Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)

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E7205 chipsets,

E7505 chipsets,

E7525 chipsets,

EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions),

EAX 5.0 Advanced HD,

ECC (error correcting code), 2nd

ECHS [See bit-shift translation,.]

Eckert, John P., 2nd

ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port),

ED (extra-high density) floppy format,

EDD (Enhanced Disk Drive),

Eden processors,

edge-triggered interrupt sensing,

EDO RAM (extended data out RAM),

EDSAC computers,

EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM),

     flash ROM recovery

     upgrading

     write protection

EFM (eight to fourteen modulation) data encoding,

EFM+ (eight to sixteen) data encoding,

EIDE (Enhanced IDE),

eighth-generation processors

     AMD Athlon 64

     AMD Athlon 64 FX

     AMD Opteron 2nd

     AMD Sempron (Socket 754)

     Itanium

     Itanium 2

EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) buses

     bandwidth

     connectors

     interrupts

     pinouts

El Torito support,

electric screwdrivers, 2nd

Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC),

electrical power [See power supply.]

electrical testing equipment,

electroforming,

electromagnetism, 2nd

electron guns,

electronically erasable programmable ROM [See EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM),.]

electrostatic discharge (ESD), 2nd 3rd

ELF (extremely low frequency) emissions,

Elitegroup Computer Systems,

embedded servo mechanisms,

emissions,

emitters,

EMU-8000 audio chips,

EMU10K1 audio chips,

EMU10K2 (Audigy) audio chips,

Enabled state (APM),

encoders/decoders (endecs), 2nd

encoding schemes, 2nd

     8B/10B encoding

     ARLL (Advanced Run Length Limited)

     clock signals

     comparison of

     EFM (eight to fourteen modulation) data encoding

     EFM+ (eight to sixteen) data encoding

     endecs

     FM (Frequency Modulation)

     MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation) 2nd

     RLL (Run Length Limited) 2nd

     timing

endecs, 2nd

EnduraPro/104 keyboards,

Energy 2000 standard,

Energy Star standard, 2nd 3rd

Englebart, Douglas,

English/metric fasteners,

Enhanced 101-key keyboards, 2nd

Enhanced 3DNow!,

Enhanced Capabilities Port (ECP),

Enhanced Disk Drive (EDD),

Enhanced IDE (EIDE),

Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP),

ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator), 2nd

Ensoniq ES137x series sound cards,

Environment FlexiFX,

environment-based bump mapping,

environmental acclimation

Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX),

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port),

EPROM (erasable programmable ROM),

EPS power supply,

EPS12V power supply,

Epson America, Inc.,

ERA 1101 computers,

erasable programmable ROM (EPROM),

erasers, 2nd 3rd

ergonomic keyboards,

Ergonomic Mouse,

Ergonomic Resources mechanical-switch keyboards,

error correcting code (ECC), 2nd

error-correction protocols,

errors [See also troubleshooting.]

     ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

     BIOS

         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

     boot process

     CD-ROMs discs

         BLER (block error rate)

         CIRC (cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code)

     Disk Change

     DVD discs

     Fatal Exception

     Missing operating system

     POST (power on self test)

         audio error codes

         Award BIOS/Phoenix FirstBIOS

         checkpoint codes

         error display

         fatal errors

         IBM BIOS

         memory count

         onscreen messages

     soft memory errors

         alpha particles

         cosmic rays

         ECC (error correcting code)

         fault tolerance

         heat buildup

         incorrect memory types

         line noise

         parity checking

         power glitches

         radio frequency interference

         static discharge

         timing glitches

     sound cards

         advanced features

         Chipset Setup options

         low volume

         no sound

         one-sided sound

         parity errors

         scratchy sound

         startup problems

     STOP

ESD (electrostatic discharge), 2nd 3rd

eSupport,

Ethernet, [See also wireless networks,.]

     cables

     defined

     Fast Ethernet

     Gigabit Ethernet

     hubs

         buying tips

         compared to switches

         dual-speed

         managed/unmanaged

         placement of

         ports

         stackable

     Intel 815/815E chipsets

     network adapter connectors

     switches

         address storing

         buying tips

         compared to hubs

         dual-speed

         placement of

         ports

         stackable

     Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)

         802.11a standard

         802.11b standard 2nd

         802.11g standard 2nd

         access points

         laptop computers

         NICs (network interface cards)

         security

         signal boosters

         specialized network hardware

         users per access point

         wireless bridges

         wireless repeaters

         wireless routers

even cycles (RDRAM),

Event Logging menu (BIOS Setup),

Evergreen,

Exabyte VXA drives, 2nd 3rd

Exit menu (BIOS),

expansion cards,

expansion slots [See I/O buses (expansion slots).]

Extended Configuration menu (BIOS), 2nd

extended data out RAM (EDO RAM),

Extended Industry Standard Architecture buses [See EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) buses.]

Extended Memory Specification (XMS),

extended PC (PC/XT-class) systems

     bus designs

     compared to AT-class systems

     expansion slots

extended-ATX motherboards,

extenders (DOS),

external cable modems,

external cache [See Level 2 cache,.]

external data buses,

external dial-up modems,

external speakers [See speakers.]

extra-high density (ED) floppy format,

extranets,

Extreme Edition processors,

Extreme Fidelity (X-Fi),

Extreme Graphics Architecture,

extremely low frequency (ELF) emissions,