Upgrading and Repairing PCs

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faceplates 2nd 3rd 4th
    drive installation
failures (memory)
    hard fails
    soft errors
        alpha particles
        cosmic rays 2nd
        ECC (error correcting code) 2nd
        fault tolerance 2nd
        incorrect memory types
        line noise
        parity checking 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
        power glitches
        radio frequency interference
        static discharge
        timing glitches
failures (power), troubleshooting 2nd 3rd
    diagnostic procedures 2nd
    digital infrared thermometers 2nd
    DMMs (digital multimeters)
        audible continuity tests
        automatic display hold
        automatic power on/off
        autoranging
        back probing 2nd 3rd
        buying tips 2nd 3rd
        cost
        detachable probe leads
        measuring voltage with 2nd 3rd
        minimum and maximum trap
        overload protection
        pocket size DMMs
    inadequate cooling 2nd 3rd 4th
    overloaded power supply 2nd
    variable voltage transformers 2nd 3rd
Fair Access Policy (FAP) 2nd 3rd
fake parity modules
fake processors 2nd 3rd
FamilyConnect Filter Pack
Fan Control Configuration menu (BIOS Setup)
fan power connectors
FAP (Fair Access Policy) 2nd 3rd
FAPBuster software
Faraday, Michael
Fast Ethernet 2nd
Fast Mode parallel ports 2nd 3rd
Fast Page Mode DRAM (FPO DRAM) 2nd 3rd
Fast SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
Fast-160DT SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
Fast-40 SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
Fast-80DT SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
fast-ATA standard
Fastchip Web site
FAT (file allocation table) 2nd 3rd 4th
    chains
    clusters/allocation units
        floppy disk cluster sizes
        hard disk cluster sizes 2nd
        lost clusters 2nd 3rd
        slack
    copying
    data areas
    directory/FAT relationship
        fragmented files
        unfragmented files 2nd
    disk defragmentation 2nd 3rd 4th
    extended partitions 2nd
FAT (File Allocation Table)
    FAT 12 file systems
        volume boot records 2nd
FAT (file allocation table)
    FAT12 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        characteristics
        cluster sizes 2nd
        volume limits
    FAT16 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        characteristics 2nd
        cluster sizes 2nd
        volume limits 2nd
FAT (File Allocation Table)
    FAT16 file systems
        volume boot records 2nd
FAT (file allocation table)
    FAT32 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
        backward compatibility
        characteristics 2nd
        cluster sizes 2nd 3rd 4th
        clusters/allocation units 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        Conversion Wizard 2nd
        converting FAT16 to 2nd
        FAT mirroring
        limitations
        Partition Commander
        partition creation 2nd
        partition sizes
        PartitionMagic
        root directory
        troubleshooting
        volume limits 2nd
FAT (File Allocation Table)
    FAT32 file systems
        volume boot records 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
FAT (file allocation table)
    file system errors
        cross-linked files 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
        damaged FAT 2nd
        invalid files or directories
        lost clusters 2nd 3rd
    file system utilities 2nd
        choosing
        Norton Utilities 2nd
        RECOVER 2nd 3rd
        SCANDISK 2nd 3rd
        SpinRite
    hexadecimal values
    invalid files/directories
    master partition boot records 2nd
        format of 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
    mirroring
    primary partitions
    read-and-write cylinders 2nd
    root directory
        contents of 2nd
        directory entry status byte
        directory format
        entry limits
        filename extensions
        location
        size
    system indicator byte values
        nonstandard values 2nd
        standard values 2nd
    table structure 2nd 3rd 4th
    VFAT (virtual file allocation table)
        alias names 2nd 3rd
        disk and backup utilities
        long filename support 2nd 3rd 4th
    volume boot records
        BIOS parameter block
        boot code
        creating
        FAT12/FAT16 boot record format 2nd
        FAT32 boot record format 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
        jump instruction
        signature bytes
FAT (file allocation table) partitions
FAT 12 file systems
    volume boot records 2nd
FAT 32 file systems
    volume boot records
        Boot Code sector 2 2nd
        BPB sector 0 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        FSInfo sector 1 2nd
FAT12 file systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    characteristics
    cluster sizes 2nd
    volume limits
FAT16 file systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    characteristics 2nd
