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M1533 South Bridge chips
M1535D South Bridge chips
2nd
M1535D+ South Bridge chips
2nd
M1543 South Bridge chips
M1543C South Bridge chips
M1563 South Bridge chips
M1581/M1563 chipsets
2nd
M1647 chiups
M1687/M1563 chipsets
Macintosh
compatibles
2nd
HFS (Hierarchical File System)
Macintosh computers
Macintosh.
[See Apple]
Macrovision
CopyGuard
2nd
SafeAudio
SafeDisc
2nd
Maestro-2 sound cards
MAG InnoVision
contact information
magazines
Computer Reseller News
Computer Shopper
magnetic disk media
magnetic fields
2nd
flux
2nd
3rd
4th
risks to floppy disks
magnetic flux
magnetic shielding
speakers
magnetic storage
2nd
[See also hard disk drives]3rd
4th
[See also hard disk drives]5th
areal density
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
defined
increasing
2nd
3rd
Õpixie dustÕ technology
2nd
superparamagnetic effect
bit cells (transition cells)
2nd
capacity measurements
2nd
3rd
disk/tape material
electromagnetism
2nd
3rd
encoding schemes
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
ARLL (Advanced Run Length Limited)
clock signals
2nd
comparison of
2nd
3rd
endecs
FM (Frequency Modulation)
MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation)
2nd
3rd
RLL (Run Length Limited)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
timing
2nd
3rd
flux
2nd
3rd
4th
head sliders
2nd
3rd
history of
2nd
3rd
magnetic fields
2nd
PRML (Partial-Response, Maximum-Likelihood)
2nd
read process
2nd
read/write heads
2nd
3rd
4th
AMR (anistropic magneto-resistant)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
ferrite
2nd
GMR (giant magneto-resistive)
2nd
3rd
MIG (Metal-In-Gap)
2nd
MR (magneto-resistive)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
perpedicular heads
2nd
TF (thin film)
2nd
3rd
write process
2nd
3rd
magnetic storage devices
2nd
3rd
Bernoulli drives
compared to magneto-optical drives
2nd
drive letter assignments
2nd
DOS
2nd
3rd
4th
Windows 9x/Me
2nd
3rd
4th
Windows NT/2000/XP
2nd
Jaz drives
LS-120 SuperDisk drives
LS-240 SuperDisk drives
2nd
magneto-optical drives
2nd
compared to magnetic drives
2nd
Fujitsu DynaMO
read/write process
2nd
Sony
Microdrive technology
2nd
Orb drives
Peerless drives
Shark drives
SyQuest drives
tape drives
2nd
ADR (Advanced Digital Recording)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
advantages of
2nd
AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape)
2nd
3rd
alternatives to
2nd
backup software
2nd
3rd
capacity
2nd
choosing
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
comparison of
2nd
costs
2nd
DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
data throughput
2nd
disadvantages of
2nd
disaster recovery
DLT (Digital Linear Tape)
installation
2nd
LTO (Linear Tape-Open)
2nd
QIC
2nd
3rd
QIC-Wide
2nd
3rd
SLR drives
software compatibility
2nd
summary of standards
2nd
tape compatibility
tape retensioning
Travan
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
troubleshooting
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
VXA drives
2nd
Zip drives
2nd
Zip 100
Zip 250
Zip 750
magnetic tape media
magneto-optical drives
.
[See also optical storage]
compared to magnetic drives
2nd
drive letter assignments
2nd
DOS
2nd
3rd
4th
Windows 9x/Me
2nd
3rd
4th
Windows NT/2000/XP
2nd
Fujitsu DynaMO
read/write process
2nd
removable drives
2nd
Sony
magneto-resistive (MR) read/write heads
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
main boards.
[See motherboards]
main memory.
[See RAM (random access memory)]2nd
[See RAM (random access memory)]
main menu (BIOS Setup)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
main power connectors (ATX)
2nd
3rd
Maintenance menu (BIOS Setup)
2nd
3rd
Maintenance Wizard
maintenance.
[See care and maintenance]2nd
[See care and maintenance]3rd
[See care and maintenance]
Make codes (keyboards)
managed hubs
management
power management
2nd
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
APM (Advanced Power Management)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
desktop systems
Energy Star systems
2nd
portable systems
manual drive parameters
configuring
2nd
3rd
manufacturer-supplied diagnostic software
manufacturers
UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips
manufacturers.
