Upgrading and Repairing PCs

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h (/h) switch (XCOPY32 command)
hackers
half-bridge forward converting switching power supply 2nd
half-duplex operation
half-duplex protocols
HALT instruction
    Pentium power management bugs
hand tools 2nd
    chip extractors 2nd
    chip inserters
    cleaning materials
    electric screwdrivers
    ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection kits 2nd 3rd
    files
    flashlights
    hemostats
    lithium coin cell batteries
    markers/pens
    needle-nose pliers
    nut drivers
    nylon cable-ties
    parts grabbers 2nd 3rd
    screwdrivers 2nd
    Torx drivers
    tweezers
    vises/clamps
    Windows 2000/XP bootable CD
    Windows 98 Startup floppy
    wire cutters
    wire strippers
handling. [See care and handling]2nd [See care and handling]
HANs (home area networks)
    defined
Hard Disk Controller Failure error message 2nd
hard disk drives [See also magnetic storage]2nd [See also ATA (AT Attachment)]3rd [See also SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)]
    . [See also file systems]2nd [See also data recovery]
    305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control) drives
    access times 2nd
    air filters 2nd 3rd
    areal density 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        defined
        increasing 2nd 3rd
        Õpixie dustÕ technology 2nd
        superparamagnetic effect
    BIOS limitations 2nd 3rd 4th
    buying tips 2nd 3rd
    cache controllers 2nd
    cache programs 2nd
    capacity 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
        BIOS limitations 2nd 3rd
        capacity limitations
        comparison of 2nd
        operating system limitations 2nd
    CHS (cylinder head sector) addressing
        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
    configuration 2nd
        automatic drive detection
        BIOS. [See Setup program (BIOS)]
        configuration items
        controllers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        manual drive parameters 2nd 3rd
    cost 2nd
    CSS (contact start stop) design
    cylinders
    data encoding schemes. [See encoding schemes]
    data transfer rates
    defined 2nd
    defragmentation 2nd 3rd 4th
    disk sweep 2nd
    drive capacity limitations 2nd 3rd
    drive letters
        assigning 2nd 3rd 4th
    drive migration
        MS-DOS 2nd
        Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd
    dual-drive configurations (ATA) 2nd 3rd 4th
        CS (cable select) 2nd
        daisy chains
        jumper settings 2nd
        master drives
        slave drives
    examining with Norton Disk Editor 2nd
    faceplate/bezel 2nd
    FAT (file allocation table) structures 2nd 3rd
        chains
        clusters/allocation units 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
        copying
        cross-linked files 2nd 3rd
        data areas
        directory/FAT relationship 2nd 3rd
        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
        hexadecimal values
        invalid files/directories
        master partition boot records 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        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
    FAT32 structures 2nd
        backward compatibility
        clusters/allocation units 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        converting FAT16 to 2nd
        FAT mirroring
        limitations
        partition creation 2nd
        partition sizes
        root directory
    file system 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

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	Main Page
	Table of content
	Copyright
	About the Author
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	Chapter 1. Development of the PC
	Chapter 2. PC Components, Features, and System Design
	Chapter 3. Microprocessor Types and Specifications
	Chapter 4. Motherboards and Buses
	Chapter 5. BIOS
	Chapter 6. Memory
	Chapter 7. The ATA/IDE Interface
	Chapter 8. The SCSI Interface
	Chapter 9. Magnetic Storage Principles
	Chapter 10. Hard Disk Storage
	Chapter 11. Floppy Disk Storage
	Chapter 12. High-Capacity Removable Storage
	Chapter 13. Optical Storage
	Chapter 14. Physical Drive Installation and Configuration
	Chapter 15. Video Hardware
	Chapter 16. Audio Hardware
	Chapter 17. I/O Interfaces from Serial and Parallel to IEEE-1394 and USB
	Chapter 18. Input Devices
	Chapter 19. Internet Connectivity
	Chapter 20. Local Area Networking
	Chapter 21. Power Supply and Chassis/Case
	Chapter 22. Building or Upgrading Systems
	Chapter 23. PC Diagnostics, Testing, and Maintenance
	Chapter 24. File Systems and Data Recovery
	Appendix A. Glossary
	Appendix B. Key Vendor Contact Information
	Appendix C. Troubleshooting Index
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