rule?

We know. Joining in the fun also can whet

...that's what contest is all about. Fun to see so many postings.

Don't feel threatened...just keep on posting!

Justarius · 5th Jan 2005, 11:35 PM

Just wondering when and where the winners will be announced? No pressure! Just curious.

I looked around but couldn't find anything and thought maybe I'm missing something.

Adrian Wong · 6th Jan 2005, 02:43 AM

Hehe.. The team is having a hard time deciding on some of the contests. And well, I've been busy down in KL. Just got back.

Will get right down to the decisions ASAP. But my fallback plan is always to award it to myself.

SAMSAMHA · 6th Jan 2005, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hehe.. The team is having a hard time deciding on some of the contests. And well, I've been busy down in KL. Just got back.

Will get right down to the decisions ASAP. But my fallback plan is always to award it to myself.

HARD time, I think the team has hard time deciding how they can try to keep these precious prizes to themselves

. Maybe they all runaway with the prizes, is that why you are going to Macau, Adrian, seems like timing is just impecable

digitalvoice · 6th Jan 2005, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAMSAMHA

HARD time, I think the team has hard time deciding how they can try to keep these precious prizes to themselves

. Maybe they all runaway with the prizes, is that why you are going to Macau, Adrian, seems like timing is just impecable

LOL! Finding his hiding place in Macau and using all those prizes and converting it to chips?

14th Oct 2004, 01:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,227 Reputation: 2352 Rep Power: 60	The Hunt For The BOG Book Contest! In conjunction with the release of my book, Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier : The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs, we are happy to announce 8 contests with almost USD 5,000 worth of prizes! To participate, all you need to do is look out for the book in bookstores near you! For more details on the book, please click here! Check out the tables below for the list of prizes and what you need to do to get them! Our Sponsors! Many thanks to our sponsors for their generous contributions to the community! The full cost of postage and packaging as well as other prizes will be borne by all of us at Team ARP. This is our way of saying thanks for being part of the ARP community! The Prizes! 400GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA Hard Disk Units : 5 1GB Mushkin PC3200 Level 1 Dual Pack Memory Modules Unit : 1 256MB Mushkin MP3 Player Unit : 1 Mushkin T-Shirt Unit : 1 Steelpad S&S Professional Gaming Pad Units : 5 Steelpad 4D Professional Gaming Pad Units : 5 Jetart Xcool NP4000 Portable Notebook Cooler Units : 2 Jetart SF2100 3D Slot Fan Unit : 1 Cooler Master PNC-U51 CoolPad notebook cooler Units : 2 Intel Notebook Back Pack Units : 25 Intel Sports Tumbler Units : 20 Intel Executive Organizer Units : 10 Intel Stainless Steel Mug Units : 10 NVIDIA Leather Name Card Holder Units : 10 City of Heroes game Unit : 1 X2 : The Threat game Unit : 1 ARP Gift Pack Units : 35 The ARP Gift Pack! Contest Categories! Contest #1 : Find The Book! - 11 prizes Contest #2 : The Early Bird Special! - 6 prizes Contest #3 : Treasure Hunt! - 6 prizes Contest #4 : Review The Book! - 6 prizes Contest #5 : The Best Translator! - 1 prize Contest #6 : Slogans! - 3 prizes Contest #7 : Most Active Forumer! - 3 prizes Contest #8 : It's All About Luck! - 20 prizes TOTAL PRIZES : 56 The Rules! This contest is open to everyone from around the world. Only members of Team ARP are not allowed to participate. Participants are allowed to post as many entries in as many contests as they like. Participants are restricted to only one prize per contest. If a participant wins more than one prize in a single contest, then s/he is given the choice of which prize s/he prefers. All pictures must be posted in the proper forum thread for the relevant contest. If you wish to submit the same picture for two contests, you must post it in both forum threads. Please check the individual contest pages for the relevant contest rules. The judges' decisions are final. I Want To Participate! All you need to do is go to the contest you want to participate in and click on the Contest Link! You will need to be a registered member of the ARP Forums so if you have not registered earlier, you will need to register before you can post. Don't worry - registration is FREE and the process is very simple! . __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold Edition \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings Last edited by Dashken : 14th Oct 2004 at 02:32 AM.

26th Nov 2004, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,227 Reputation: 2352 Rep Power: 60	ATTENTION! The following contests have been extended to 31st December, 2004. Contest #1 : Find The Book! Contest #2 : The Early Bird Special! Contest #4 : Review The Book! Contest #6 : Slogans! Wait no more. Participate while there's still time! __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold Edition \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

30th Nov 2004, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,227 Reputation: 2352 Rep Power: 60	ATTENTION : CHANGES IN RULES Proxies are allowed so be as creative as possible! Meaning... instead of insisting everyone must post their faces, we are now changing the rules to be fair to those who wish to retain their privacy. Therefore, you are now free to use proxies (your girlfriends, boyfriends, pets, toys, etc.) for Contest #1 and #2. Contest #1 : Find The Book! Contest #2 : The Early Bird Special! Keep the entries coming! __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold Edition \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

5th Jan 2005, 11:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Justarius Just Started Join Date: 13 Nov 2004 Location: London, Ontario Canada Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Winners? Just wondering when and where the winners will be announced? No pressure! Just curious. I looked around but couldn't find anything and thought maybe I'm missing something.

6th Jan 2005, 02:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,208 Reputation: 3531 Rep Power: 75	Hehe.. The team is having a hard time deciding on some of the contests. And well, I've been busy down in KL. Just got back. Will get right down to the decisions ASAP. But my fallback plan is always to award it to myself. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

24th Dec 2004, 12:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
CleanSerious5 Banned Join Date: 12 May 2003 Location: $g Posts: 4,274 Reputation: -163 Rep Power: 0	ppl still take part in luck contest thou they won & knew e rule?