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+12V power sources  2nd  3rd 
+3.3V power sources  2nd  3rd 
+5V power sources  2nd  3rd 
-12V power sources  2nd  3rd 
-5V power sources  2nd  3rd 
.13 micron manufacturing (processors) 
086 processors.  [See first-generation processors]
1.2MB 5 1/4-inch floppy drives 
1.44MB 3 1/2-inch floppy drives  2nd 
1000-3-2 Harmonics standard (IEC) 
1000-3-3 Flicker standard (IEC) 
100BASE-TX 
101-key keyboards  2nd  3rd 
    connectors 
    foreign language versions 
    layout  2nd  3rd 
    removable keycaps 
    scan codes 
104-key keyboards  2nd  3rd  4th 
    Application key  2nd 
    key combinations  2nd  3rd  4th 
    layout  2nd  3rd  4th 
    trilograms  2nd 
    WIN keys  2nd 
10BASE-T 
11Mbps W-Fi  2nd  3rd 
11Mbps W-Fi standard  2nd  3rd 
1284 parallel port standard.  [See IEEE-1284]
137GB barrier (CHS)  2nd  3rd 
1394 standard.  [See IEEE-1394]
16-bit bus connections 
16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) buses  2nd  3rd 
    DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels  2nd 
    interrupts  2nd 
16-bit processors
    80286 
        80287 math coprocessor  2nd 
        addressable memory 
        protected mode 
        real mode 
        speeds 
    80386
        386SX  2nd 
    8086
        8087 math coprocessor 
        address bus width 
        cost 
    real mode operation  2nd 
16-bit systems  2nd 
    bus designs 
    compared to 8-bit systems  2nd 
    expansion slots  2nd 
16450 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips  2nd  3rd 
16550 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
16550A UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips 
16650 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips 
16750 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips 
168-pin DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
    capacities 
    illustration 
    pinouts  2nd  3rd  4th 
16850 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips 
16950 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips 
184-pin DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
    capacities 
    pinouts  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
184-pin RIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
    capacities 
    pinouts 
1st generation CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
1xx-243xxx POST (power on self test) codes  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
2-2-2 timing 
2.1GB barrier (CHS) 
2.88MB 3 1/2-inch floppy drives 
20-pin ATX main power connectors  2nd  3rd 
24-bit mode (video adapters) 
240-pin DDR2 DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
    capacities 
    pinouts  2nd  3rd 
25-pin serial port connectors  2nd 
250-pin DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
    pinouts 
286 CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
286 processors 
    80287 math coprocessor  2nd 
    addressable memory 
    maximum installable memory 
    protected mode 
    real mode 
    real mode operation  2nd 
    speeds 
286 processors.  [See second-generation processors]
2D graphics
    video memory requirements 
2nd generation CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
3 1/2-inch floppy disk drives
    1.44MB  2nd 
    2.88MB 
    720KB 
3-3-3 timing 
30-pin SIMMs (single inline memory modules) 
    capacities 
    illustration 
305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control) drives 
305 Random Access Method of Accounting and Control (RAMAC) drives 
32-bit bus connections 
32-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) buses  2nd 
32-bit mode (video adapters) 
32-bit processors
    80386 
        386DX  2nd  3rd 
        386SL  2nd 
        80387 math coprocessor  2nd 
        addressable memory 
        MMU (memory management unit) 
        protected mode 
        virtual real mode 
    80486  2nd  3rd  4th 
        486DX  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        486SL  2nd  3rd  4th 
        486SX  2nd  3rd 
        487SX math coprocessor  2nd 
        AMD 486 (5x86)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        burst-mode memory cycles 
        Cyrix/TI 486 
        DX2/OverDrive  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        DX4 processors  2nd 
        Level 1 cache 
        math coprocessors 
        Pentium OverDrives  2nd 
        speeds  2nd  3rd 
    Intel-compatible
        AMD K5  2nd 
    Pentium 
        address bus width 
        addressable memory 
        BiCMOS 
        BTB (branch target buffer) 
        cache  2nd  3rd 
        classic (non-MMX) steppings 
        DIMM width 
        FDIV (floating-point divide) bug  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        first-generation  2nd  3rd 
        instruction processing 
        math coprocessor 
        Model 1 steppings 
        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-MMX  2nd  3rd 
        clock speeds 
        SIMD 
        steppings 
        voltage 
        voltages  2nd 
        VRM 
    protected mode operation  2nd  3rd 
    virtual real mode operation  2nd  3rd  4th 
32-bit software
    P6 (686) processor optimization  2nd 
32-bit systems  2nd 
    bus designs 
    compared to 8-bit systems  2nd 
    expansion slots  2nd 
3340 Winchester drives 
360KB 5 1/4-inch floppy drives 
386 CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
386 processors 
    80387 math coprocessor  2nd 
    82350 chipset  2nd 
    addressable memory 
    maximum installable memory 
    MMU (memory management unit) 
    protected mode 
    protected mode operation  2nd  3rd 
    virtual real mode 
386 processors.  [See third-generation processors]
386DX processors  2nd 
    speeds 
386SL processors 
    82360SL I/O subsystem 
    LIM (Lotus Intel Microsoft) 
    SMI (System Management Interrupt) 
386SX processors 
    addressable memory  2nd 
387DX math coprocessor  2nd  3rd 
387SX math coprocessor 
3Com Corp.
