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Upgrading and Repairing PCs
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A cables (SCSI)
external shielded connectors
2nd
internal unshielded connectors
2nd
A-Link architecture
a-Si (hydrogenated amorphour silicon)
A3D audio standard
abacus
abbreviations, list of
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer)
ABIT Computer
contact information
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Personal Firewalls
Absolute BeginnerÕs Guide to Cable Internet Connections
Absolute BeginnerÕs Guide to Personal Firewalls
AC adapters
speakers
AC Ô97 integrated audio
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
AC power switches
front panel
2nd
integral
AC ripple
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) buses
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Accelerated Graphics Port buses.
[See
AGP buses
]
acceleration (hardware/software)
2nd
Accelis LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape drives
access points
2nd
access times
CD/DVD drives
2nd
3rd
hard disk drives
2nd
accessibility
voice recognition
2nd
limitations of
voice-command software
2nd
voice-dictation software
2nd
3rd
accessing
BIOS Setup
2nd
acclimating to temperatures (hard disk drives)
2nd
Accupoint pointing device
Acer America
contact information
Acer Labs
integrated video/motherboard chipsets
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
ACPI setting (BIOS Power menu)
ACPI Suspect State setting (BIOS Power menu)
acronymns
EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions) technology
ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator)
acronyms
a-Si (hydrogenated amorphour silicon)
ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer)
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
2nd
3rd
4th
ADCs (analog-to-digital converters)
ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)
ADR (Advanced Digital Recording)
2nd
ADSL (asymmetric DSL)
AFC (antiferromagnetically coupled)
AGC (automatic gain control)
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
2nd
AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape)
2nd
3rd
ALDC (Advanced Lossless Data Compression)
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.)
AMR (anistropic magneto-resistant)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
AMR (Audio Modem Riser)
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
APIC (advanced programmable interrupt controller)
APIs (application programming interfaces)
2nd
APM (Advanced Power Management)
2nd
APS (analog protection system)
ARLL (Advanced Run Length Limited)
ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface)
2nd
AT (Advanced Technology)
ATA (AT Attachment)
2nd
ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface)
ATF (Auto Tracking Following)
BBSes (bulletin board systems)
BBUL (bumpless build-up layer)
BEDO RAM (burst extended data out RAM)
BF (bus frequency)
BF (bus frequency) pins
BiCMOS (bipolar complementary metal oxide semiconductor)
BIOS (basic input/output system)
defined
BLER (block error rate)
BRI (basic rate interface)
BTB (branch target buffer)
CAM (Common Access Method)
CAM ATA (Common Access Method ATA)
CAP (carrierless amplitude/phase)
2nd
CAS-2 (column address strobe) timing
CCITT (Comite Consultatif International Telephonique et Telegraphique)
CD-DA (compact disc digital audio)
CD-R (CD-recordable)
CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory)
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
CDSL (asymmetric DSL)
CDSL (consumer DSL)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
2nd
CHS (cylinder head sector)
CIRC (cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code)
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer)
CLKMUL (clock multiplier)
CLV (constant linear velocity) technology
2nd
3rd
4th
CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)
COC (chip on ceramic) technology
CPUs (central process units)
CPUs (central processing units)
CRC (cyclical redundancy checking)
CRT (cathode ray tube)
CS (cable select)
CS (central switch)
CSA (Canadian Standards Agency)
CSEL (cable select)
CSS (contact start stop)
CSS (content scramble system)
DACs (digital-to-analog converters)
DAE (digital audio extraction)
DASP (drive action/slave present) signals
DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
db (decibels)
DBB (dynamic bass boost)
DCC (Direct Cable Connection)
2nd
DDMA (Distributed DMA)
DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
2nd
3rd
DDS (Digital Data Storage)
