Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition

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AC97 audio connector versus HD Audio

access points (AP)

advice for first-time system builders

     boot up, first time

     cases

     components, shake/tilt for loose

     computer set up, verify

     force, use cautiously

     new system, patch before internet connection

     packing list, verify before building

     parts, missing

     PC, prevent damage of

     PCs, shipping

     receipts, saving

     smoke test, applying power to the PC

advice from Brian Bilbrey

     cable ties, use of

     DVD for faster read access

     floppy disk drives

     hard disk drive position

     hardware RAID 0

     keyboards, cordless

     workstations as shared servers

advice from Brian Jepson

     AGP support

     hard disk drive enclosures

advice from Jerry Pournelle

     Falcon Electric UPS

     mounting, suspended

advice from Jim Cooley

     bezels, saving

     BIOS, updating

     cables, reconnecting technique

     case integrity, checking

     connector block wire

     connectors, re-attaching

     CPU cooler

     drivers, optional choices

     FireWire cards

     hard drive cage, locking down

     I/O template installation

     jumper settings for optical drives

     keyboards, buy from garage sales

     pin 1

     S-ATA cable attachment

     SATA and ATA cables, identifying

     standoffs

     TV capture cards

     video, integrated

advice from Ron Morse

     Creative Labs Audigy X-Fi series, problems with

     hard disk drive failures

     hard disk drive position

     Hauppauge Win-PVR-U5B2 model

     workstations and shared printers

     Zalman ZM-STG1 thermal compound

advice from Scott Kitterman RAID support

AGP video slots

AMD coolers

AMD/ATi Crossfire configuration

analog VGA video output

Antec

     120mm TriCool

     cable connectors

     Fusion or Antec NSK2400

     NeoHE 2nd

     NSK1300

     P150

     P180 Advanced Super Mid Tower Case

     Phantom 350 power supply

     power cable connector

     Silver Thermal Compound 2nd 3rd 4th

     SLK-1650B Mini-Tower Case

     SmartPower 2.0 unit

     Titan550 cases

     TruePower 2nd

applications discs

Arctic Cooling Silencer 64 Ultra

ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard

ASUS Q-Connector

ASUS Stack Cool 2

ATA (IDE) motherboard interface connector

ATA data cables 2nd 3rd

ATA hard drives

     10,000 RPM ATA

     5,400 RPM ATA, avoid using

     7,200 RPM ATA

     highest possible disk performance

     Serial ATA

ATA ribbon cables 2nd

ATA sockets

ATAPI audio cable

Athlon 64 X2 processor

Atlas server cases

ATX power cables 2nd 3rd

ATX power connectors 2nd 3rd

ATX12V power cable 2nd 3rd

ATX12V power connectors 2nd

audio adapters

     ADI codec

     Creative Labs Audigy

     Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS/X-Fi

     external audio

     features, buying unneeded

     gaming support

     guidelines

     hardware-accelerated sound cards

     Intel D945GCZ

     M-AUDIO Revolution 2nd

     recommended choices