    contact information 
3D audio 
    DirectX support  2nd 
    positional audio  2nd 
    processing  2nd  3rd 
3D chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
3D graphics
    3D graphics accelerators  2nd  3rd 
        3D chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        alpha blending 
        anisotropic filtering 
        bilinear filtering 
        costs 
        environment-based bump mapping 
        flat shading 
        floating-point calculations 
        fogging 
        full-screen antialiasing 
        Gourand shading  2nd 
        hardware/software acceleration  2nd 
        image abstractions 
        image rendering  2nd  3rd 
        integrated transform and lighting 
        keyframe interpolation 
        MIP mapping 
        programmable vertex and pixel shading 
        software optimization 
        stencil buffering 
        T-buffers 
        texture mapping 
        trilinear filtering 
        vertex skinning 
        Z-buffering 
    alpha blending 
    animation 
    anisotropic filtering 
    antialiasing 
    bilinear filtering 
    depth cueing 
    environment-based bump mapping 
    flat shading 
    floating-point calculations 
    fogging 
    full-screen antialiasing 
    geometry 
    Gourand shading  2nd 
    hardware/software acceleration  2nd 
    image rendering 
    integrated transform and lighting 
    keyframe interpolation 
    MIP mapping  2nd 
    perspective correction 
    primitives 
    programmable vertex and pixel shading 
    rasterization 
    scan conversion 
    shading 
    software optimization 
    stencil buffering 
    T-buffers 
    texture mapping  2nd 
    textures 
    trilinear filtering 
    vertex skinning 
    vertices 
    video memory requirements 
    visible surface determination 
    Z-buffering 
3D graphics accelerators  2nd  3rd 
    3D chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    alpha blending 
    anisotropic filtering 
    bilinear filtering 
    costs 
    environment-based bump mapping 
    flat shading 
    floating-point calculations 
    fogging 
    full-screen antialiasing 
    Gourand shading  2nd 
    hardware/software acceleration  2nd 
    image abstractions 
    image rendering  2nd  3rd 
    integrated transform and lighting 
    keyframe interpolation 
    MIP mapping 
    programmable vertex and pixel shading 
    software optimization 
    stencil buffering 
    T-buffers 
    texture mapping 
    trilinear filtering 
    vertex skinning 
    Z-buffering 
3DNow! technology  2nd 
3GIO.   [See PCI Express]
3M
    Ergonomic Mouse  2nd  3rd 
3rd generation CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
4-way set associative cache 
4.2GB barrier (CHS)  2nd  3rd 
40-conductor ATA (AT Attachment) cables  2nd 
40-pin connectors (ATA)  2nd  3rd 
4004 processor (Intel) 
425W power supply (PC Power and Cooling) 
430FX (Triton) chipsets  2nd  3rd 
430HX (Triton II) chipsets  2nd  3rd 
430LX (Mercury) chipsets  2nd 
430NX (Neptune) chipsets  2nd 
430TX chipsets  2nd 
430VX (Triton III) chipsets  2nd 
440BX chipsets  2nd  3rd 
440EX chipsets  2nd 
440FX chipsets  2nd 
440GX chipsets  2nd 
440LX chipsets  2nd 
440ZX chipsets  2nd 
440ZX-66 chipsets  2nd 
450KX/GX chipset
    Pentium Pro motherboards 
450KX/GX chipsets  2nd 
450NX chipsets  2nd 
486 CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
486 processors  2nd 
    82350 chipset  2nd 
    burst-mode memory cycles 
    instruction execution times 
    Level 1 cache 
    math coprocessors 
    maximum installable memory 
    sockets  2nd  3rd 
    speeds  2nd  3rd 
    upgrading 
486 processors.  [See fourth-generation processors]
486DX processors  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    addressable memory 
    internal cache 
    math coprocessors 
    protected mode 
    real mode 
    speeds 
    transistors 
    virtual real mode 
486SL processors  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    SMM (system management mode) 
486SX processors  2nd  3rd  4th 
    DX2/OverDrive processors 
    masks 