DDWG (Digital Display Working Group)
DFP (Digital Flat Panel)
DFT (Drive Fitness Test)
DIB (Dual Independent Bus)
DIB (dual independent bus) architecture
2nd
DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
2nd
DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm)
DIP (dual inline package)
DIVX (Digital Video Express)
2nd
DLT (Digital Linear Tape)
DMA (Direct Memory Access)
2nd
DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels
DMMs (Digital Multi-Meters)
2nd
3rd
DMMs (digital multimeters)
DMT (discrete multitone)
DPMI (DOS protected mode interface)
DPMS (Display Power-Management Signaling)
DRAM (dynamic RAM)
DSK (Dvorak Simplified Keyboard)
DSL (digital subscriber line)
DSLAM (DSL access multiplier)
DSPs (digital signal processors)
DVD (digital versatile disc)
DVI (Digital Video Interface)
ECC (error correcting code)
ECC (error correction codes)
ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port)
2nd
EDD (Enhanced Disk Drive)
EDO RAM (extended data out RAM)
2nd
3rd
EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM)
2nd
3rd
EFM (eight to fourteen modulation) data encoding
EIDE (Enhanced IDE)
EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture)
ELF (extremely low frequency)
EPIC (explicitly parallel instruction computing)
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
2nd
3rd
EPROM (erasable programmable ROM)
ESD (electrostatic discharge)
2nd
ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection
FAP (Fair Access Policy)
FAT (file allocation table)
FAT (file allocation table) partitions
FAT32 (file allocation table, 32-bit)
FC-PGA (flip chip pin grid array)
FC-PGA (flip-chip pin grid array
FC-PGA (flip-chip pin grid array)
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)
FDIV (floating-point divide)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
FIC (flex interconnect cable)
FIFO (first in first out)
FM (Frequency Modulation)
FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)
2nd
3rd
FPT (forced perfect termination)
FPUs (floating point units)
FSB (front-side bus)
FSK (frequency-shift keying)
FST (flat square tube)
FWH (Firmware Hub)
2nd
3rd
4th
GHz (gigahertz)
GiB (gigabinarybytes)
GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub)
GPA (graphics performance accelerator) cards
HANs (home area networks)
HDAs (head disk assemblies)
HFC (hybrid fiber/coax)
HFS (Hierarchical File System)
HID (Human Interface Device)
HLF (high-level formatting)
2nd
HMA (high memory area)
HPFS (High Performance File System)
HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function)
HVD (High Voltage Differential)
Hz (Hertz)
2nd
I/O (input/output)
I/O (input/outut)
IC (integrated circuit)
ICH (Integrated Controller Hub)
2nd
3rd
iCOMP (Intel Comparative Microprocessor Performance)
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics)
IEC (International Electrical Committee)
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
IED (ID error detection)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
2nd
IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association)
IMAPI (image mastering application program interface)
IML (Initial Microcode Load)
IP (Internet Protocol)
IPL (Initial Program Load)
IPL (initial program load)
IPS (in-plane switching)
IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange)
IrDA (infrared data)
IRQs (interrupt request channels)
IRQs (interrupt requests)
2nd
ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
ISPs (Internet Service Providers)
ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
KVAR (kilovolt-amperes-reactive)
KW/KVA (working power/apparent power)
L1 (Level 1)
2nd
L2 (Level 2)
LANs (local area networks)
LBA (logical block address)
LCD (liquid crystal display)
LIM (Lotus Intel Microsoft)
LLF (low-level formatting)
2nd
LTO (Linear Tape-Open)
LVD (Low Voltage Differential)
MBR (Master Boot Record)
2nd
MCA (microchannel architecture)
MCH (Memory Controller Hub)
MCM (multichip module)
MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation)
2nd
MFT (master file table)
MHz (Megahertz
MHz (megahertz)
MIC (Memory In Cassette)
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
MMC (MultiMediaCard)
MMU (memory management unit)
MMX (multimedia extensions)
2nd
3rd
MNP (Microm Network Protocol)
MO (magneto-optical)
modem (modulator/demodulator)
MOVs (metal-oxide varistors)
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group)
MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group)
MPS (Multiprocessor Specification)
MR (Microid Research)
