Upgrading and Repairing PCs

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T-1 connections 2nd 3rd
T-3 connections 2nd
T-buffers
T10 Technical Committee Web site
tables
    FAT (file allocation table). [See FAT]
    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
    MFT (master file table) 2nd
    VFAT (virtual file allocation table)
        alias names 2nd 3rd
        disk and backup utilities
        long filename support 2nd 3rd 4th
tactile feedback mechanisms (pure mechanical switches)
TAD (Telephone Answering Device) in connectors
tag (ache)
tailgate devices
tamperproof Torx screws
Tandberg Data
    SLR drives
TAO (Track-at-Once) recording 2nd
tape carrier packaging (TCP)
Tape Copy software
tape drives 2nd
    ADR (Advanced Digital Recording) 2nd
        advantages of 2nd
        features 2nd
        specifications 2nd
    advantages of 2nd
    AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape)
    AIT (Digital Audio Tape) 2nd
    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
        capacities 2nd
        helical scan recording
        standards 2nd
    data throughput 2nd
    disadvantages of 2nd
    disaster recovery
    DLT (Digital Linear Tape)
    installation 2nd
    LTO (Linear Tape-Open) 2nd
    magnetic tape media
    QIC 2nd 3rd
    QIC-Wide 2nd 3rd
    SLR drives
    software compatibility 2nd
    summary of standards 2nd
    tape compatibility
    tape retensioning
    Travan 2nd 3rd
        proprietary versions 2nd
        Travan NS 2nd 3rd
    troubleshooting
        backup/restore operation failures 2nd
        bad blocks
        media errors
        miscellaneous problems
        system lockups 2nd
        undetected drives 2nd
    VXA drives 2nd
tape monitors 2nd
tape retensioning
TAs (terminal adapters) 2nd
TCO2 emissions standard
TCP (tape carrier packaging)
TCP/IP
    broadband settings
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) 2nd
    dial-up networking 2nd
    troubleshooting
TDMA (Transparent DMA)
Teal, Gordon
Technical Committee T13
technical problems
    DSL (digital subscriber line) 2nd
Tekram Technologies
    contact information
Telenet
Telephone Answering Device (TAD) in connectors
telephony connectors
television signals 2nd 3rd
temperature acclimation (hard disk drives) 2nd
temperature probes 2nd
temperature. [See heating/cooling issues]2nd [See heating/cooling issues]
templates
    system-configuration templates 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
terminal adapters (TAs) 2nd
Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) utility programs
terminators
    SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
        active 2nd
        FPT (forced perfect termination) 2nd
        HVD (High Voltage Differential)
        LVD (Low Voltage Differential) 2nd
        passive 2nd
        recommendations
test equipment
    analog meters
    breakout boxes
    DMMs (Digital Multi-Meters) 2nd 3rd
    electric screwdrivers 2nd
    electrical testing equipment
    logic probes 2nd
    logic pulsers
    loopback connector 2nd
    memory testers 2nd
    outlet testers 2nd 3rd 4th
testing
    cables
        DMMs (Digital Multi-Meters)
    hard disk drives 2nd 3rd
    manufacturing tests
    monitors 2nd 3rd
    NICs (network interface cards) 2nd
    parallel ports 2nd
    power supply
        back probing 2nd 3rd
        digital infrared thermometers 2nd
        DMMs (digital multimeters) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        variable voltage transformers 2nd 3rd
    processors 2nd 3rd 4th
    serial ports
        loopback testing 2nd 3rd
        MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics) 2nd
        Windows operating systems 2nd 3rd
    video adapters
    video monitors
texture mapping 2nd
textures
TF (thin film) read/write heads 2nd 3rd
TFT (thin film transistor) arrays
THD. [See total harmonic distortion]
theater surround sound 2nd
    5.1 Surround sound
    7.1 Surround sound
    tips and guidelines 2nd
    typical speaker setup
thermal recalibration (hard disk drives)
thermal shock 2nd 3rd
thermometers
    digital infrared thermometers 2nd
    infrared thermometers 2nd 3rd
thick Ethernet coaxial cables 2nd
thickness of floppy disks
Thicknet 2nd
thin clients
thin Ethernet coaxial cables