    speeds 
487SX math coprocessor  2nd 
4DWave-NX series sound cards 
4th generation CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
5 1/4-inch floppy disk drives
    1.2MB 
    360KB 
5-pin DIN keyboard connectors 
5.1 Surround sound 
50-pin connectors (ATA)  2nd 
528MB barrier (CHS)  2nd  3rd  4th 
555.2 Harmonics standard (IEC) 
555.3 Flicker standard (IEC) 
56Kbps modems  2nd 
    chipsets 
    limitations  2nd  3rd 
    Modem-on-Hold feature  2nd 
    PCM Upstream feature 
    performance optimization  2nd 
    QuickConnect 
    speed 
    V.44 standard  2nd  3rd  4th 
    V.90 standard  2nd 
    V.92 standard  2nd  3rd  4th 
586 processors  [See Pentium processors]
5GHz band W-Fi  2nd  3rd 
5th generation CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
5th-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 
6-pin mini-DIN keyboard connectors 
600/5595 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
620/5595 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
630 chipsets (SiS)  2nd  3rd 
633/635 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
64-bit processors
    AMD Athlon 64  2nd 
    AMD Opteron  2nd 
    AMD x86-64 architecture  2nd 
    Celeron  2nd 
        benefits  2nd 
        DIB (Dual Independent Bus) 
        dynamic execution 
        FC-PGA (flip chip pin grid array) package 
        instruction execution 
        manufacturing 
        PPGA (plastic pin grid array) package  2nd 
        running 32-bit software  2nd 
        SEP (single edge processor) package 
    Itanium  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
        backward compatibility 
        EPIC (explicitly parallel instruction computing) 
        PAC (pin array cartridge) packaging 
    Itanium 2  2nd  3rd  4th 
    Pentium II  2nd 
        cache  2nd 
        DIB (Dual Independent Bus)  2nd 
        die sizes 
        dynamic execution  2nd 
        heating/cooling issues  2nd 
        iCOMP 2.0 Index rating 
        installation 
        instruction execution 
        MMX technology 
        Mobile Module  2nd 
        multiprocessing 
        power usage 
        processor ID information  2nd 
        running 32-bit software  2nd 
        SEC (Single Edge Contact) packaging  2nd 
        specifications  2nd  3rd 
        speeds  2nd 
        transistors 
        voltage ID definitions  2nd 
    Pentium II/III Xeon  2nd 
        Level 2 cache 
        SEC cartridge 
    Pentium III  2nd 
        architectural features  2nd 
        DIB (Dual Independent Bus) 
        dynamic execution 
        ID markings 
        instruction execution 
        Level 2 cache 
        overclocking 
        running 32-bit software  2nd 
        SECC2 package 
        variations  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    Pentium Pro  2nd 
        cache 
        chipsets 
        DIB (Dual Independent Bus)  2nd 
        Dual Cavity PGA packaging 
        dynamic execution 
        form factors 
        instruction execution 
        integrated L2 cache  2nd 
        MCM (multichip module) 
        running 32-bit software  2nd 
        specifications  2nd  3rd 
        speeds 
        transistors 
        VID (voltage identification) pins  2nd 
64-bit systems  2nd 
    bus designs 
    compared to 8-bit systems  2nd 
    expansion slots  2nd 
645/645DX chipsets (SiS) 
648/655DX chipsets (SiS) 
650/651 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
6502 processors 
6805 keyboard controller 
686 processors
    Celeron
        DIB (dual independent bus) architecture  2nd 
    Pentium II
        DIB (dual independent bus) architecture  2nd 
        dynamic execution  2nd 
    Pentium III
        DIB (dual independent bus) architecture  2nd 
    Pentium Pro
        DIB (dual independent bus) architecture  2nd 
        dynamic execution  2nd 
6th generation CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
6th-generation processors
    chipsets
        Aladdin Pro 4  2nd 
        Aladdin Pro 5  2nd 
        Aladdin Pro II  2nd 
        Aladdin TNT2  2nd 
        Apollo KLE133  2nd 
        Apollo Pro  2nd 