[See vendors]2nd
[See specific manufacturer name]3rd
[See specific manufacturer names]
manufacturing
processors
.09 micron manufacturing
.13 micron manufacturing
2nd
bonding
Celeron processors
coppermine
dies
doping
metallization layers
overclocking fraud
overclocking protection
photolithography
2nd
processor fakes
2nd
3rd
processor remarking
2nd
3rd
silicon
steppers
test process
2nd
wafers
2nd
3rd
yields
manufacturing CD-ROM discs
2nd
3rd
manufacturing tests
mapping
drive letters
2nd
DOS
2nd
3rd
4th
Windows 9x/Me
2nd
3rd
4th
Windows NT/2000/XP
2nd
Mark Events as Read setting (BIOS Event Logging menu)
Mask ROM (read-only memory)
2nd
maskable interrupts
2nd
masks
486 processors
mass-producting CD-ROM discs
2nd
3rd
Master Boot Record (MBR)
2nd
master boot records
2nd
format of
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
master drives
ATA (AT Attachment)
master file table (MFT)
2nd
master partition tables
Master Photo CD discs
master position
master separation (CD-ROMs)
math chips
[See math coprocessors]
math coprocessors
486 processors
486DX processors
487SX
2nd
80287
2nd
80387
2nd
8087
Pentium processors
FDIV (floating-point divide) bug
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
processors
2nd
3rd
4th
instruction sets
optional
specifications
2nd
speeds
2nd
matrix math extensions (MMX)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Matrox
3D chipsets
multiple-head video chipsets
Matrox Graphics
contact information
Mauchly, John
Mauchly, John W.
Maxell Corporation
contact information
maximum cache
Maximum Capacity setting (BIOS IDE Configuration menu)
maximum load current (power supply)
maximum safe speed
processor clock speeds
maximum speeds (processors)
2nd
maximum trap (DMMs)
Maxtor
DiamondMax D540X-4G120J6
transfer rate specifications
2nd
Maxtor Corp.
contact information
Maxtor/Quantum
low-level formatting software
Web site
MBR (/MBR) parameter (FDISK utility)
2nd
3rd
MBR (Master Boot Record)
2nd
MCA (microchannel architecture) buses
2nd
interrupts
2nd
McAfee.com
MCH (Memory Controller Hub)
2nd
3rd
McKinley (Itanium 2)
2nd
3rd
4th
MCM (multichip module)
Pentium Pro processors
MCPs (media and communications processors)
mean time between failures (MTBF)
2nd
Mean Time Between Failures.
[See MTBF]
Mean Time To Failure.
[See MTTF]
measurements
magnetic storage capacity
2nd
3rd
measuring
voltage
2nd
3rd
mechanical calculators
2nd
mechanical keyswitches
2nd
capacitive
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
foam element
2nd
3rd
membrane
2nd
3rd
4th
pure mechanical
2nd
3rd
rubber dome
2nd
stuck keyswitches
2nd
media
recording media
AFC (antiferromagnetically coupled)
2nd
oxide
2nd
thin-film
2nd
3rd
media and communications processors (MCPs)
media layers (CD-R)
2nd
media specifications (floppy disks)
coercivity
2nd
density
2nd
disk thickness
media transfer rates
media-density-selector hole (floppy disks)
megahertz (MHz)
2nd
Megahertz (MHz)
megahertz (MHz)
membrane keyswitches
2nd
3rd
4th
MemCor
memory
addressable
Pentium processors
buffers
buffer underrun protection
cache
486DX processors
cache memory
contact metals
2nd
DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
contact metals
installation
DMA (Direct Memory Access)
busmaster DMA
multiword
2nd
singleword
2nd
UDMA (Ultra-DMA)
DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels
sound card conflicts
memory testers
2nd
POST (power on self test) memory count
2nd
RAM
DIMMs
SIMMs
RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)
contact metals
installation
SIMMs (single inline memory modules)
contact metals
installation
2nd
UMA (unified memory architecture)
video RAM (random access memory)
2nd
3rd
DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
minimum requirements
2nd
RAM calculations
2nd
3rd
4th
SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)
SGRAM (synchronous graphics RAM)
speed
2nd
video bus width
memory (RAM)
[See also ROM (read-only memory)]2nd
3rd
286 processors
386 processors
386SX processors
486DX processors
8088/8086 processors
adapter memory configuration
conflicts
determining
2nd
ATX motherboards
banks
2nd
3rd
4th
defined
widths
2nd
BEDO RAM (burst extended data out RAM)
buffered modules
buffers
buffer underruns
2nd
3rd
buying tips
DIMMs
2nd
RIMMs
2nd
SIMMs
2nd
suppliers
2nd
cache
2nd
3rd
access times
asynchronous design
bus snooping
