Scott Muellers Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, Second Edition
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abbreviations, list of 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th ABIT Computer contact information AC (alternating current) 2nd AC adapter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th AC adapters speakers AC97 integrated audio 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Accelerated Graphics Port buses. [See AGP buses] access time (hard drives ) 2nd acclimating to temperatures (hard disk drives) aCD-R (CD-recordable) Acer 2nd tech support 2nd Acer America contact information acoustic couplers (modems) 2nd ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th acronyms ADCs ( analog-to-digital converters) ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) APIs (application programming interfaces) CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) DACs (digital-to-analog converters) db (decibels) DBB (dynamic bass boost) DDWG (Digital Display Working Group) HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function) Hz (Hertz) 2nd IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association) MMX (multimedia extensions) 2nd MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group) SECAM (Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire) SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) acronyms, list of 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th acronyns PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) ACS Computer Services LaptopBIOS repair/recovery service Active Undelete active-matrix LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Adaptec contact information adapter cards troubleshooting 2nd adapters AC adapter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th AC adapters speakers airline adapters 2nd audio adapters (sound cards) 3D audio 2nd 3rd 4th 5th data compression 2nd 3rd DirectX drivers 2nd DVD support 2nd frequency response manufacturers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th quality factors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th sampling 2nd 3rd SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) sound properties 2nd 3rd speaker connections total harmonic distortion troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th volume control 2nd auto/air adapters 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th automobile adapters 2nd DC adapter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th digital phone system adapters 2nd 3rd floppy adapters 2nd international adapters 2nd international phone adapters 2nd 3rd SCSI adapters 2nd Type II PC Card adapters Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2nd 3rd 4th video adapters 24-bit mode 32-bit mode 3D graphics accelerators 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th APIs (application programming interfaces) components (listing of) 2nd configuring desktop video boards 2nd 3rd graphics chip 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th multiple monitor support 2nd 3rd 4th 5th testing video BIOS 2nd video capture devices 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th video drivers 2nd video RAM (random access memory) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM) ADCs (analog-to-digital converters) adding memory 2nd 3rd 4th 5th ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) Advanced Computer Services Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th Advanced Power Management (APM) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th AFC media 2nd 3rd aftermarket diagnostic software AGP buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Ahead Nero Burning ROM with InCD Air Desk air filters (hard disk drives) 2nd 3rd 4th air travel power connections airline adapters 2nd airport X-ray machines 2nd 3rd 4th 5th algorithms ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) Alienware all-in-one systems alpha blending Alps keyboards Altech 2nd alternating current (AC) 2nd altitude range (for operating) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Always On power scheme Amazon.com AMD 3DNow! technology 2nd 3rd 760 chipsets 2nd chipsets 2nd 3rd 4th 5th contact information PowerNow! technology AMD Athlon XP-M processor AMD processors Athlon 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon XP 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon XP-M 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Duron 2nd K6-Series 2nd 3rd America Online 2nd American Megatrends contact information American Power Conversion contact information 2nd AMIDiag Suite software amplitude Amrel Anadem Analog Devices analog meters analog protection system (APS) (DVDs) 2nd analog TV projectors 2nd analog VGA connections 2nd 3rd 4th 5th analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) animation anisotropic filtering antialiasing full-screen antiferromagnetically coupled (AFC) media 2nd 3rd antitheft measures 2nd 3rd antivirus software 2nd antivirus utilities 2nd 3rd Anvil Case Anvil Cases APIs (application programming interfaces) APM (Advanced Power Management) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Apple PowerBook 100 2nd 3rd QuickTime Pro Apple Computer contact information application programming interfaces (APIs) areal density (hard drives) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Arima 2nd Arkon Resources Ashton Digital Asian Technology Information Program (ATIP) aspect ratio (screen) 2nd 3rd assigning drive letter DOS Windows 9x/Me assigning drive letters 2nd DOS 2nd 3rd 4th Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd Windows NT/2000/XP 2nd Asus Asus Computer contact information ASUSTeK AT command set (modems) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th ATA (AT Attachment) interface removable media drives ATA (IDE) interface (hard disk drives) ATA-1 2nd 3rd ATA-2 2nd ATA-3 2nd ATA/ATAPI-4 2nd 3rd ATA/ATAPI-5 2nd ATA/ATAPI-6 2nd 3rd ATA/ATAPI-7 2nd 3rd cables 2nd 3rd 4th 5th capacity limitations 2nd 3rd CHS (cylinder, head, sector) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th commands 2nd 3rd 4th connectors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th dual-drive configurations 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th LBA (logical block address) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th overview 2nd 3rd 4th 5th sector addressing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th transfer modes DMA mode 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th PIO mode 2nd 3rd ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) (hard disk drives) 2nd 3rd 4th ATAPI (ATA Packet Interface)(hard disk drives) 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon Mobile Processors (AMD) 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon XP Mobile Processors (AMD) 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon XP-M Mobile Processors (AMD) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Athlon XP-M processor ATI A-Link architecture ATI Technologies, Inc. contact information ATIP (Asian Technology Information Program) audio 3D audio DirectX support 2nd positional audio processing 2nd AC97 integrated audio 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th microphones troubleshooting 2nd sampling 2nd 3rd 4th sound cards 3D audio 2nd 3rd 4th 5th connectors 2nd 3rd 4th data compression 2nd 3rd DirectX drivers 2nd DVD support 2nd 3rd 4th frequency response manufacturers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th quality factors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th sampling 2nd 3rd 4th SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) sound properties 2nd 3rd speaker connections total harmonic distortion troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th volume control 2nd sound file resolutions 2nd 3rd 4th sound properties amplitude pitch 2nd speakers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th AC adapters DBB (dynamic bass boost) frequency response headphones sleep feature surround sound 2nd total harmonic distortion typical speaker setup 2nd volume control 2nd watts voice recognition microphones auto/air adapters 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th automatic head parking (hard disk drives) 2nd 3rd automobile adapters 2nd average access time (hard drives) 2nd average seek time (hard drives) 2nd 3rd 4th
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