        Apollo Pro Plus  2nd 
        Apollo Pro133  2nd 
        Apollo Pro133A  2nd 
        Apollo Pro266  2nd 
        Intel 440BX  2nd  3rd 
        Intel 440EX  2nd 
        Intel 440FX  2nd 
        Intel 440GX  2nd 
        Intel 440LX  2nd 
        Intel 440ZX  2nd 
        Intel 440ZX-66  2nd 
        Intel 450KX/GX  2nd 
        Intel 450NX  2nd 
        Intel 810  2nd  3rd 
        Intel 810E  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Intel 810E2  2nd  3rd 
        Intel 815  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        Intel 815E  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        Intel 815EP  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        Intel 820  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Intel 820E  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Intel 840  2nd  3rd  4th 
        ProSavage PM133  2nd 
        quick reference of SiS chipsets 
        quick reference of VIA chipsets  2nd  3rd 
        reference table  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        SiS600/5595  2nd 
        SiS620/5595  2nd 
        SiS630  2nd  3rd 
        SiS633/635  2nd 
6x86 processors
    P-Ratings  2nd  3rd  4th 
6x86 processors (Cyrix)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    cache 
    SMM 
    speeds 
    technical features  2nd 
6x86MX processors (Cyrix)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    cache 
    SMM 
    speeds 
    technical features  2nd 
7.1 Surround sound 
701 Defense Calculator 
72-pin SIMMs (single inline memory modules) 
    capacities 
    illustration 
    pinouts  2nd  3rd  4th 
    presence detect pin configurations  2nd  3rd 
720KB 3 1/2-inch floppy drives 
726 Tape Unit 
730S chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
733 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
735 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
740 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
745 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
746 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
746FX chipsets (SiS) 
748 chipsets (SiS)  2nd 
7th generation CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
7th-generation processors
    chipsets
        Aladdin P4  2nd 
        Apollo P4X266 family 
        Apollo P4X400 
        Apollo P4X400A 
        ATI chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th 
        hub architecture  2nd 
        ICH5 
        ICH5R 
        Intel 845 family  2nd  3rd 
        Intel 850 family  2nd  3rd 
        Intel 865 family  2nd 
        Intel 875P  2nd 
        Intel Extreme Graphics Architecture  2nd 
        M1581/M1563  2nd 
        ProSavage P4M266  2nd 
        quick reference of ALi chipsets  2nd 
        quick reference of Pentium 4 chipsets  2nd 
        quick reference of SiS chipsets  2nd 
        quick reference of VIA chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th 
        reference table  2nd  3rd  4th 
        SiS 645/645DX  2nd 
        SiS 648/655DX  2nd 
        SiS 650/651  2nd  3rd  4th 
        SiS R658  2nd  3rd  4th 
        vendors  2nd 
8-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) buses  2nd 
    DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels 
    interrupts 
8-bit parallel ports  2nd 
8-bit processors
    80186  2nd 
    80188  2nd 
    8088
        IBM PC  2nd 
        speeds 
8-bit systems  2nd 
    bus designs 
    compared to AT-class systems  2nd 
    expansion slots  2nd 
8.4GB barrier (CHS)  2nd  3rd 
8/16 Bit I/O Recovery Time setting (BIOS Setup) 
80-conductor ATA (AT Attachment) cables  2nd 
8008 processor (Intel) 
80186 processors  2nd 
80188 processors  2nd 
802.11-based wireless networks.  [See Wi-Fi]
802.11a Wi-Fi standard  2nd  3rd 
802.11b Wi-Fi standard  2nd  3rd 
802.11g Wi-Fi standard  2nd  3rd 
80286 CPUs.  [See 286 CPUs]2nd  [See 286 CPUs]3rd  [See 286 CPUs]4th  [See 286 CPUs]5th  [See 286 CPUs]6th  [See 286 CPUs]
80286 processors 
    80287 math coprocessor  2nd 
    addressable memory 
    protected mode 
    real mode 
