PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3nd Edition Free Open Book

PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3nd Edition

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D3D (Direct3D) 
DAE (digital audio extraction) 
daily copy backup 
daily full backup 
DAO (Disc-at-Once) 
DAO recording 
DAT (Digital Audio Tape) 
Data Communications Equipment (DCE) 
Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) 
data transfer modes, USB 
data transfer rate  [See DTR]
DCE (Data Communications Equipment) 
DD (Double-Density) 
DDR-II SDRAM 
DDR-SDRAM (Double Data Rate SDRAM)  2nd  3rd 
DDS (Digital Data Storage) 
definition of PCs 
    PC 2001 System Design Guide 
    PC 99 System Design Guide 
deflection yoke 
design of processors 
device drivers 
    organizing 
diagnostic utilities 
    chipsets, identifying 
differential backup 
differential SCSI 
digital audio extraction (DAE) 
Digital Audio Tape (DAT) 
Digital Data Storage (DDS) 
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) 
DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules) 
    installing 
    removing 
DIP (Dual Inline Pin Package) 
DIP chip inserter/puller, avoiding 
DIP switches/jumpers, setting 
Direct Memory Access  [See DMA]
direct over-write (DOW) 
direct resellers, versus retail computer stores 
Direct3D (D3D) 
DirectInput drivers 
Disc-at-Once (DAO) 
disk mirroring 
disk striping 
    with parity 
display settings, video adapters 
DisplayMate utility 
displays 
    configuring 
    installing 
    troubleshooting problems 
Distribution Media Format (DMF) 
DLS (downloadable sounds) 
DMA (Direct Memory Access)  2nd 
    conflicts 
DMA channel assignments, table of 
DMA controller, chipset support for 
DMA modes
    CD-ROM drive support for 
    chipset support for 
    IDE and 
    transfers
        determining whether a drive supports 
        enabling when installing PATA hard drives 
DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) 
DMF (Distribution Media Format) 
DOS boot diskette 
DOS diagnostics 
    antivirus utility 
    backup utility 
    CMOS save/restore utility 
    emergency boot/repair diskette 
    operating system distribution discs 
    SiSoft Sandra 
    SmithMicro Software CheckIt 
    Symantec Norton Utilities 
dot pitch 
    CRT monitors 
Double Data Rate SDRAM  [See DDR-SDRAM]
Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR-SDRAM) 
Double-Density (DD) 
Double-Sided, Double-Density (DSDD) 
DOW (direct over-write) 
downloadable sounds (DLS) 
DPMA (Dynamic Power Management Architecture) 
DRAM (Dynamic RAM) 
    asynchronous 
    packaging 
DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 
drive bays 
drive letters, assigning 
DriveCopy utility 
DriveImage utility 
drivers
    USB, "educating" 
    video
        installing 
        selecting 
drives
    ADR, key selection criteria 
    cartridge-based removable hard disk  2nd 
    CD-MRW
        media 
        technical details 
    CD-ROM  2nd 
        as backup for upgrades 
        cleaning 
        configuring 
        drive letter assignments, changing 
        fundamentals 
        installing 
        performance 
        selecting 
        upgrading 
    CD-RW
        media 
        technical details 
    DVD 
        configuring 
        installing 
        troubleshooting 
    DVD-ROM
        CD-R discs and 
        selecting 
        upgrading 
    external hard disk 
    floppy disk  2nd 
        cabling 
        Change Line Support 
        cleaning 
        diskette types/formats 
        drive types 
        installing 
        interface/cabling 
        obsolete, working with 
        recommended selections 
    hard disk  2nd 
        backing up before removing case 
        copying partitions 
        formatting 
        how they work 
        partitioning 
        preparing for use 
        selecting 
        upgrading 
    high-capacity FDDs 
        drive letter assignment problems 
        recommendations 
        selecting 
        types 
        uses for 
    installing when building a PC 
    optical  [See CD-ROM drives DVD drives]
    preparing when building a PC 
    removable hard disk 
        frame/carrier-based 
        recommendations 
        uses for 
    tape 
        as backup for upgrades 
        care of 
        compatibility issues 
        installing/configuring 
        interfaces 
        read/write errors 
        recommendations 
        selecting 
        technologies 
        Travan, key selection criteria 
        troubleshooting problems with 
        upgrading 
DSDD (Double-Sided, Double-Density) 
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) 
DTR (data transfer rate) 
    CD writers 
    CD-ROM drives 
    hard drives 
Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs) 
Dual Inline Pin Package (DIP) 
duplex mode 
DVD drives 
    configuring 
    DVD-ROM drives
        selecting 
    installing 
    selecting, recommendations 
    troubleshooting 
DVD writable/rewritable formats 
    writable DVD drive, selecting 
DVD+R discs 
DVD+RW discs 
DVD-R (Recordable) discs 
DVD-R Authoring (DVD-RA) drives 
DVD-RA (DVD-R Authoring) drives 
DVD-RAM discs 
DVD-Recordable (DVD-R) discs 
DVD-Rewritable (DVD-RW) discs 
DVD-ROM discs 
    capacities 
    speeds 
    types 
DVD-ROM drives/DVD writers
    CD-R discs and 
    upgrading 
DVD-RW (Rewritable) discs 
Dynamic Power Management Architecture  [See DPMA]
Dynamic RAM  [See DRAM]
Dynamic Random Access Memory  [See DRAM]

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     Main Menu
Main Page
Table of content
Dedication
Copyright
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 Writers
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
Colophon
Index
Index SYMBOL
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index J
Index K
Index L
Index M
Index N
Index O
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Index Q
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