    cluster sizes 2nd
    converting to FAT32 2nd
    volume boot records 2nd
    volume limits 2nd
FAT16 partitions
    creating with aftermarket utilities 2nd
    creating with FDISK 2nd 3rd
FAT32 (file allocation table, 32-bit) partitions
FAT32 file system 2nd
    backward compatibility
    clusters/allocation units 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    Conversion Wizard 2nd
    converting FAT16 to 2nd
    FAT mirroring
    limitations
    Partition Commander
    partition creation 2nd
    partition sizes
    PartitionMagic
    root directory
FAT32 file systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
    characteristics 2nd
    cluster sizes 2nd 3rd 4th
    troubleshooting
    volume boot records
        Boot Code sector 2 2nd
        BPB sector 0 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        FSInfo sector 1 2nd
    volume limits 2nd
FAT32 partitions
    creating with aftermarket utilities 2nd
    creating with FDISK 2nd 3rd
fatal errors
fatal exception errors
Fatal Exception errors
    troubleshooting
fault tolerance 2nd
    ECC (error correcting code) 2nd
        SEC-DED
    parity checking
        chipset support
        disabling
        fake parity modules
        NMIs (nonmaskable interrupts)
        odd parity 2nd
        parity bits 2nd 3rd
        parity-check messages 2nd 3rd
fax modems 2nd
FC-PGA (flip chip pin grid array) package
    Celeron processors
FC-PGA (flip-chip pin grid array 2nd
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
    power supply safety certifications
FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)
FDISK utility 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    /MBR parameter 2nd 3rd
    assigning drive letters 2nd 3rd 4th
    FAT (file allocation table)
    limitations 2nd 3rd
    partitioning hard drives 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
        advantages of 2nd
        drive letter assignments 2nd 3rd 4th
        FAT32 volumes 2nd 3rd
        large hard disk support 2nd 3rd
    undocumented capabilities 2nd
FDIV (floating-point divide) bug
    Pentium processors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
features
    processors
        DIB (dual independent bus) architecture 2nd
Fedco Electronics, Inc.
    contact information
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
    power supply safety certifications
Felsenstein, Lee
ferrite read/write heads 2nd
Fiber Channel SCSI standard
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
fiber-optic cables
FIC (First Internation Computer of America)
    contact information
FIC (flex interconnect cable)
fields
    sectors
        ADDRESS MARK 2nd
        CRC 2nd 3rd
        CYLINDER NUMBER
        DATA 2nd
        DATA SYNC VFO LOCK
        HEAD NUMBER
        ID VFO LOCK
        INTER-RECORD GAP 2nd
        POST INDEX GAP 2nd 3rd
        PRE-INDEX GAP 2nd
        SECTOR NUMBER
        SYNC BYTE 2nd
        WRITE TURN-OFF GAP 2nd
        WRITE TURN-ON GAP 2nd
fields, magnetic 2nd
FIFO (first in first out) buffers
fifth generation CPUs
    bus widths 2nd 3rd
fifth-generation processors
    chipsets
        Intel 430FX (Triton) 2nd 3rd
        Intel 430HX (Triton II) 2nd 3rd
        Intel 430LX (Mercury) 2nd
        Intel 430NX (Neptune) 2nd
        Intel 430TX 2nd
        Intel 430VX (Triton III) 2nd
        reference table 2nd 3rd
    Intel-compatible
        AMD K5
    MMX (multimedia extensions) 2nd 3rd
    Pentium
        address bus width
        addressable memory
        BiCMOS
        BTB (branch target buffer)
        cache 2nd 3rd
        DIMM width
        FDIV (floating-point divide) bug 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        first-generation 2nd 3rd
        instruction processing
        math coprocessor
        packaging
        power management bugs 2nd
        second-generation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        SIMM width
        specifications 2nd
        superscalar architecture
        twin data pipelines 2nd
        voltage 2nd
        voltages 2nd
    Pentium OverDrive
        steppings
        voltages 2nd
    Pentium-compatible
        AMD-K6 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
        Cyrix 6x86/6x86MX 2nd 3rd 4th
        NexGen Nx586
    Pentium-MMX 2nd 3rd
        clock speeds
        SIMD
        steppings
        voltage
        voltages 2nd
        VRM
    SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) 2nd 3rd 4th
file allocation table. [See FAT]2nd [See FAT partitions]
file attribute byte
    root directories
file systems 2nd
    . [See also data recovery]
    CD-ROM file systems 2nd
        HFS (Hierarchical File System)
        High Sierra 2nd 3rd
        ISO 9660 2nd 3rd 4th
        Joliet 2nd
        Rock Ridge 2nd
        UDF (Universal Disk Format) 2nd
    error messages 2nd
        Boot Error Press F1 to Retry
        DOS 2nd 3rd
        Hard Disk Controller Failure 2nd
        Invalid Drive Specification
        Invalid Media Type 2nd
