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cables/connectors, external
cables, disconnecting
connectors
considering when selecting motherboards
PC 99 recommended color codes
parallel cables
PC-to-PC
PC-to-peripheral
pinouts for printer cables
recommendations
parallel connectors
power connectors
main power switch
power-supply-to-device
power supplies, real-world comparisons
SATA
SCSI
LVD
narrow/single-ended
wide/single-ended
serial cables
recommendations
speakers and
USB
hi-/full-speed captive cable
low-speed captive cable
noncompliant cables
Series mini-B connectors
standard detachable cable
cables/connectors, internal
card-edge connectors
connecting cables to motherboard
pinouts not matching
considerations when installing drives
floppy disk drives
header-pin connectors
keying problems, solutions to
locating Pin 1
long cables for optical drives
managing when working on PCs
ribbon cables
round ribbon cables
cache
hard drives and
primary
cache bus
cache memory
capacities
IDE limits
of tape drives
card-edge connectors
cartridge-based removable hard drives
2nd
CAS latency
cases
2nd
drive bay arrangement
form factors
preparing when building a PC
ensuring airflow
removing/replacing
AT-style cases
clamshell cases
side panel cases
tool-free cases
tower/mini-tower cases
selecting
recommendations
CAV (Constant Angular Velocity)
CD burners
[See CD writers]
CD writers
buffer underrun protection
burning CDs
guidelines
making copies of copies
on-the-fly vs. image files
optimum burn speed
overburning
capacities
CD-(M)RW drives and media
CD-(M)RW technical details
CD-R drives and media
CD-R(W) media archival stability
configuring
copy-protected CDs
firmware
determining revision of
installing update
upgrading
generating coasters
installing
media
issues
recording methods
Mt. Rainier packet writing
selecting
recommendations
software
troubleshooting
upgrading
writable CD formats
logical formats
physical formats
CD-DA format (Compact Disc-Digital Audio format)
CD-Mount Rainier Writable (CD-MRW)
CD-MRW (CD-Mount Rainier Writable)
CD-MRW drives
2nd
[See also CD writers]
media
technical details
CD-R (CD-Recordable)
CD-R discs
archival stability
areas of
AutoRun, creating
bootable, creating/using
labeling
packet-writing compatibility problems
writing to (see CD writers, recording methods
CD-R drives
CD-R media
2nd
capacities
CD-Recordable
[See CD-R]
CD-Rewritable
[See CD-RW]
CD-ROM discs, organizing/protecting
CD-ROM drives
2nd
as backup for upgrades
cleaning
configuring
drive letter assignments, changing
fundamentals
installing
performance
average access
data transfer rates
2nd
selecting
recommendations
TrueX drives
upgrading
CD-ROM XA standard
CD-RW (CD-Rewritable)
CD-RW discs
archival stability
erasing
labeling
packet-writing compatibility problems
preparing
types of
writing to
[See CD writers, recording methods]
CD-RW drives
media
technical details
Change Line Support
channels, sound cards
chassis
[See cases]
CheckIt Diagnostics Suite
CheckIt program
chipsets
2nd
3rd
ALi, USB HCI issues
AMD-750 "Irongate" chipset, USB HCI issues
bridges
considering when selecting motherboards
CPUs and
family support
multiple CPU support
speed support
embedded features
fifth-generation
HCI residing in
I/O bus support
identifying
AMD Athlon characteristics
Intel seventh-generation characteristics
Intel sixth-generation characteristics
Intel with USB HCI issues
memory bus speed/width
motherboard CPU support and
nVIDIA, HCI USB issues
SiS, USB HCI issues
VIA, USB HCI issues
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer)
Clamping Area, CD-R disc
cleaning
CD-ROM drives
FDDs
keyboards
mice
clock cycle
cloning disks
CLV (Constant Linear Velocity)
CMOS
configuring during motherboard installation
memory
save/restore utility
settings, recording before removing case
CMOS Setup
configuring for PATA hard drives
configuring for SATA hard drives
CMOSViewer utility
CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)
CNR slot
communication ports/devices
Communications and Networking Riser (CNR)
Compact Disc-Digital Audio format (CD-DA format)
Compatibility Mode, parallel transmission mode
Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)
components, buying
configuration options of BPS
configuring
ATA devices
Cable Select, using
masters/slaves, assigning
masters/slaves, guidelines
ATAPI CD-ROM drives
bus mastering support, enabling
ATAPI tape drives
CD writers
CD-ROM drives
COM port settings
in Windows 2000/XP
displays
under Linux
under Windows 9X/2000/XP
DVD drives
keyboards
memory
mice
motherboards
jumperless configuration
when building a PC
parallel port hardware
parallel ports
under Linux
under Windows 2000/XP
under Windows 9X
under Windows NT
SATA devices
SCSI CD-ROM drives
SCSI tape drives
serial port hardware
sound adapters under Linux
sound adapters under Windows 95/98/2000/XP
tape drives
trackballs
USB
identifying USB HCI under Windows 2000/XP
identifying USB HCI under Windows 9X
under Linux
verifying USB interrupt sharing under Windows 2000/XP
verifying USB interrupt sharing under Windows 9X
viewing USB HCI Properties under Windows 2000/XP
viewing USB HCI Properties under Windows 9X
viewing USB Root Hub Properties under Windows 2000/XP
viewing USB Root Hub Properties under Windows 9X
USB devices automatically
video adapters under Linux
video adapters under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Constant Angular Velocity (CAV)
Constant Linear Velocity (CLV)
control transfers
controllers, floppy disk drive
cooked mode
cooling fans
copy-protected CDs
copying
disk contents
partitions
cordless mice
CPUs
[See processors]
creating
AutoRun CD-R disc
bootable CD-R disc
ERD
Creative Labs EAX
CRT
CRT monitors
2nd
3rd
[See also displays]
characteristics
components
optimizing
selecting
recommendations
troubleshooting
upgrading
versus FPDs
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