Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition

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M-Audio audio adapter

M-AUDIO Revolution 7.1

magnetized tools, warnings

Main ATX power cable 2nd 3rd

Main ATX Power Connector

mainstream PCs

     boot failure 2nd

     BTX SRM (Support and Retention Module)

     building

     case, preparing the

     components recommended

     Device Properties sheet

     false power starts

     final assembly steps

     floppy disk drive

     functional requirements

     grounding

     hard disk drive installation

     hard disk drives

     Hard Drive Activity LED

     hardware design criteria

     heatsink/fan units (CPU coolers) 2nd

     keyboard

     memory installation

     mice

    motherboard

         installation

         prepare and populate the

     network adapter

     optical drives 2nd 3rd

     PC test run

     pen and paper method for standoff verification

     processor installation

     smoke test

     socket latching lever

     software installation

     speakers 2nd

     thermal pad

     tuner card installation

     use of light for assembly

     video adapter 2nd

     video capture adapter 2nd

manuals

mass-market PCs

MaxBlast installation software

Maxtor hard drives

MCH (Memory Controller Hub)

media center PCs

     cable/satellite PVR

    cases

         Antec Fusion 2nd

         Antec NSK2400

         Cooler Master, case manufacturer

         preparing

         Silverstone, case manufacturer

     Commercial Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) PC

     CPU cooler installation

     DVD recorder

     expansion cards installation

     final steps

     functional requirements

    hard disk drives

         capacity

         installation

         noise level

         performance

         PVRs, dedicated

         RAID 0

         reliability

         Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS

     hardware design criteria

     keyboards

     Linux PVR Applications

     Logitech diNovo Media Desktop

    memory

         alternative recommendations for

         Intel D946GZIS

         PC6400 DDR2, memory kit

     mice

     Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005

    motherboards

         alternative recommendations for

         CPU cooler installation

         front panel switch

         front-panel audio ports connection

         front-panel USB ports connection

         indicator cables

         installing

         Intel D946GZIS

         memory installation

         populating

         power, routing and connecting

         processor installation

         seating and securing

         Serial ATA data cables connection

         Socket 775

         vacuum fluorescent display

         volume control

    operating systems

         dual-boot Linux and Windows

    optical drives

         alternative models

         Antec Fusion cases

         Blu-Ray

         HD-DVD

         installing

         NEC ND-3550A DVD writer

         storage

    power supply

         routing and connecting

         verify input voltage

    processors

         Athlon 64 X2 4200+

         dedicated PVRs

         dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo

     recommended products

    software choices

         Beyond TV 4

         Freevo, Linux PVR application

         GB-PVR

         hardware selection and

         Linux-based PVR applications

         Meedio, for PVR application

         Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005

         MythTV, Linux PVR application

         SageTV, PVR application

         Studio RGB, support

         third-party Windows PVR Applications

    speakers

         Logitech Z-5500 speaker system

         output power of amplifiers, specification of

         Peak Power rating

         price versus performance

         return policy

         RMS (root mean square) Power rating

     Third-Party Windows PVR Applications

     TiVo

    TV standards

         ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) protocols

         ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee), U.S. protocol

         digital cable source

         Digital Television (DTV)

         M-PAL, Brazilian protocol

         MESECAM, Soviet-bloc and Middle Eastern protocol

         N-PAL, Argentina, Paraguay, and Argentina protocol

         NTSC (National Television System Committee), North America, Japan protocol

         PAL (Phase Alternating Line) Europe, China, and Africa protocol

         programmable recordings

         satellite signal source

         SECAM (Sequential Color with Memory), French protocol

         television signaling protocols

         TV station, running your own

    TV tuner cards

         analog tuners

         ATI, HDTV tuner source

         AVerMedia, HDTV tuner source

         Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 analog tuner

         HDTV tuners

         IR Blasters

         pcHDTV HD-5500 Hi Definition Television digital tuner

         remote controls

     verify components

    video adapters

         external interfaces

         Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D-RH

         Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D-RH adapter

         internal interfaces

         noise level

         performance

         timer cards, compatibility

    video components

         composite video-out connector

         display monitors

         DVI (Digital Visual Interface) connector

         HDCP support

         HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector

         RF output connectors

         S-Video out connector (Separate Video)

         TV tuning

         video capture

         video encoding/decoding

     work surface, choosing

memory modules (DIMMs)

     ATI All-In-Wonder

     ATI TV Wonder

     CAS latency timing support

     Corsair 2nd

     Crucial 2nd 3rd

     Crucial PC3200 DDR-SDRAM

     DDR2 memory 2nd

     dual-channel memory 2nd

     ECC memory

     for budget systems

     Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150

     Intel D945GCZLR motherboard

     Kingston KVR667D2N5K2/2G

     Kingston ValueRAM

     memory diagnostic

     Mushkin 2nd

     non-parity memory modules

     on-line memory Configurators

     PC2 5300

     PC2 variants

     recommended

Mersenne Prime client, temperature monitor

mice

     choices

     cordless mouse

     hand size

     Legacy PS/2 mouse

     Logitech LX7 Cordless Optical

     Logitech MX-series optical mouse

     Microsoft Explorer 5-button mouse

     Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer

     Microsoft optical mouse

     mouse cord

     NiMH rechargeable batteries

     optical mouse

     recommended

     shape

     size

     standard two-button

     touchpad

     trackball

     two-button mice

     wheel mouse

microATX PC

Microsoft DirectX

Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS)

Mini-ITX PC

Mitsumi FA404M

Molex (hard drive) power cables 2nd 3rd

Molex (hard drive) power connector 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

monitor CPU temperature

motherboard setup

     back panel connectors

     grounding tabs 2nd

     Intel D945GCZLR

     removal of smudges or skin oil from

     seating and securing of

     standoff installation

     use of power screwdrivers

motherboards

     ASRock 939NF4G-SATA2

     ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2

     ASUS

     ASUS A8N-VM

     ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard

     ATX

     battery

     BIOS updates

     Channel A memory slots

     Channel B memory slots

     chipset block diagram

     connectors

         Molex

     documentation, checking

     driver updates

     EPoX EP-9GF6100-M

     expansion slots

     GeForce 6100 motherboards

     Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9

     heatsink

     Intel D945GNT motherboard

     Intel D946GZIS

     memory support

     microATX 2nd

     MSI K8NGM2-L models

     NEC ND-3550A DVD writer

     passive heatsink

     populating

     ports

     processor socket

     processor support

     recommended

     reference label

     Socket 775 (Socket T)

     Socket AM2

     supplemental I/O controller chip

     variants of

     wired connectivity

MPC analog audio

MythTV