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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
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D3D (Direct3D)
DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)[DAC (Digital to Analog Converter)
DAE (Digital Audio Extraction)
2nd
Daily Copy Backup, caution with
Daily Full rotation
DAO (Disc-At-Once recording)
2nd
DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
data buses
data bytes, in MIDI messages
data cables, in floppy disk drives
Data Express (StorCase)
data flow analysis
data transfer modes
USB
Data Transfer Rates (DTRs)
2nd
CD-ROM drives and
choosing
configuring
DataSwap (Antec)
DB25 SCSI connectors
DD (double-density) drive type
DDR:-SDRAM (Double Data Rate SDRAM)
DDS (Digital Data Storage)
DDWG (Digital Display Working Group)
decode units
deflection yokes
desktop boards
[See motherboards]
Desktop/AT and BAT pinouts
2nd
device drivers
Device Manager
DVD drives, installing
reserving resources
device-based termination
device/head registers
Devices page, configuring tape drives and
diagnostic tools
2nd
DIB (Dual Independent Bus)
differential devices
Digital Audio Extraction (DAE)
2nd
Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
Digital Data Storage (DDS)
digital data streams
Digital Display Working Group (DDWG)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
Digital Video (DV)
digitizing sounds
DIME (Direct Memory Execute)
DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules)
guidelines for
installing
2nd
3rd
removing
DIN connectors 5/6-pin
DIP (Dual Inline Pin)
chip pullers
rows and banks
switches
Direct Memory Access
[See entries at DMA]
Direct Memory Execute (DIME)
Direct3D (D3D)
DirectCD, caution with
DirectSound/3D
DirectX
Disc-At-Once (DAO) recording
2nd
discrete SRAM chips
dishwasher method for cleaning keyboards
diskettes
[See floppy disks]
Display Properties
screen area settings, changing
video, configuring
DisplayMate
2nd
displays
2nd
caution with
controls/stored settings for
installing/configuring
new, utility for testing
recommendations for
resolutions for
caution with
troubleshooting
tube geometries of
upgrading
Distribution Media Format (DMF)
DLS (downloadable sounds)
DMA (Direct Memory Access)
CD writer troubleshooting and, caution with
CD-ROM drives, enabling for
determining if supported by disk drives
embedded chipset functions
mode transfers with Windows and
tape drives, configuring
UDMA/66 current technologies
DMA modes
enabling
DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
DMF (Distribution Media Format)
DOS
BIOS and
boot disk
CMOS settings
diagnostic tools for
2nd
virus scans
DOS formatting
2nd
dot pitch
2nd
dot triads
Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR:-SDRAM)
double-density (DD) drive type
Double-Sided, Double-Density (DSDD)
downloadable sounds (DLS)
DP-SPGA (Dual Pattern Staggered Pin Grid Array) Socket 8
DPMA (Dynamic Power Management Architecture)
DRAM (Dynamic RAM)
asynchronous
synchronous
types of packaging
in video adapters
drives
methods for mounting in cases
drive bays
drive cages
drive coolers
DriveCopy (PowerQuest)
DriveImage/DriveImage Pro, PowerQuest
drive letter assignments
high-capacity FDDs and
drive select (DS)
drive trays
DS (drive select)
DSDD (Double-Sided, Double-Density)
DSP (Digital Signal Processor)
DTRs
[See Data Transfer Rates]
Dual Independent Bus (DIB)
Dual Inline Memory Modules
[See DIMMs]
Dual Inline Pin
[See DIP]
Dual Pattern Staggered Pin Grid Array (DP-SPGA) Socket 8
dual-booting, removable hard drives and
dual-pipelined superscalar design
dual-ported video adapters
Duron/Spitfire (AMD processors)
DV (Digital Video)
DVDs
DVD-R (Recordable)
DVD-RAM drives
choosing
DVD-ROM drives
2nd
installing/configuring
media for
recommendations for
writable and rewritable
DVD-RW (Rewritable)
dynamic execution
Dynamic Power Management Architecture (DPMA)
Dynamic RAM
[See DRAM]
Main Menu
PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Fundamentals
Chapter 2. Working on PCs
Chapter 3. Motherboards
Chapter 4. Processors
Chapter 5. Memory
Chapter 6. Floppy Disk Drives
Chapter 7. High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drives
Chapter 8. Removable Hard Disk Drives
Chapter 9. Tape Drives
Chapter 10. CD-ROM Drives
Chapter 11. CD-R and CD-RW Drives
Chapter 12. DVD Drives
Chapter 13. Hard Disk Interfaces
Chapter 14. Hard Disk Drives
Chapter 15. Video Adapters
Chapter 16. Displays
Chapter 17. Sound Adapters
Chapter 18. Speakers and Headphones
Chapter 19. Keyboards
Chapter 20. Mice and Trackballs
Chapter 21. Game Controllers
Chapter 22. Serial Communications
Chapter 23. Parallel Communications
Chapter 24. USB Communications
Chapter 25. Cases
Chapter 26. Power Supplies
Chapter 27. Backup Power Supplies
Chapter 28. Building a PC
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