Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)

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V-Communications Partition Commander,

V-Link architecture,

v-pipes,

V.42 modem standard,

V.42bis modem standard,

V.44 modem standard, 2nd

V.90 modem standard, 2nd

V.92 modem standard, 2nd

vacuum cleaners, 2nd

vacuum tubes,

variable frequency synthesizers,

variable voltage transformers,

VBR (volume boot record),

VDM (visual display module) prototype,

Veritas Software,

vertex skinning,

vertical recording,

vertical scan frequencies,

vertices,

very large scale integration (VLSI),

very low frequency (VLF) emissions,

VESA (Video Electronics Standards Assocation)

     buses

     SVGA (Super VGA)

VGA (video graphics array)

     memory

     VGA-to-NTSC converters

     video adapters

VIA Technologies, Inc.

     chipsets

         Apollo KT133

         Apollo KT133A

         Apollo KT266

         Apollo KT266A

         Apollo KT333

         Apollo KT400/KM400

         Apollo KT400A

         Apollo KT600

         Apollo KT880

         Apollo KX133

         Apollo P4X266 family

         Apollo P4X400

         Apollo P4X400A

         Apollo P4X533

         K8T800/K8T800 Pro/K8M800

         K8T890/K8M890

         MuTIOL architecture

         ProSavage KM133

         ProSavage KM266

         ProSavage P4M266

         PT800/PM800/PT880/PM880

         PT880 Ultra/PT894/PT894 Pro

         reference tables 2nd 3rd

         V-Link architecture

     contact information

     motherboards

         ITX motherboards

         Mini-ITX motherboards

         Nano-ITX motherboards

     processors

         C3

         C3 E-series

         Eden

         specifications

Vibra-16 sound cards,

vibration control (CD-ROM drives),

VID (voltage identification) pins,

video adapters, 2nd [See also 3D graphics,.]

     24-bit mode

     32-bit mode

     3D chipsets

         Matrox chipsets

         NVIDIA chipsets

         SiS chipsets

         XGI chipsets

     analog signals

     APIs (application programming interfaces)

     BIOS 2nd 3rd 4th

     buses

         AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 2nd

         comparison of

         PCI Express

         width

     buying tips

     chipsets

         identifying

         integrated video/motherboard chipsets

         video processor technologies

     comparison of

     components

     configuring

     defined

     desktop video boards

     digital signals

     dual-GPU scene rendering

         ATI CrossFire

         NVIDIA SLI

     installation

     memory

     multiple monitors

         configuring

         DualView

         enabling

         integrated graphics

         multiple-head video chipsets

         online resources

         primary displays

         secondary displays

     obsolete adapters

     RAMDAC (digital-to-analog converter)

     removing

     replacing

     resource conflicts

     SVGA (Super VGA)

         pinouts

         VESA (Video Electronics Standards Assocation) standards

     television/computer signal comparison

     testing

     troubleshooting 2nd 3rd

     TV tuners

     UMA (unified memory architecture)

     upgrading

     VGA (Video Graphics Array)

     video BIOS

     video capture devices

         comparison of

         component video

         data compression

         hardware/software requirements

         S-video connectors

         troubleshooting

         upgrades

         video capture boards 2nd

         video sources

     video drivers

     video RAM

         DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

         DDR-II SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

         GDDR-3 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

         minimum requirements

         RAM calculations

         SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)

         SGRAM (synchronous graphics RAM)

         speed

         video bus width

     video-output adapters

     warranties

Video BIOS Cacheable setting,

video capture devices

     comparison of

     component video

     data compression

     hardware/software requirements

     S-video connectors

     troubleshooting

     upgrades

     video capture boards 2nd

     video sources

video cards [See video adapters,.]

video CD discs,

Video Configuration menu (BIOS Setup),

video drivers,

Video Electronics Standards Assocation [See VESA (Video Electronics Standards Assocation).]

Video Graphics Array (VGA) adapters,

video monitors

     buying tips

         brightness and contrast

         digital controls

         dot pitch

         emissions

         frequencies

         interlaced/noninterlaced

         power management

         refresh rates

         resolution

         size

         stripe pitch

     care and maintenance

     compared to television signals

     CRT (cathode ray tube) 2nd

         compared to LCD

         curved picture tubes

         dot pitch 2nd

         electron guns

         FST (flat square tube) designs

         horizontal scan rates

         interfaces

         multiple-frequency monitors

         persistence

         phosphor triads

         raster

         refresh rates

         scanning frequency

         screen phosphors

         shadow masks 2nd

         slotted masks

         stripe pitch

     digital controls

     DLP projectors

     emissions

     frequencies

         horizontal frequencies

         vertical scan frequencies

     interlaced/noninterlaced

     LCD (liquid crystal display)

         advantages of

         brightness and contrast

         buying tips

         compared to CRT

         costs

         dead pixels

         DFP (Digital Flat Panel)

         disadvantages of

         display connections

         flat-panel

         monochrome

         passive-matrix

         polarizing filters

         projectors

         resolution

         subpixels

         wide-screen

     multiple monitors

         configuring

         DualView

         enabling

         integrated graphics

         multiple-head video chipsets

         online resources

         primary displays

         secondary displays

     plasma displays

     power management

         ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

         APM (Advanced Power Management)

         DPMS (Display Power-Management Signaling)

         Energy 2000 standard

         Energy Star standard

     refresh rates

         comparison of

         defined

         flicker-free refresh rates

         minimum recommendations

         setting

     resolution

     size 2nd

     testing 2nd

     troubleshooting

     video adapter types

video RAM (random access memory), 2nd

     DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

     DDR-II SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

     GDDR-3SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

     minimum requirements

     RAM calculations

     SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)

     SGRAM (synchronous graphics RAM)

     speed

     video bus width

Video RAM Cacheable setting (BIOS Setup),

video-output adapters,

virtual device drivers (VxDs),

virtual real mode,

     486DX processors

     80386 processors

Virus Warning setting (BIOS Setup),

viruses

     checking for

     Virus Warning feature (BIOS)

vises,

visible surface determination,

visual display module (VDM) prototype,

VL-Bus,

VLF (very low frequency) emissions,

VLSI (very large scale integration),

voice recognition

     analog modems

     microphones

     voice-dictation software

voice-coil actuators,

     automatic head parking

     closed loop feedback mechanism

     linear

     rotary

     servo mechanisms

         dedicated servo

         disk sweep

         embedded servo

         gray code

         servowriters

         thermal recalibration

         wedge servo

     track following systems

voice-dictation software,

volatile storage [See RAM (random access memory),.]

VOLDET pins,

voltage [See power supply.]

voltage identification (VID) pins,

voltage reduction technology (VRT),

voltage regulator module (VRM),

voltage regulators,

volume boot record (VBR),

volume control

     sound cards

     speakers

     troubleshooting

von Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm,

von Neumann, John, 2nd

VPSD (VIA Platform Solutions Division) [See VIA Technologies, Inc..]

VRM (voltage regulator module),

VRT (voltage reduction technology),

VT8231 chips,

VT8233 chips,

VT8233(C) chips,

VT8233A chips,

VT8233C chips,

VT8235 chips,

VT8237 chips,

VT82C586A chips,

VT82C586B chips,

VT82C596A chips,

VT82C596B chips,

VT82C686A chips, 2nd

VT8363 chips,

VT8371 chips,

VXA drives,

VXA-1 drives,

VXA-2 drives,

VxDs (virtual device drivers),

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