Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)

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T&L (transform and lighting),

T-1 connections,

T-3 connections,

T-buffers,

tactile feedback mechanisms (pure mechanical switches),

TAD (Telephone Answering Device),

tailgate devices,

Tandberg Data SLR drives,

TAO (Track-at-Once) recording,

tape carrier packaging (TCP),

Tape Copy software,

tape drives,

     ADR (advanced digital recording)

     advantages of

     AIT (advanced intelligent tape)

     alternatives to

     backup software

     capacity

     choosing

     comparison of

     costs

     DAT (digital audio tape) 2nd

         capacities

         DAT72

         helical scan recording

         standards

     data throughput

     disadvantages of

     disaster recovery

     DLT (digital linear tape)

     installation

     LTO (Linear Tape-Open)

     magnetic tape media

     QIC

     QIC-Wide

     SLR drives

     software compatibility

     summary of standards

     tape compatibility

     tape monitors

     tape retensioning

     Travan

         proprietary versions

         Travan NS

     troubleshooting

         backup/restore operation failures

         bad blocks

         media errors

         miscellaneous problems

         system lockups

         undetected drives

     VXA drives 2nd

TAs (terminal adapters),

TCO2 emissions standard,

TCP (tape carrier packaging),

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

     broadband settings

     dial-up networking

     troubleshooting

Teal, Gordon,

Technical Committee T13,

Tekram Technologies,

Telenet,

Telephone Answering Device (TAD),

telephony connectors,

television signals,

temperature [See heating/cooling issues.]

templates, system-configuration,

terminal adapters (TAs),

testing

     cables

     hard disk drives

     manufacturing tests

     monitors

     NICs (network interface cards)

     parallel ports

     power supply

         back probing

         digital infrared thermometers

         DMMs (digital multimeters)

         variable voltage transformers

     processors 2nd

     test equipment

         analog meters

         breakout boxes

         DMMs (digital multimeters) 2nd

         electric screwdrivers

         electrical testing equipment

         logic probes

         logic pulsers

         loopback connector

         memory testers

         outlet/receptacle testers

     USB ports

         loopback testing

         MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics)

         Windows operating systems

     video adapters

     video monitors

texture mapping,

textures,

TF (thin film) read/write heads,

TFT (thin film transistor) arrays,

TFX12V power supply,

THD (total harmonic distortion), 2nd

The BIOS Companion,

The Register,

theater surround sound,

thermal grease,

thermal recalibration,

thermal resistance,

thermal shock,

thermally advantaged chassis

     cooling fans

     processor ducts

         effects of

         installing

         placement

     specifications

thermometers, 2nd

thick Ethernet coaxial cables,

thickness of floppy disks,

Thicknet,

thin clients,

thin Ethernet coaxial cables,

thin film (TF) read/write heads,

thin film recording media,

thin film transistor (TFT) arrays,

thin form factor (TFX12V) power supply,

thin small outline package (TSOP) packages,

Thinnet,

third-generation processors,

     386DX

     386SL

     386SX

     80387 math coprocessors

     82350 chipsets

     addressable memory

     bus widths

     IA-32 mode operation

     maximum installable memory

     MMU (memory management unit)

     protected mode

     virtual real mode

Thomas, Charles Xavier,

throughput,

thumb drives,

thumb flash memory,

thumb screws,

ThunderBird sound cards,

timing

     CAS-2 (column address strobe) timing

     encoding schemes

     timing glitches

TLB (translation lookaside buffer), 2nd

Token-Ring,

tools [See also utilities; wizards.]

     cleaning tools

         brushes

         chemical-freeze sprays

         cleaning supply companies

         compressed air

         contact cleaners/lubricants

         disassembly tools

         erasers

         silicone lubricants

         standard chemical cleaners

         swabs

         vacuum cleaners

     DMMs (digital multimeters)

     line conditioners

     maintenance tools

         2 1/2" ATA drive cables and adapters

         analog meters

         breakout boxes

         chip extractors

         chip inserters

         cleaning materials

         data transfer cables and adapters

         DMMs (digital multimeters) 2nd

         electric screwdrivers 2nd

         electrical testing equipment

         English/metric fasteners

         ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection kits

         files

         flashlights

         hemostats

         infrared thermometers 2nd

         lithium coin cell batteries

         logic probes

         logic pulsers

         loopback connectors

         markers/pens

         memory testers

         needle-nose pliers

         nut drivers

         nylon cable-ties

         outlet/receptacle testers

         parts grabbers 2nd

         Phillips-head screws

         PS/2 Y adapter

         screwdrivers

         slotted-head screws

         spare parts

         temperature probes

         thumb screws

         Torx drivers

         Torx screws 2nd

         tweezers

         USB/FireWire cable adapter

         vises/clamps

         Windows 2000/XP bootable CD

         wire cutters

         wire strippers

     surge protectors

     system assembly tools

     variable voltage transformers

topologies

     bus

     comparison of

     HomePNA

     IEEE 1394

     point-to-point

     ring

     star

toroids,

Torx drivers,

Torx screws, 2nd

Toshiba America,

total harmonic distortion, 2nd

total installed memory,

total usable memory,

touch pads,

tower cases,

TPI (tracks per inch),

track following systems,

track pads,

Track-at-Once (TAO) recording,

trackballs, 2nd

TrackPoint,

tracks, 2nd [See also sectors,.]

