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P-CAV (Partial CAV)
PA (Program Area)
packet-writing technology
CD-R/CD-RW discs, compatibility problems
software
packets
fixed-length
variable-length
paddles
Parallel ATA
[See PATA]
parallel communications
parallel drives, preparing when building a PC
parallel interface
parallel ports
configuring hardware
disadvantages
ease-of-use issues
mapping to LPTs
resource demands
selecting, recommendations
tranmission modes
types
parity in serial communications
parity memory
Partial CAV (P-CAV)
partition boot sector
Partition Magic
partitioning
assigning drive letters
passive-matrix panels
PATA (Parallel ATA)
hard drive interface, selecting
hard drives, installing
PB (petabytes)
PC 2001 System Design Guide
PC 99 System Design Guide
PC audio types
MIDI audio
waveform audio
PC standard
IBM
Intel/Microsoft
PC toolkits
2nd
[See also software tools for working on PCs][See also software tools for working on PCs]
headband-mounted flashlight
mail-order, avoiding
recommended
supplemental tools
PC100 SDRAM
PC133 SDRAM
PCA (Power Calibration Area)
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
PCI Bus IRQ Steering
PCI expansion slots, handling interrupts
PCI video adapter
PCI/ISA standard IRQ assignments
PCs (Personal Computers)
definition of
PC 2001 System Design Guide
PC 99 System Design Guide
old ones, things to do with
donate it
give it away
home automation system
resource server
working on
2nd
[See also building a PC PC toolkits upgrading, rules for][See also building a PC PC toolkits upgrading, rules for]
procedures
performance
CD-ROM drives
average access
data transfer rates
2nd
expansion buses
upgrading
CD-ROM drives
hard drives
memory
monitors
power supply
processors
USB 2.0 ports
video adapters
video adapters
Peripheral Component Interconnect
[See PCI]
peripherals
[See also parallel ports serial ports USB ports][See also parallel ports serial ports USB ports]
add-on cards, HCI residing in
bandwidth needs, changes in
connecting to
USB
availability of
relabeling of
speeds
Personal Computers
[See PCs]
petabytes
[See PB]
Pin 1, locating
PIO (Programmed I/O)
2nd
ATA modes
pipelining, CPU architecture
Plug and Play
[See PnP]
PMA (Program Memory Area)
PnP (Plug and Play)
chipset support for
USB and
point-to-point connections, parallel/serial ports
polyphony
ports, considering when selecting motherboards
Power Calibration Area (PCA)
power management, motherboards and
power spikes, protection against
power supplies
2nd
backup
[See BPS]
characteristics
installing
selecting
recommendations
specifications
troubleshooting
turning off
upgrading
volts/amps/watts
power surges, protection against
Prefetch and Decode Unit
premastering software
prices
as indicator of motherboard quality
bargaining
buying on price alone, avoiding
determining the real
market prices
restocking fees, avoiding
web pricing versus phone pricing
primary cache
memory
procedures for working on PCs
preliminaries
back up hard drive
disconnect external cables
eliminate possibility of software problem
record CMOS settings
static electricity precautions
processor bus
processor clock
processors
2nd
AMD
Athlon family
Athlon MP
Duron
chipsets, identifying
AMD Athlon characteristics
fifth-generation
Intel seventh-generation characteristics
Intel sixth-generation characteristics
components
considerations when selecting motherboards
cooling requirements of
design
embedded features
families, chipset support for
I/O bus support
installing
processor/motherboard compatibility
slotted
socketed
when building a PC
Intel
Celeron
Pentium
Pentium 4
Pentium II family
Pentium Pro
Pentium/MMX
motherboards and
considerations when selecting motherboard
multiple
selecting
considerations
recommendations
slots for
sockets/slots
2nd
speeds
chipset support for
CPU multiplier
FSB speed
superscalar
upgrading
motherboard considerations
voltages, motherboard CPU support
products, researching
Program Area (PA)
Program Memory Area (PMA)
Programmable ROM (PROM)
Programmed I/O (PIO)
2nd
PROM (Programmable ROM)
Promise Technology
properietary form factors
PS/2
mice
PWR_OK delay
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