cache controllers
cache tag
CD/DVD drives
2nd
compared to DRAM
2nd
controllers
2nd
defined
2nd
direct-mapped cache
four-way set associative cache
fully associative mapped cache
hard disk drive cache controllers
2nd
hard disk drive cache programs
2nd
hit ratio
Level 1
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
Level 1 cache
2nd
3rd
4th
Level 2
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Level 2 cache
2nd
3rd
maximum cache
nonblocking cache
Pentium-MMX improvements
pipeline burst mode
set associative cache
speed
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
synchronous design
TLB (translation lookaside buffer)
write-back cache
write-through cache
chip capacities
2nd
3rd
CMOS RAM
addresses
2nd
3rd
compared to BIOS (basic input/output system)
diagnostic status codes
2nd
CMOS RAM settings
accessing
2nd
additional setup features
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Advanced menu
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
backing up
2nd
Boot Configuration menu
2nd
Boot Device Priority menu
2nd
Boot menu
2nd
Diskette Configuration menu
2nd
Event Logging menu
2nd
3rd
Exit menu
2nd
Extended Configuration menu
2nd
Fan Control Configuration menu
IDE Configuration menu
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
main menu
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Maintenance menu
2nd
3rd
PCI Configuration menu
2nd
Peripheral Configuration menu
2nd
PnP Configuration menu
Power menu
2nd
3rd
4th
Resource Configuration menu
saving
2nd
Security menu
2nd
3rd
summary of menus
2nd
USB Configuration menu
2nd
Video Configuration menu
2nd
3rd
compared to ROM (read-only memory)
compared to storage
2nd
conventional memory barrier
cost
2nd
DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
2nd
3rd
DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
2nd
defined
DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
168-pin DIMM pinouts
2nd
3rd
4th
184-pin DIMM pinouts
2nd
3rd
4th
240-pin DDR2 DIMM pinouts
2nd
3rd
buffered
buying tips
2nd
capacities
2nd
gold-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
illustration
installation
2nd
memory banks
2nd
3rd
part numbers
2nd
3rd
SPD (serial presence detect)
tin-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
unbuffered
DIP (dual inline package) chips
DMA (Direct Memory Access)
CD/DVD drives
2nd
3rd
DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels
16-bit ISA
2nd
8-bit ISA
2nd
DRAM (dynamic RAM)
compared to SRAM
2nd
DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
2nd
3rd
DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
2nd
FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)
2nd
3rd
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
refresh rates
SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)
2nd
3rd
soft errors
transistor/capacitor pairs
2nd
dynamic video memory
EDO RAM (extended data out RAM)
2nd
3rd
FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)
2nd
3rd
gold-plated contacts
2nd
3rd
4th
hard fails
HMA (high memory area)
installation
2nd
3rd
4th
DIMMs
2nd
ESD (electrostatic discharge)
RIMMs
2nd
SIMMs
intelligent memory management
layou
logical mapping
logical memory layout
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
conventional memory
2nd
UMA (Upper Memory Area)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
video RAM
2nd
XMS (Extended Memory Specification)
2nd
3rd
4th
maximum installable memory
2nd
3rd
memory buses
MMU (memory management unit)
module speeds
2nd
3rd
motherboard CMOS RAM addresses
2nd
narrow-channel systems
parity checking
chipset support
disabling
fake parity modules
NMIs (nonmaskable interrupts)
odd parity
2nd
parity bits
2nd
3rd
parity-check messages
2nd
3rd
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
even cycles
module types and bandwith
2nd
odd cycles
patents
power savings
registered modules
2nd
RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)
buying tips
2nd
capacities
gold-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
installation
2nd
3rd
4th
keying options
part numbers
2nd
3rd
pinouts
2nd
3rd
tin-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
RTC/NVRAM (real-time clock/nonvolatile memory)
RTC/NVRAM batteries
2nd
3rd
4th
SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)
2nd
3rd
shared memory
2nd
SIMMs (single inline memory modules)