     CD-ROMs

     defined 2nd

     DVD discs

     TPI (tracks per inch)

     track densities

     track following systems

     typical track/sector format

     usable space

TRADIC computers,

trailers (sectors),

transceivers (DSL),

transfer modes (SATA),

transfer rates

     CD drives

     DVD drives

     hard disk drives

transferring files

     between systems

     parallel ports

     USB ports

transformers, variable voltage,

transient response (power supply),

transistors

     486DX processors

     DRAM (dynamic RAM)

     history of

     Pentium II processors

     Pentium Pro processors

     Pentium processors

     Pentium-MMX processors

transition cells, 2nd

translation

     CHS bit-shift translation

     LBA-assist translation

     TLB (translation lookaside buffer) 2nd

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol [See TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol).]

trap (DMMs),

Travan tape drives,

     proprietary versions

     Travan NS

Travelstar 32GH 2 1/2" hard disk drive,

tray load mechanism (CD/DVD drives),

tREF,

trichloroethane,

Trident sound cards,

trilinear filtering,

trilograms,

Trinitron picture tubes,

triodes,

Tripp Lite Manufacturing,

troubleshooting [See also care and maintenance.]

     ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) error codes

     adapter cards 2nd

     basic guidelines

     BIOS 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

     boot process 2nd

     bootable CDs

     bootstrap approach

     broadband service interruptions

     broadband signal lights

     CD/DVD drives

         disc read failures

         disc write failures

         firmware

         read/write errors

         slow drive speeds

     CMOS batteries

     diagnostic software

         aftermarket software

         general-purpose diagnostics

         manufacturer-supplied software

         network interface adapters

         operating system diagnostics 2nd

         peripheral diagnostics software

         POST (power on self test)

         SCSI (small computer system interface) adapters

     dial-up modems

         computer lockups

         dial-up problems

         modem sounds

         undetected external modems

     ESD (electrostatic discharge)

     floppy disk drives

     frozen/locked systems

     graphics acceleration settings

     hard disk drives 2nd

     industry-standard replaceable components

     IRQs (interrupt request channels) conflicts

     keyboards

         cleaning

         connectors

         defective cables

         keyboard disassembly

         keyboard replacement

         motherboards

         stuck keyswitches

     known-good spare technique

     maintenance tools

         2 1/2" ATA drive cables and adapters

         analog meters

         breakout boxes

         chip extractors

         chip inserters

         cleaning materials

         data transfer cables and adapters

         DMMs (digital multimeters) 2nd

         electric screwdrivers 2nd

         electrical testing equipment

         English/metric fasteners

         ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection kits

         files

         flashlights

         hemostats

         infrared thermometers

         lithium coin cell batteries

         logic probes

         logic pulsers

         loopback connector

         markers/pens

         memory testers

         needle-nose pliers

         nut drivers

         nylon cable-ties

         outlet/receptacle testers

         parts grabbers 2nd

         Phillips-head screws

         PS/2 Y adapter

         safety

         screwdrivers

         slotted-head screws

         spare parts

         temperature probes

         thumb screws

         Torx drivers

         Torx screws 2nd

         tweezers

         USB/FireWire cable adapter

         vises/clamps

         Windows 2000/XP bootable CD

         wire cutters

         wire strippers

     memory failures

         ECC (error correcting code)

         hard fails

         heat buildup

         parity checking

         soft errors

     microphones

     Missing operating system error message

     monitors

     motherboard installation

     mouse

         cleaning

         drivers

         interrupt conflicts

     MTH (Memory Translator Hub) bug

     networks

     parallel ports

     phantom directories

     POST (power on self test)

     power supply 2nd

         diagnostic procedures

         inadequate cooling

         overloaded power supply

     processors

         bugs

         reprogrammable microcode

         upgrades

     RAM (random access memory)

         diagnostics utilities

         divide errors

         fatal exception errors

         general faults

         global protection faults

         memory defect isolation

         module testers

         parity errors

         step-by-step procedures

         write-back cache

     reinstallation versus replacement

     resource conflicts

         Device Manager

         multiple-COM-port adapters

         NICs (network interface cards)

         PnP (Plug and Play)

         prevention

         resolving manually

         SCSI adapter boards

         sound cards

         system-configuration templates

         USB (Universal Serial Bus)

         video software

     shared Internet connections

     software

     sound cards 2nd

         advanced features

         lockups

         low volume

         no sound

         one-sided sound

         parity errors

         resource conflicts

         scratchy sound

         startup problems

     speakers

     system assembly

     tape drives

         backup/restore operation failures

         bad blocks

         media errors

         miscellaneous problems

         system lockups

         undetected drives

     trackballs

     USB (universal serial bus)

         loopback testing

         MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics)

         Windows operating systems

     video adapters 2nd 3rd

     video capture devices

     video monitors

     Windows

         Fatal Exception errors

         shutdown

         STOP errors

     wireless input devices

TRS-Model 1 computers,

true UPS (uninterruptible power supply),

TrueX drives,

TSOP (thin small outline package) packages,

Tualatin Celerons,

tubes, vacuum,

TubeSound,

tunnel erasure,

Turing Machine,

Turing, Alan,

turning off/on systems

     electrical costs

     thermal shock

TV tuners,

TV Typewriter,

tweezers,

twisted-pair cables,

     building

     Category 3

     Category 5

     Category 5e

     Category 6

     Category 7

     crossover cables

     grounding loops

     STP (shielded twisted pair)

     UTP (unshielded twisted-pair)

     wiring standards

two-way set associative cache,

TX-0 computer,

Tyan Computer Corp.,

Type II PC Card adapters,

Typematic Delay (Msec) setting (BIOS),

typematic functions,

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) setting (BIOS),

Typematic Rate Setting (BIOS),