Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)

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wafers, 2nd

wait states,

Wake on LAN connectors,

Wake on Ring connectors,

WANs (wide area networks),

war driving,

water cooling,

watermarks,

watts (speakers),

waveform audio,

wavetable adapters,

WD1003 commands,

wear leveling,

Web-enabled keyboards,

wedge servo mechanisms,

Western Digital

    ATA (AT Attachment) [See ATA Configuration menu (BIOS Setup),.]

     contact information

     low-level formatting software

     website

White Book standard (video CDs),

white box components,

white box systems,

Whitney chipsets,

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

wide area networks (WANs),

wide-channel systems,

wide-screen LCD (liquid crystal display) panels,

width

     buses

         8086 processors

         Pentium processors

     DIMMs

     memory banks

     processor specifications

     SIMMs

Wilkes, Maurice,

Willamette Celerons,

WIN keys (104-key keyboards),

WIN.COM file,

Winchester drives, [See also hard disk drives,.]

Windows 2000/XP operating systems

     104-key keyboards

         Application key

         key combinations

         layout

         trilograms

         WIN keys

     boot process

     Device Manager

     diagnostic software

     Display Control Panel

     DOS extenders

     drive formatting

     drive limitations

     error messages

     hard disk capacity limitations

     keyboard parameters

     multiple monitors

         configuring

         DualView

         enabling

         integrated graphics

         multiple-head video chipsets

         online resources

         primary displays

         secondary displays

     serial port testing

     shutdown

     Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Windows 9x/Me operating systems

     104-key keyboards

         Application key

         key combinations

         layout

         trilograms

         WIN keys

     boot process

         IO.SYS file

         real-mode configuration

         WIN.COM file

     Device Manager

     diagnostic software

     Display Control Panel

     DOS extenders

     drive formatting

     drive limitations

     drive migration

     error messages

     hard disk capacity limitations

     IA-32 virtual real mode operation

     IA-32e 64-bit extension mode operation

     keyboard parameters

     multiple monitors

         configuring

         DualView

         enabling

         integrated graphics

         multiple-head video chipsets

         online resources

         primary displays

         secondary displays

     serial port testing

     troubleshooting

         graphics acceleration settings

         shutdown

     XCOPY32

Windows NT

     104-key keyboards

         Application key

         key combinations

         layout

         trilograms

         WIN keys

     boot process

     Device Manager

     diagnostic software

     Display Control Panel

     DOS extenders

     drive limitations 2nd

     hard disk capacity limitations

     keyboard parameters

     multiple monitors

         configuring

         DualView

         enabling

         integrated graphics

         multiple-head video chipsets

         online resources

         primary displays

         secondary displays

     NTFS (Windows NT File System)

     serial port testing

Windows Platform Design Overview website,

WinGate,

WinModems,

WinProxy,

wire cutters,

wire feet (ISDN),

wire strippers,

wireless bridges,

Wireless Fidelity [See Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity).]

wireless input devices

     Bluetooth

     IR (infrared)

     performance issues

     power management

     proprietary radio frequency

     troubleshooting

wireless networks, 2nd

     Bluetooth

     comparison of standards

     topologies

     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

Wireless-G, 2nd

wires [See cables,.]

wizards

     Maintenance Wizard

     New Partition Wizard

workgroup names, troubleshooting,

working power/apparent power (KW/KVA),

workstation chipsets

     Intel 860

     Intel E7205

     Intel E7505

     Intel E7525

     quick reference

WORM (write once, read many),

Wozniak, Steve,

wrap plugs,

writable CD-ROM drives [See CD-R drives,; CD-RW drives,.]

writable DVD drives [See recordable DVD drives.]

Write Multiple command (ATA),

write once, read many (WORM),

write process,

write protection (floppy disks),

WRITE TURN-OFF GAP sector data,

WRITE TURN-ON GAP sector data,

write-back cache,

     Am5x86(TM)-P75 processors

     Pentium processors

     Pentium-MMX processors

write-through cache,

     Am5x86(TM)-P75 processors

     Pentium processors

write/read heads,

WTX motherboards,