2nd
buying tips
2nd
capacities
gold-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
illustration
installation
memory banks
2nd
3rd
part numbers
2nd
3rd
pinouts
2nd
3rd
4th
presence detect pin configurations
2nd
3rd
tin-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
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
speed
clock speeds
2nd
3rd
cycle times
2nd
3rd
interleaving
latency
memory bus bandwidth
MHz (megahertz)
2nd
3rd
nanoseconds
processor bus bandwidth
2nd
SRAM (static RAM)
[See also cache]2nd
3rd
access times
asynchronous design
cache controllers
2nd
cache hit ratio
compared to DRAM
2nd
Level 1 cache
2nd
3rd
4th
Level 2 cache
2nd
3rd
maximum cache
pipeline burst mode
synchronous design
tin-plated contacts
2nd
3rd
4th
total installed memory
2nd
3rd
total usable memory
2nd
3rd
troubleshooting
diagnostics utilities
divide errors
fatal exception errors
general faults
global protection faults
memory defect isolation
2nd
3rd
module testers
parity errors
step-by-step procedures
2nd
write-back cache
Ultra-DMA
CD/DVD drives
2nd
3rd
UMA (upper memory area
2nd
unbuffered modules
upgrading
higher-capacity modules
2nd
upgrade options and strategies
2nd
VGA (video graphics array) memory
2nd
volatile storage
wide-channel systems
memory (ROM)
IPL (initial program load)
memory (ROM).
[See ROM BIOS]
Memory Bank settings (BIOS main menu)
memory buses
Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
2nd
3rd
Memory Hole at 15M-16M setting (BIOS Setup)
Memory In Cassette (MIC) chips
memory management unit (MMU)
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
Memory Test error message
Memory test fail (error message)
memory testers
2nd
3rd
4th
Memory Translator Hub (MTH)
2nd
memory, random access (RAM)
defined
flash memory
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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
2nd
3rd
SD (SecureDigital)
2nd
SmartMedia
Sony Memory Stick
Sony Memory Stick Pro
USB keychain drives
2nd
3rd
xD-Picture Card
2nd
troubleshooting
2nd
3rd
4th
memory, read-only.
[See ROM]2nd
[See ROM BIOS]3rd
[See ROM BIOS]4th
[See ROM]
menus
BIOS Setup
2nd
additional setup features
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Advanced
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Boot
2nd
Boot Configuration
2nd
Boot Device Priority
2nd
Diskette Configuration
2nd
Event Logging
2nd
3rd
Exit
2nd
Extended Configuration
2nd
Fan Control Configuration
IDE Configuration
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
main menu
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Maintenance
2nd
3rd
PCI Configuration
2nd
Peripheral Configuration
2nd
PnP Configuration
Power
2nd
3rd
4th
Resource Configuration
Security
2nd
3rd
USB Configuration
2nd
Video Configuration
2nd
3rd
Merced processors.
[See Itanium]2nd
[See Itanium]
Mercury (430LX) chipsets
2nd
merge bits
merged MR (magneto-resistive) heads
messages
error messages
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
BIOS (basic input/output system)
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
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  SYSTEM HALTED
2nd
Windows 2000/XP
2nd
Windows 9x/Me
2nd
3rd
parity-check messages
2nd
3rd
POST (power on self test)
2nd
Award BIOS
2nd
3rd
4th
Award BIOS/Phoenix FirstBIOS
2nd
3rd
metal contact types (memory)
2nd
metal contacts
fretting corrosion
gold-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
tin-plated
2nd
3rd
4th
metal detectors
risks to floppy disks
2nd
3rd
Metal-In-Gap (MIG) read/write heads
2nd
metal-oxide varistors (MOV)
metalization (CD-ROMs)
metallization layers (processors)
Metcalfe, Robert
metric fasteners
2nd
3rd
mezzanine buses.
[See PCI (Peripheral Connect Interface) buses]
MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation)
MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation) encoding
2nd
mft ($mft) system file (NTFS)
MFT (master file table)
2nd
mftmirr ($mftmirr) system file (NTFS)
MHz
processor clock speeds
MHz (Megahertz
MHz (megahertz)
2nd
3rd
MIC (Memory In Cassette) chips
Micral computers
Micro 2000
Micro-Scope
Micro 2000 diagnostic software
Micro Firmware Web site
Micro Firmware, Inc.
contact information
micro-AT motherboards
micro-ATX motherboards
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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