Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)

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u-pipes,

U.S. Robotics,

UART (universal asynchronous receiver transmitter) chips, 2nd

UART-free modems,

UDF (Universal Disk Format) file system,

UDMA (Ultra-DMA),

CD/DVD drives

Mode 2

Mode 4

Mode 5

UDMA/66

UL (Underwriters Laboratories)

power supply safety certifications

surge protector standards

ULi chipsets

Aladdin P4 (M1671)

Aladdin Pro 4

Aladdin Pro 5

Aladdin Pro II

Aladdin TNT2

Athlon 64

Athlon XP

M1681/M1663

M1685

Pentium 4

ULi M1687

ULi M1695

ULiMagik1

Ultra-ATA,

Ultra-DMA [See UDMA (Ultra-DMA),.]

Ultra-X, Inc.,

UMA (unified memory architecture),

UMA (Upper Memory Area),

adapter ROM

host adapter BIOS

IPL ROM

motherboard BIOS

shared memory

video adapter BIOS

video RAM

unbranded media (CD-R),

unbuffered DIMMs (dual inline memory modules),

unbuffered memory modules,

Underwriters Laboratories [See UL (Underwriters Laboratories).]

undetected external modems, troubleshooting,

undetected tape drives, troubleshooting,

Unicode [See eSupport,.]

Unicomp keyboards,

unified memory architecture (UMA),

uninterruptible power supply (UPS),

UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer), 2nd

universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART), 2nd

Universal Disk Format (UDF) file system,

Universal DSL (digital subscriber line),

Universal Peripheral Interface (UPI),

universal power supplies,

Universal Serial Bus [See USB (universal serial bus),.]

unmanaged hubs,

unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables,

building

Category 3

Category 5

Category 5e

Category 6

Category 7

crossover cables

wiring standards

updates

CD/DVD firmware

determining current version

firmware installation

troubleshooting

when to update

processor microcode

upgrades

analog modems

dial-up modems

LPX motherboards

parallel ports

processors

486 processors

benchmarks

DX2/OverDrive processors

DX4 processors

maximum speeds

Pentium OverDrives 2nd 3rd

proprietary-design motherboards

RAM (random access memory)

dual-channel memory

higher-capacity modules

upgrade options and strategies

ROM BIOS

advantages of

BIOS dates

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

system disassembly

video adapters

Y2K issues

UPI (Universal Peripheral Interface),

uplink ports,

Upper Memory Area [See UMA (Upper Memory Area),.]

upright mouse,

UPS (uninterruptible power supply),

USB (universal serial bus),

adapters 2nd

advantages of

audio processors

cables

CD/DVD drives

compared to IEEE 1394

connectors

color-coding

keyboard connectors

pinouts

port connectors

Series A

Series B

drivers

enabling

functions

game ports

hubs

keyboard hubs

root hubs

self-powered hubs

IRQs (interrupt requests)

keyboards

hubs

requirements

USB Legacy support

keychain drives

legacy USB support 2nd

legacy-free PCs

modem connections

mouse interfaces

mouse interrupt conflicts

NRZI (non-return to zero) data encoding

PnP (Plug and Play)

ports

configuration

connectors

file transfers

high-speed serial port cards

linking systems with

locations

multi-I/O cards

null modem cables

onboard USB ports

shared interrupts

Super I/O chips

testing

UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips

resource conflicts

self-identifying peripherals

serial mouse connections

speed

support for

troubleshooting

USB 2.0

USB On-The-Go

USBready

USB Configuration menu (BIOS Setup),

USBready,

user passwords,

utilities [See also tools; wizards.]

automatic disk installation programs

Calibrate

CD-burning software

DFT (Drive Fitness Test)

Disk Manager

DISKPART 2nd

FDISK 2nd

assigning drive letters

limitations

partitioning hard drives

FORMAT 2nd 3rd

HWINFO

IDEDIAG

Micro-Scope

processor-testing software

SpinRite

tape drive backup software