    speeds 
80287 math coprocessor  2nd 
80386 processors 
    386DX  2nd 
        speeds 
    386SL  2nd 
        LIM (Lotus Intel Microsoft) support 
        SMI (System Management Interrupt) 
    386SX 
        addressable memory 
    80387 math coprocessor  2nd 
    addressable memory 
    MMU (memory management unit) 
    protected mode 
    virtual real mode 
80387 math coprocessor  2nd 
8042 UPI (Universal Peripheral Interface) chips 
8048 keyboard controller 
80486 CPUs.  [See 486 CPUs]2nd  [See 486 CPUs]3rd  [See 486 CPUs]
80486 processors  2nd 
    486DX  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        addressable memory 
        internal cache 
        math coprocessors 
        protected mode 
        real mode 
        speeds 
        transistors 
        virtual real mode 
    486DX2
        Pentium OverDrives  2nd 
    486SL  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        SMM (system management mode) 
    486SX  2nd  3rd  4th 
        masks 
        speeds 
    486SX2
        Pentium OverDrives  2nd 
    487SX math coprocessor  2nd 
    AMD 486 (5x86)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        cache modes 
        clock speeds 
        operating voltage  2nd 
        VOLDET pin 
        write-back cache 
    burst-mode memory cycles 
    Cyrix/TI 486 
    DX2/OverDrive  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    DX4 processors  2nd 
    instruction-execution times 
    Level 1 cache 
    math coprocessors 
    speeds  2nd  3rd 
    upgrading 
8049 keyboard controller 
80586 processors  [See Pentium processors]
80686 processors  [See P6 (686) processors]
8080 processor (Intel) 
8085 processors (Intel) 
8086 CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
8086 processors
    8087 math coprocessor 
    address bus width 
    cost 
    maximum installable memory 
8086 processors (Intel) 
8087 math coprocessor
    8086 processors 
8088 CPUs
    bus widths  2nd  3rd 
8088 processors
    IBM PC  2nd 
    maximum installable memory 
    speeds 
8088 processors (Intel) 
810 chipsets  2nd  3rd 
810E chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th 
810E2 chipsets  2nd  3rd 
815 chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    AGP inline memory module  2nd 
    integrated Ethernet  2nd 
    PC133 memory support  2nd 
8151 chipsets 
815E chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    AGP inline memory module  2nd 
    integrated Ethernet  2nd 
    PC133 memory support  2nd 
815EP chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    AGP inline memory module  2nd 
    integrated Ethernet  2nd 
    PC133 memory support  2nd 
820 chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th 
820E chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th 
82350 chipset  2nd 
82360SL I/O subsystem (386SL) 
82371EB chips  2nd 
82378ZB chips 
82438FX chips 
82441FX chips 
82442FX chips 
82443BX chips 
82443EX chips 
8250 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips  2nd 
8250A UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips 
8250B UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chips 
8255 PPI (Programmable Peripheral Interface) chips 
82801 ICH (Integrated Controller Hub)  2nd  3rd 
82801BA ICH (Integrated Controller Hub) 
82802 FWH (Firmware Hub)  2nd  3rd 
82803 memory repeater hub 
82804 memory repeater hub 
82806 PCI controller hub 
82810E GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub) 
82840 GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub) 
82850 GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub) 
82C206 chips 
82C836 SCAT (Single Chip AT) chipsets  2nd 
840 chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th 
845 chipsets  2nd  3rd 
850 chipsets  2nd  3rd 
860 chipsets  2nd 
865 chipsets  2nd 
8742 UPI (Universal Peripheral Interface) chips 
875P chipsets  2nd 
8B/10B encoding  2nd 
9-pin serial port connectors 
9-pin to 25-pin serial port connectors  2nd 



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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