Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)
Index[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] Babbage, Charles, Baby-AT, 2nd backplane systems active passive backup power supply standby power supply UPS (uninterruptible power supply) backups, backup software CMOS RAM setup importance of patches/updates ROM BIOS tape drives ADR (advanced digital recording) advantages of AIT (advanced intelligent tape) 2nd alternatives to backup software capacity choosing comparison of costs DAT (digital audio tape) 2nd data throughput disadvantages of disaster recovery DLT (digital linear tape) installation LTO (Linear Tape-Open) QIC QIC-Wide SLR drives software compatibility summary of standards tape compatibility tape retensioning Travan troubleshooting VXA drives 2nd troubleshooting backward compatibility ATA (AT Attachment) DVD drives motherboard power connectors SATA (Serial ATA) bad blocks, Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) motherboards, ball bearings, ball-driven mouse devices, bandwidth, AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) buses CATV networks DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM) DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM) DRAM (dynamic RAM) EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) buses ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) buses PCI (Peripheral Connect Interface) buses RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) banks (memory), 2nd Bardeen, John, 2nd base (semiconductors), Base I/O Address setting (BIOS), base memory, 2nd basic input/output system [See BIOS (basic input/output system),.] basic rate interface (BRI), batteries battery connectors life lithium coin cell batteries replacing RTC/NVRAM modern CMOS batteries obsolute/unique CMOS batteries troubleshooting wireless input devices baud rates, bay-mounted cooling fans, BBSs (bulletin board systems), BBUL (bumpless build-up layer), BD-RE discs, bearings, BEDO RAM (burst extended data out RAM), Belden Wire and Cable, bench testing, benchmarks processor speed iCOMP 2.0 index ratings iCOMP 3.0 index ratings Pentium 4 SYSmark 2002 ratings Pentium 4 SYSmark 2004 ratings upgrading processors Berners-Lee, Tim, Bernoulli drives, Berry, Clifford, bezels, 2nd 3rd BF (bus frequency) pins, 2nd BiCMOS (bipolar complementary metal oxide semiconductor), bidirectional parallel ports, bilinear filtering, binary digits [See bits (binary digits),.] binary kilobytes, binary multiples, 2nd BIOS (basic input/output system), 2nd [See also POST (power on self test),.] adapter cards AMD-K6 processors AMI backing up boot ROM bootstrap loader burning buying tips CMOS RAM setup accessing additional setup features Advanced menu ATA Configuration menu backing up Boot Configuration menu Boot Device Priority menu Boot menu Event Logging menu Exit menu Extended Configuration menu 2nd Fan Control Configuration menu Floppy Configuration menu main menu Maintenance menu overclocking/burn-in test features PCI Configuration menu Peripheral Configuration menu PnP Configuration menu Power menu Resource Configuration menu saving Security menu USB Configuration menu Video Configuration menu compared to CMOS RAM compared to RAM dates defined 2nd drive capacity limitations drivers EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM) flash ROM recovery upgrading EPROM (erasable programmable ROM) error messages DISK BOOT FAILURE Invalid partition table Missing operating system No boot device available No boot sector on fixed disk NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED Non-System disk or disk error firmware flash ROM 2nd hard disk capacity limitations host adapter BIOS ID strings AMI Hi-Flex BIOS AMI Hi-Flex BIOS String 2 AMI Hi-Flex BIOS String 3 older AMI BIOS versions viewing IML (Initial Microcode Load) IPL (initial program load) ROM 2nd logical memory layout manufacturers AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.) Award Software MR (Microid Research) OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) Phoenix Mask ROM memory conflicts motherboard BIOS 2nd non-PC ROM upgrades passwords PnP (Plug and Play) 2nd preboot environment PROM (programmable ROM) replacing ROM chip part numbers ROM hardware ROM shadowing 2nd RTC/NVRAM (real-time clock/nonvolatile memory) chips SATA (Serial ATA) setup Setup program accessing additional setup features Advanced menu ATA Configuration menu ATA RAID Controller feature Boot Configuration menu Boot Device Priority menu Boot menu Boot Up Floppy Seek feature Boot Up System Speed feature CPU Clock Multiplier feature CPU Frequency feature CPU Hyper-threading feature CPU Internal Cache/External Cache feature CPU Vcore Setting feature Event Logging menu Exit menu Extended Configuration menu 2nd Fan Control Configuration menu Floppy Configuration menu Gate A20 Option feature HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability feature IEEE-1394a Port feature main menu Maintenance menu numeric keypads Operating Frequency feature overclocking/burn-in test features PC Health feature PCI Configuration menu Peripheral Configuration menu PnP Configuration menu Power menu PS/2 Mouse Function Control feature Quick Power On Self Test feature Report No FDD For WIN 95 feature Resource Configuration menu ROM Shadowing feature running 2nd Security menu Security Option feature Serial ATA Controller feature summary of menus Swap Floppy Drive feature Typematic Delay feature Typematic Rate feature Typematic Rate Setting feature USB Configuration menu Video Configuration menu Virus Warning feature The BIOS Companion updates upgrading advantages of chip replacements CMOS RAM addresses CMOS RAM backups CMOS RAM diagnostic status codes flash ROM recovery flash ROM upgrades IML (Initial Microcode Load) keyboard-controller chips obtaining updates prerequisites version information Y2K issues version, determining video BIOS 2nd Y2K issues BIOS RAM checksum error System halted (error message), Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (BiCMOS), bit-level ECC (error correction codes), bit-shift translation, bits (binary digits), bit cells 2nd bit rates bit-level ECC (error correction