Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition

Index

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S-ATA interfaces

S-ATA power and data cable 2nd 3rd 4th

SageTV, PVR application manufacturer

SATA (Serial ATA) drives

SATA optical drive

SCSI hard disk drives

Seagate Barracuda hard drives

     Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA

Seasonic S12 series power supply

Seasonic S12-500 (500W)

Seasonic S12-600 (600W) units

Sempron 3100+

Serial ATA data cables 2nd

Serial ATA hard drives

Serial ATA interface 2nd

service packs and critical updates

SETI@home client, temperature monitor

Sharky Extreme, information site

Shuttle SN27P2

Shuttle, SFF manufacturer

Silent PC Reviews

Silverstone ST30NF power supply

Skype

Small Form Factor (SFF) PCs

    cases, preparing

         drive bays

         final checks

         grounding tabs

         I/O templates

         latches

         motherboard clips

         mounting holes, viewing

         power supply connection

         sequential installation, importance of

         side panels

         standoffs, installation

         thumbscrews

    components

         choices for 2nd 3rd

    CPU cooler installation

         before motherboard installation

         fan power, connection

         heatsink removal

         mounting holes

         orientation of

         posts, alignment

         securing

         thermal pads 2nd

     definition of

     dress the cables

     external peripherals, recommendations

     final assembly steps

     functional requirements

    hard disk drive installation

         cables, connection

         drive bay 2nd

         final assembly step

         hard disk drive

     hardware design criteria

    memory

         alternatives for

         grounding

         locking tabs

         memory modules

    motherboards

         alternative choices

         audio header pins

         cables, connecting

         cables, keeping track of

         dual-port USB connector

         front-panel audio cable

         front-panel switch

         front-panel USB ports

         grounding tabs

         I/O connectors

         I/O template

         Intel connector block

         pin 1

         Reset cables

         seating of

         standoffs

         wires, tying back loose

     optical drives

    processor installation

         grounding

         pin 1

         protective cover

         retention plates 2nd

         seating of

         socket lever 2nd

     Shuttle SFF PCs

     smoke test

     upgrades, useful

     verify packing list contents

    video adapters

         standalone video adapters

     video card, passively-cooled

small PCs, designing

     LAN Party PC

     microATX PC

     Mini-ITX PC

     Small Form Factor (SFF) PC

Smart Drive Enclosure

software tools

     BRU Backup Servers

     burn-in utilities 2nd

     Configuration Utility

     diagnostic utilities

     DiscWizard installation utility

     Driver CDs

     hard disk drive installation/diagnostic utility

     Hardware Monitoring software

     Hauppauge utilities

     Intel Espress BIOS Update utility

     Knoppix Live Linux CD utility

     major applications discs

     MaxBlast installation software

     MEMTEST86 memory diagnostic utility

     Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS

     Norton Ghost utility

     OEM software

     operating system distribution discs

     Passmark BurnInTest utility

     Powermax diagnostic utilities

     Scalix groupware servers

     SeaTools diagnostic software

     service packs and critical updates

     temperature monitor utility

     Ubuntu Serve

     Ubuntu/Kubuntu

     utilities CD

     Windows XP SP2 distribution disc

     WinTV-Editor utility

     WinTV-Scheduler utility

     Xandros 4

     Xandros Server

SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) servers

     applications, choice of vary with user type

     audio CD, backing up

     BIOS Setup Configuration jumper

     bottlenecks, avoiding

     building

     cables connections

     cases

         preparing

     components

     CPU Cooler installation

     dedicated versus shared desktop servers

     DV tapes, backing up

     external drive bays

     external hard drives building

     final assembly steps

     FLAC files

    functional requirements

         data safety

         expandability

         flexibility

         massive storage capacity

         reliability

         television capture

     grounding

    hard disk drives

         identify failed

         installation

         RAID

         Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 Serial ATA

         Seagate Barracuda S-ATA

    hardware design criteria

         disk capacity/performance

         expandability

         noise level

         price

         processor performance

         reliability

         size

         video performance

     I/O Template

     keyboard/mouse

     Linux operating system 2nd

     lossy compression formats

    memory

         bottlenecks, avoidance of

         Crucial CT6464AA40E PC3200 DDR2 DIMMs

         Crucial memory modules

         installation

         Kingston DDR2 memory modules

    motherboards

         BIOS, verify support of

         cables

         compatibility list

         front panel switch connection

         front-panel audio ports connection

         front-panel IEEE-1394a (FireWire) Ports connections

         front-panel USB ports connection

         installation

         Intel D945PVSLKR

         Intel-branded motherboard

         preparing and populating

         seating and securing

         standard front panel connector block

    optical drives

         brand names

         installation

         NEC ND-3550A DVD writer

     power cables

     power supply

         assembling and installing

         failure of

         installation

     processors

         installation

     project system

     PVR functionality

     RAID

     software installation

     standoffs

     tuner card

     TV tuner

     uncompressed WAV files

     UPS

     verify packing contents

     VGA ventilation duct

     warranties on hard drives

     workstation/shared server instability

Sony Philips Digital Interface (SP/DIF) audio connector

sources recommended

     Best Buy 2nd

     CompUSA

     GB-PVR, for PVR applications

     NewEgg reviews

     Office Depot

     OfficeMax

     SageTV, for PVR applications

     SnapStream, for PVR applications

     Target

     Wal-Mart

speakers

     Altec-Lansing 120i 2.0

     Creative Labs SBS240

     Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 2.0

     Logitech S-100 2.0 speaker system

     speaker out/subwoofer 2nd

     THX-certified Z-2300

Spire SP792B12-U CPU cooler

Spire SP792B12-U KestrelKing

static guard

StorCase, (frame-carrier system)

Suggested Retail Price (SRP)

systems, dust removal