        Missing Operating System 2nd
        NO ROM BASIC

SYSTEM HALTED 2nd
        Windows 2000/XP 2nd
        Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd
    FAT 2nd 3rd 4th
        chains
        clusters/allocation units 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        copying
        cross-linked files 2nd 3rd
        data areas
        directory/FAT relationship 2nd 3rd
        disk defragmentation 2nd 3rd 4th
        extended partitions 2nd
        file system errors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
        file system utilities 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
        hexadecimal values
        invalid files/directories
        master partition boot records 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        mirroring
        primary partitions
        read-and-write cylinders 2nd
        root directory 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        system indicator byte values 2nd 3rd 4th
        table structure 2nd 3rd 4th
        volume boot records 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    FAT (file allocation table)
    FAT 12
        volume boot records 2nd
    FAT12 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        characteristics
        cluster sizes 2nd
        volume limits
    FAT16 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        characteristics 2nd
        cluster sizes 2nd
        volume boot records 2nd
        volume limits 2nd
    FAT32 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
        backward compatibility
        characteristics 2nd
        cluster sizes 2nd 3rd 4th
        clusters/allocation units 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        Conversion Wizard 2nd
        converting FAT16 to 2nd
        FAT mirroring
        limitations
        Partition Commander
        partition creation 2nd
        partition sizes
        PartitionMagic
        root directory
        troubleshooting
        volume boot records 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
        volume limits 2nd
    FAT32 (file allocation table, 32-bit)
    HPFS (High Performance File System)
    NTFS 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
        backward compatibility
        characteristics 2nd
        cluster sizes 2nd
        compatibility 2nd
        extents
        long filename support
        MFT (master file table) 2nd
        NTFS 5 updates 2nd
        partitions 2nd
        permissions
        resident/nonresident attributes
        system files 2nd
        transactions
        utilities 2nd
        volume limits 2nd
        Windows XP improvements 2nd
    NTFS (NT File System)
        data recovery 2nd
    NTFS (Windows NT File System)
    troubleshooting
        DOS 2nd 3rd
        Windows 2000/XP 2nd
        Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd
    VFAT
        alias names 2nd 3rd
        disk and backup utilities
        long filename support 2nd 3rd 4th
filename extensions
filenames
    aliases 2nd 3rd
    filename extensions
    long filename support 2nd 3rd 4th
FileRepair utility
files
    . [See also file systems]
    audio files
        resolutions 2nd 3rd 4th
    AUTOEXEC.BAT
        DOS boot process
        mouse drivers
    CONFIG.SYS
        DOS boot process
        mouse drivers
    cross-linked files 2nd 3rd
    data recovery 2nd
        Active Undelete
        EasyRecovery DataRecovery
        EasyRecovery FileRepair
        EasyRecovery Professional 2nd
        from Flash memory 2nd 3rd 4th
        from partitioned/formatted drives 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        in NTFS 2nd
        Norton Disk Editor 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
        Norton Protected Recycle Bin 2nd 3rd
        Norton UnErase 2nd 3rd
        Norton Unformat 2nd
        Ontrack EasyRecovery
        Restorer 2000
        VCOM System Suite
        Windows Recycle Bin 2nd
    defragmenting 2nd 3rd 4th
    filenames
        aliases 2nd 3rd
        filename extensions
        long filename support 2nd 3rd 4th
    IBMBIO.COM
        DOS boot process
    invalid files
    IO.SYS
        DOS boot process
        Windows 9x/Me boot process 2nd 3rd
    LFNBK.DAT
    MSDOS.SYS
        DOS boot process
    root directories
        file attribute byte
    sparse files
    transferring
        parallel ports 2nd 3rd
        serial ports 2nd
    WIN.COM
        Windows 9x/Me boot process 2nd 3rd 4th
film, digital. [See flash memory]
Filter Your Internet
filtering
    anisotropic filtering
    bilinear filtering
    broadband services
    trilinear filtering
filters
    air filters 2nd 3rd
    low-pass filters
    polarizing LCD filters
finding
    lost clusters 2nd 3rd
    ROM BIOS version 2nd 3rd
firewalls
    books about
FireWire
    CD/DVD drives 2nd
    tailgate devices
FireWire. [See IEEE-1394]2nd [See IEEE_1394]
firmware
    installation 2nd
    troubleshooting 2nd
    updating 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Firmware Hub (FWH)