codes) bit-shift translation merge bits parity bits Black Box Corporation, BlackICE Software website, blanks, BLER (block error rate), Block Mode PIO (Programmed I/O), blocked data, Blu-ray discs, Blue Book standard, Bluetooth, 2nd bonding, Boot Configuration menu (BIOS), Boot Device Priority menu (BIOS), Boot menu (BIOS), boot process, additional boot devices BIOS Boot Configuration menu BIOS Boot menu boot floppy disks bootable CDs 2nd booting from CD-ROM DOS operating system independent central hardware test cold starts MBR (master boot record) Plug and Play BIOS POST (power on self test) 2nd ROM BIOS sector errors VBR (volume boot record) video ROM scan warm starts quiet boots rescue CDs troubleshooting 2nd Windows 9x/Me IO.SYS file real-mode configuration WIN.COM file Windows NT/2000/XP boot ROM (read-only memory), Boot Up Floppy Seek setting (BIOS), Boot Up System Speed setting (BIOS), bootable CDs, creating, 2nd bootable DVDs, creating, bootstrap loader, bootstrap troubleshooting approach, Borland, bouncing keystrokes, "boxed" processors, branch prediction, 2nd 3rd branch target buffers (BTB), Brattain, Walter, 2nd Break codes, breakout boxes, Breeds Hill (848P) chipsets, BRI (basic rate interface), bridges bridge taps wireless bridges brightness (LCD panels), broadband Internet access advantages cable modems asymmetrical networks bandwidth bundled cable modems CableLabs Certified cable modems CATV networks connecting to Internet with costs DOCSIS standards external internal performance security comparison of access types 2nd convenience cost DirecWAY DSL (digital subscriber line) ADSL (asymmetric DSL) advantages availability CAP (carrierless amplitude/phase) CDSL (consumer DSL) costs DMT (discrete multitone) DSLAM (DSL access multiplier) DSLReports.com website G.Lite low-pass filters microfilters modems SDSL (symmetrical DSL) security service providers splitters technical problems telephone line issues transceivers type comparison xDSL ease of reconnection filtering services fixed-base wireless broadband ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) BRI (basic rate interface) costs kilobytes multiple call signaling PRI (primary rate interface) TAs (terminal adapters) wire feet ISPs (Internet service providers) leased lines choosing defined PoP (point of presence) T-1 connections T-3 connections satellite performance service interruptions signal lights speed 2nd StarBand TCP/IP settings telephone line usage brushes, BSafe Online, BTB (branch target buffer), BTX motherboards, buckling spring keyboards, buffers buffer underruns buffered DIMMs (dual inline memory modules) buffered memory modules CD/DVD drives stencil buffering T-buffers TLB (translation lookaside buffer) Z-buffering bugs MTH (Memory Translator Hub) bug processor bugs FDIV (floating-point divide) power management building systems [See assembling systems,.] built-in power protection systems, built-in synchronous math coprocessors, bulk on spindle media, bulletin board systems (BBSes), bumpless build-up layer (BBUL), bundled cable modems, burn-in, burning CDs, buffer underruns copy protection SafeAudio SafeDisc DAE (digital audio extraction) "For Music Use Only" discs reliability software tips and recommendations burst extended data out RAM (BEDO RAM), bus frequency (BF) pins, 2nd buses, AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 2nd arbitrated buses AT-class systems ATA (AT Attachment) bandwidth bus masters 2nd 3rd bus widths 2nd compatibility defined DIB (dual independent bus) architecture DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bandwidth connectors interrupts pinouts external HyperTransport bus I/O port addresses bus-based device port addresses chipset-based device port addresses motherboard-based device port addresses identifying importance of internal IRQs (interrupt request channels) 16-bit ISA/EISA/MCA bus interrupts 8-bit ISA bus interrupts conflicts edge-triggered interrupt sensing interrupt sharing IRQ Steering 2nd maskable interrupts PCI interrupts ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) 2nd 16-bit 32-bit 8-bit bandwidth DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels interrupts local buses MCA (microchannel architecture) 2nd memory buses 2nd MuTIOL architecture NICs (network interface cards) overclocking PC/XT-class systems PCI (Peripheral Connect Interface) 2nd adapter cards APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) bandwidth board configurations bus types interrupts modems PCI-Express 2nd PCI-X buses specifications processor buses 2nd address buses bandwidth external data buses internal data buses slaves snooping topology USB (universal serial bus) adapters advantages of cables CD/DVD drives compared to IEEE 1394 connectors 2nd drivers enabling functions game ports hubs IRQs (interrupt requests) keyboards keychain drives legacy USB support 2nd legacy-free PCs modem connections mouse interfaces NRZI (non-return to zero) data encoding PnP (Plug and Play) resource conflicts self-identifying peripherals speed support for troubleshooting USB 2.0 USB On-The-Go USBready VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) video adapters AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 2nd comparison of PCI Express width of Busisom, buying tips broadband Internet access cables 2nd cases CD-R media cooling fans bay-mounted fans built-in fans dial-up modems DMMs (digital multimeters) floppy disk drives gateways hard disk drives heatsinks active heatsinks passive heatsinks hubs input devices keyboards LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors LPX-compatible products microphones monitors motherboards BIOS (basic input/output system) chipsets data books integrated adapters jumpers memory ports processors optical drives power supply 2nd RAM (random access memory) DIMMs RIMMs SIMMs suppliers removable drives 2nd sound cards 2nd speakers 2nd switches tape drives video adapters video monitors brightness and contrast digital controls dot pitch emissions frequencies interlaced/noninterlaced power management refresh rates resolution size stripe pitch Byte Runner Technologies, |
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