MRH-R (memory repeater hub, RDRAM-based)
MRH-S (memory repeater hub, SDRAM-based)
MSAUs (multistation access units)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
MTBF (mean time between failures)
MTH (Memory Translator Hub)
2nd
MTTF (Mean Time To Failure)
MVA (multidomain vertical alignment)
NCITS (National Committee on Information Technology Standards)
NDP (numeric data processor)
NEAT (New Enhanced AT)
NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface)
2nd
NICs (network interface cards)
NiFe (nickel ferrite)
NMIs (nonmaskable interrupts)
NRTC (National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative)
NRZ (Non-Return to Zero)
NRZI (Non Return to Zero) data encoding
NTFS (New Technology File System)
NTFS (Windows NT File System)
NTSC (National Television System Committee)
OD (overdrive)
OEMs (original equipment manufacturers)
2nd
OLGA (organic land grid array)
OSO (overscan operation)
OSTA (Optical Storage Tecnology Association)
OTP (one-time programmable)
OTP (opposite track path)
2nd
p-Si (low-temperature polysilicon)
P64H (PCI controller hub)
PAC (PCI/AGP Controller)
PAC (pin array cartridge)
2nd
PAL (Phase Alternate Line)
PARD (Periodic and Random Deviation)
PCA (power calibration area)
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
PCI (Peripheral Connect Interface)
PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)
PFA (Predictive Failure Analysis)
PFC (power factor correction)
PGA (pin grid array)
2nd
3rd
4th
PGA (plastic pin grid array)
PI (parity inner)
PIIX (PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator)
PIO (Programmed I/O)
PLCC (plastic leaded chip carrier)
PLGA (plastic land grid array)
PMA (power memory area)
PnP (Plug and Play)
2nd
PO (parity outer)
PoP (point of presence)
POST (power on self test)
2nd
PPGA (plastic pin grid array)
2nd
PPI (Programmable Peripheral Interface)
PQFP (plastic quad flat pack) packaging
PRI (primary rate interface)
PRML (Partial-Response, Maximum-Likelihood)
PROM (programmable ROM)
PSK (phase-shift keying)
PTP (parallel track path)
2nd
QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation)
RAB (RAID Advisory Board)
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
RAM (random access memory)
2nd
3rd
RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control)
RAMDAC (digital-to-analog converter)
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
RF (radio frequency)
RFI (radio-frequency interference)
2nd
3rd
RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)
2nd
RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)
2nd
3rd
RLL (Run Length Limited)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
RNG (Random Number Generator)
2nd
ROM (read-only memory)
RPC (regional playback control)
2nd
3rd
RRIP (Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol)
RTC (Real Time Clock)
RTC/NVRAM (real-time clock/nonvolatile memory)
SAL (Soft Adjacent Layer) structure
SASI (Shugart Associates System Interface)
2nd
SATA (Serial ATA)
SCAT (Single Chip AT)
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
2nd
SD (Super Density)
SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)
2nd
3rd
SDSL (symmetrical DSL)
SE (single ended)
SEC (single edge contact)
SEC-DED (single-bit error-correction double-bit error detection)
SECAM (Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire)
SECC2 (single edge contact cartridge 2)
SECC2 (Single Edge Contact Cartridge 2)
SEP (single edge processor)
SGRAM (synchronous graphics RAM)
SIMMs (single inline memory modules)
2nd
SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology)
SMI (System Management Interrupt)
SMM (System Management Mode)
2nd
SMM (system management mode)
SNR (signal-to-noise ratio)
SPD (serial presence detect)
SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)
2nd
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
2nd
SPI (SCSI Parallel Interface) standards
SPS (standby power supply)
SPSYNC (Spindle Synchronization)
SRAM (static RAM)
SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions)
2nd
3rd
4th
STP (shielded twisted pair)
2nd
SVGA (Super Video Graphics Array)
TAD (Telephone Answering Device)
TAO (Track-at-Once)
TCP (tape carrier packaging)
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
2nd
TDMA (Transparent DMA)
TFT (thin film transistor)
TLB (translation lookaside buffer)
TPI (tracks per inch)
TSOP (thin small outline package) packages
TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident)
UART (universal asynchronous receiver transmitter)
UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)
UDF (Universal Disk Format)
UDMA (Ultra-DMA)
UL (Underwriters Laboratories)
UMA (unified memory architecture)
UMA (upper memory area)
UMA (Upper Memory Area)
UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer)
UPI (Universal Peripheral Interface)
UPS (uninterruptible power supply)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
2nd
USN (Update Sequence Number)
UTP (unshielded twisted pair)
VAFC (VESA Advanced Feature Connector)
VBR (Volume Boot Record)
VESA (Video Electronics Standards Assocation)
VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association)
VESA VIP (Video Interface Port)
VFAT (virtual file allocation table)
VFC (Video Feature Connector)
VGA (Video Graphics Array)
VID (voltage identification)
2nd
VIS (viewable image size)
VLF (very low frequency)
VLSI (very large scale integration)
VMC (VESA Media Channel)
VRT (voltage reduction technology)
VxDs (virtual device drivers)
2nd
WANs (wide area networks)
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)
WORM (write once, read many)
XMS (Extended Memory Specification)
ZBR (zoned-bit recording)
2nd
3rd
4th
ZIF (zero insertion force)
2nd
3rd
acronyms, list of
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
acronyns
HERs (hard error rates)
IRs (infrared thermometers)
SERs (soft error rates)
active backplane systems
2nd
active heatsinks
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
active PFC (power factor correction)
active preventative maintenance
2nd
3rd
4th
cleaning
boards
2nd
3rd
brushes
2nd
3rd
chemical-freeze sprays
cleaning supply companies
compressed air
2nd
connectors
2nd
3rd
contact cleaners/lubricants
2nd
3rd
contacts
2nd
3rd
disassembly
2nd
disassembly and cleaning tools
2nd
erasers
keyboards
2nd
3rd
mouse devices
2nd
3rd
silicone lubricants
2nd
standard chemical cleaners
2nd
swabs
2nd
3rd
vacuum cleaners
2nd
hard disk drives
file defragmentation
2nd
3rd
4th
Maintenance Wizard
virus checking
2nd
reseating socketed chips
system backups
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
active preventative maintenancecleaning
active SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) terminators
2nd
Active Undelete
active-matrix LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors
2nd
3rd
IPS (in-plane switching)
MVA (multidomain vertical alignment)
TFT (thin film transistor) arrays
actuator mechanisms (heads)
automatic head parking
2nd
3rd
comparison of
2nd
servo mechanisms
dedicated servo
2nd
3rd
4th
disk sweep
2nd
embedded servo
2nd
gray code
servowriters
2nd
thermal recalibration
wedge servo
2nd
stepper motors
2nd
voice-coil actuators
closed loop feedback mechanism
linear
2nd
rotary
2nd
track following systems
Adaptec
contact information
adapter cards
BIOS
2nd
adapters
[See also
controllers
]
AC adapters
speakers
audio adapters (sound cards)
3D audio
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
ALC650
Allegro
AudioDrive
Aureal
buying tips
CA0102 (Audigy 2)
Canyon3D-2
CMI 8738
comparison of features
2nd
connectors
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
data compression
2nd
3rd
DirectX
2nd
discontinued sound cards
2nd
DMA emulation
2nd
drivers
2nd
3rd
DSPs (digital signal processors)
DVD support
2nd
EMU-8000
EMU10K1
EMU10K2 (Audigy)
Ensoniq ES1370 series
FM-801
frequency response
Game Blaster
game playing
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
game port conflicts
2nd
history of
2nd
installing
2nd
3rd
4th
integrated audio chipsets
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Maestro-2
manufacturers
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
MIDI support
2nd
3rd
monophonic/stereophonic
PC/PCI interface
resource conflicts
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
sampling
2nd
3rd
Santa Cruz
SNR (signal-to-noise ratio)
Sound Blaster
2nd
3rd
4th
Sound Blaster Audigy
2nd
Sound Blaster Extigy
2nd
3rd
Sound Blaster Pro
2nd
Sound Fusion
sound production features
2nd
sound properties
2nd
3rd
speaker connections
2nd
stereo system connections
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
suggested multimedia minimums
2nd
3rd
ThunderBird Avenger
ThunderBird Q3D
total harmonic distortion
troubleshooting
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) utility programs
Vibra-16
voice recognition
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
volume control
2nd
Yamaha
controllers
autoterminating feature
configuration
optical drive installation
expansion cards
installation
2nd
floppy adapters
2nd
host adapters
memory
2nd
host interface adapters.