    82802 2nd 3rd
firmware upgrades
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC (paper)
first generation CPUs
    bus widths 2nd 3rd
first in first out (FIFO) buffers
First Internation Computer of America (FIC)
    contact information
first-generation Pentium processors 2nd 3rd
    manufacturing problems
    OverDrive upgrades
first-generation processors
    80186 2nd
    80188 2nd
    8086
        8087 math coprocessor
        address bus width
        cost
    8088
        IBM PC 2nd
        speeds
    maximum installable memory
fixed disk drives. [See hard disk drives]
fixed-base wireless broadband
FIXMBR utility
flash memory 2nd 3rd 4th
    CompactFlash 2nd
    comparison of 2nd 3rd 4th
Flash memory
    data recovery 2nd 3rd 4th
flash memory
    MMC (MultiMediaCard)
    PC Card 2nd
    physical size 2nd
    reading
        card readers 2nd
        floppy adapters 2nd
        Type II PC Card adapters
    SD (SecureDigital) 2nd
    SmartMedia
    Sony Memory Stick
    Sony Memory Stick Pro
    USB keychain drives 2nd 3rd
    xD-Picture Card 2nd
flash memory media
flash ROM (read-only memory) 2nd 3rd
    recovery 2nd 3rd
    upgrading 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
    write protection
flashlights
flat shading
flat square tube (FST) monitors
flat-panel LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
flex interconnect cable (FIC)
flex-ATX motherboards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    compatibility
    power supply
Flex-ATX motherboards
    power supply 2nd 3rd 4th
flex-ATX motherboards
    size
flicker (screen)
flicker-free refresh rates
flip chip pin grid array (FC-PGA) package
    Celeron processors
flip-chip pin grid array (FC-PGA) 2nd
floating point units (math coprocessors) 2nd 3rd 4th
    instruction sets
    optional
    specifications 2nd
    speeds 2nd
floating-point calculations
floating-point divide (FDIV) bug 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
floppy adapters 2nd
floppy disk drives 2nd [See also magnetic storage]3rd
    1.2MB 5 1/4-inch drives
    1.44MB 3 1/2-inch drives 2nd
    2.88MB 3 1/2-inch drives
    360KB 5 1/4-inch drives
    720KB 3 1/2-inch drives
    BIOS Diskette Configuration menu 2nd
    buying tips 2nd
    clusters 2nd
        sizes
    connectors
        power connectors 2nd
        signal connectors 2nd
    controller cables 2nd 3rd 4th
        floppy controller pinouts 2nd
        Shugart floppy drive interface 2nd 3rd 4th
    controllers 2nd 3rd
    cylinders 2nd
    disk capacities 2nd
    Disk Change signal 2nd 3rd 4th
    disk formats 2nd
    disk formatting 2nd
    faceplate/bezel 2nd
    FAT (file allocation table) structures 2nd 3rd
        chains
        clusters/allocation units 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        copying
        data areas
        directory/FAT relationship 2nd 3rd
        hexadecimal values
        root directory 2nd 3rd
        table structure 2nd 3rd 4th
        volume boot records 2nd 3rd 4th
    head actuator mechanisms 2nd 3rd 4th
    history of 2nd
    installation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    installing 2nd
    interfaces
    interfacing to 2nd
        disk controller I/O port commands 2nd
        Interrupt 13h 2nd
        Interrupt 21h
        Interrupt 25h 2nd
        Interrupt 26h 2nd
    logic boards 2nd
    LS-120 SuperDisk drives
    LS-240 SuperDisk drives 2nd
    physical operation 2nd
    power connectors 2nd 3rd 4th
    power consumption
    read/write heads 2nd 3rd 4th
        alignment
        cylinders 2nd
        Head 0
        Head 1
    spindle motors 2nd
    stepper motors 2nd
    track-width specifications 2nd
    troubleshooting
    tunnel erasure
floppy disks
    capacity 2nd
    care and handling 2nd
        magnetic fields
        metal detectors 2nd 3rd
        temperatures
        x-ray machines 2nd 3rd
    formatted parameters 2nd
    formatting 2nd
    media specifications
        coercivity 2nd
        density 2nd
        disk thickness
    physical construction 2nd
        case and shutter 2nd
        media-density-selector hole
        write-protect hole
    sectors
    tracks
    Windows 98 Startup floppy
    write protection
Floppy disks(s) fail (error message)
floppy drives
    defined
floppy upgrade boards
    BIOS
flow control
    Ultra320 SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
Flowers, Thomas
fluid dynamic bearings 2nd
flux 2nd 3rd 4th
FM (Frequency Modulation) encoding
FM synthesis
FM-801 sound cards
foam element keyswitches 2nd 3rd
Focus mechanical-switch keyboards
fogging
For Music Use OnlyÕ discs 2nd
forced perfect termination (FPT) 2nd
foreign languages
    international keyboard layouts 2nd 3rd
form factors
    cases 2nd
        ATX-style
        desktop
        low-profile 2nd
        micro-tower
        mini-tower
        tower
    CD-ROM discs
    motherboards
        ATX 2nd
        ATX motherboards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th