SCSI
[See ATA]
integrated adapters
2nd
multiple-COM-port adapters
resource conflicts
2nd
network adapters
memory
2nd
3rd
network interface adapters
diagnostic software
2nd
3rd
NICs (network interface cards)
bus types
2nd
connectors
2nd
3rd
4th
costs
full-duplex
half-duplex
installing
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
speed
2nd
testing
2nd
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)
PCI (Peripheral Connect Interface) buses
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
diagnostic software
2nd
SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)
resource conflicts
2nd
troubleshooting
2nd
3rd
Type II PC Card adapters
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
2nd
video adapters
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
24-bit mode
32-bit mode
3D chipsets
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
3D graphics accelerators
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
32nd
33rd
34th
35th
36th
37th
38th
39th
40th
analog signals
2nd
3rd
APIs (application programming interfaces)
buses
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
buses;width of
buying tips
2nd
chipsets
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
comparison of
2nd
3rd
components of
2nd
configuring
2nd
3rd
desktop video boards
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
digital signals
2nd
3rd
installation
2nd
memory
2nd
3rd
4th
motherboard compatibility
multimedia and
2nd
multiple monitors
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
obsolete adapters
RAMDAC (digital-to-analog converter)
2nd
removing
2nd
replacing
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
SVGA (Super Video Graphics Array)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
television/computer signal comparison
2nd
3rd
testing
troubleshooting
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
troublshooting
TV tuners
2nd
3rd
UMA (unified memory architecture)
upgrading
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
VAFC (VESA Advanced Feature Connector)
VESA VIP (Video Interface Port)
VFC (Video Feature Connector)
VGA (Video Graphics Array)
2nd
3rd
4th
video BIOS
2nd
3rd
video capture boards
2nd
3rd
video capture devices
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
video drivers
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
video RAM (random access memory)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
video-output adapters
2nd
VMC (VESA Media Channel)
warranties
2nd
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM)
ADCs (analog-to-digital converters)
Addonics Web site
address buses
2nd
3rd
8086 processors
Pentium processors
width
ADDRESS MARK sector data
2nd
address storing (switches)
addressable memory
286 processors
386 processors
386SX processors
486DX processors
Pentium processors
addresses
CMOS RAM
2nd
3rd
motherboard CMOS RAM addresses
2nd
parallel ports
2nd
port addresses
bus-based device port addresses
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
chipset-based device port addresses
2nd
motherboard-based device port addresses
2nd
serial ports
2nd
3rd
4th
addressing sectors
CHS (cylinder head sector)
137GB barrier
2nd
3rd
2.1GB barrier
4.2GB barrier
2nd
3rd
528MB barrier
2nd
3rd
4th
8.4GB barrier
2nd
3rd
ATA CHS parameter limits
BIOS CHS parameter limits
2nd
BIOS commands
2nd
CHS bit-shift translation
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
combined parameter limits
2nd
compared to LBA (logical block address)
2nd
3rd
converting to LBA (logical block address)
2nd
LBA-assist translation
2nd
3rd
4th
Standard CHS
LBA (logical block address)
BIOS commands
2nd
compared to CHS (cylinder head sector)
2nd
3rd
converting to CHS (cylinder head sector)
2nd
LBA-assist translation
2nd
3rd
4th
prefixes for decimal/binary multiples
2nd
3rd
Adesso, Inc.
mechanical-switch keyboards
AdLib sound card
ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)
ADR (Advanced Digital Recording)
2nd
advantages of
2nd
features
2nd
specifications
2nd
ADSL (asymmetric DSL)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Advanced Digital Recording.
[See ADR]
2nd
[See ADR]
Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT)
2nd
3rd
Advanced Lossless Data Compression (ALDC)
Advanced menu (BIOS Setup)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6t