thin film (TF) read/write heads 2nd 3rd
thin film transistor (TFT) arrays
thin small outline package (TSOP) packages
thin-film recording media 2nd 3rd
Thinnet
third generation CPUs
    bus widths 2nd 3rd
third-generation processors
    80386
        386DX 2nd 3rd
        386SL 2nd
        386SX 2nd
        80387 math coprocessor 2nd
        addressable memory
        MMU (memory management unit)
        protected mode
        virtual real mode
Thomas, Charles Xavier
throughput
    tape drives 2nd
Thrustmaster ACM Game card
thumb screws
ThunderBird Avenger sound cards
ThunderBird Q3D sound cards
timeline of computer history 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
timing
    CAS-2 (column address strobe) timing
    encoding schemes 2nd 3rd
timing glitches
tin-plated contacts 2nd 3rd 4th
tin-plated contacts (memory)
tin-plated memory contacts 2nd 3rd 4th
TLB (translation lookaside buffer) 2nd
Token-Ring 2nd 3rd 4th
tomshardware.com Web site
tools [See also utilities]
    cleaning tools
        brushes 2nd 3rd
        chemical-freeze sprays
        cleaning supply companies
        compressed air 2nd
        contact cleaners/lubricants 2nd 3rd
        disassembly tools 2nd
        erasers
        silicone lubricants 2nd
        standard chemical cleaners 2nd
        swabs 2nd 3rd
        vacuum cleaners 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
    line conditioners 2nd
    maintenance tools 2nd 3rd 4th
        analog meters
        breakout boxes
        chip extractors 2nd
        chip inserters
        cleaning materials
        DMMs (Digital Multi-Meters) 2nd 3rd
        electric screwdrivers 2nd 3rd
        electrical testing equipment
        English/metric fasteners 2nd 3rd
        ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection kits 2nd 3rd
        files
        flashlights
        hemostats
        infrared thermometers 2nd 3rd
        lithium coin cell batteries
        logic probes 2nd
        logic pulsers
        loopback connectors 2nd
        markers/pens
        memory testers 2nd
        needle-nose pliers
        nut drivers
        nylon cable-ties
        outlet testers 2nd 3rd 4th
        parts grabbers 2nd 3rd
        Phillips-head screws
        screwdrivers 2nd
        slotted-head screws
        soldering/desoldering tools 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        temperature probes 2nd
        thumb screws
        Torx drivers
        Torx screws 2nd 3rd 4th
        tweezers
        vises/clamps
        Windows 2000/XP bootable CD
        Windows 98 Startup floppy
        wire cutters
        wire strippers
    phone line surge protectors 2nd
    surge protectors 2nd 3rd
    system assembly tools 2nd
    variable voltage transformers 2nd 3rd
Top 10 troubleshooting problems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
topologies
    bus 2nd
    comparison of 2nd 3rd
    HomePNA 2nd
    point-to-point
    ring 2nd 3rd
    star 2nd
topology
    IEEE-1394
Torx drivers
Torx screws 2nd 3rd 4th
    power supply
Toshiba America
    contact information
total harmonic distortion
    speakers
total installed memory 2nd 3rd
Total Memory setting (BIOS main menu)
total usable memory 2nd 3rd
touch pads
    Glidepoint pointing device 2nd 3rd
tower cases
TPI (tracks per inch)
track following systems
track pads
    Glidepoint pointing device 2nd 3rd
Track-at-Once (TAO) recording 2nd
track-width specifications (floppy disk drives) 2nd
trackballs 2nd 3rd 4th
    cleaning 2nd
    troubleshooting 2nd
TrackPoint pointing device 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
tracks [See also sectors]2nd
    CD-ROMs 2nd 3rd
    defined 2nd
    DVD discs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    track densities
    track following systems
    typical track/sector format 2nd
    usable space
tracks (hard disk drives)
tracks per inch (TPI)
TRADIC computer
trailers (sectors) 2nd
Tranmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. [See TCP/IP]
transactions
    NTFS (New Technology File System)
transceivers (DSL)
transfer rates
    CD drives 2nd
    DVD drives 2nd
    hard disk drives 2nd
        calculating 2nd
        formatted transfer rates
        IBM Deskstar 120GXP specifications 2nd
        interface transfer rates
        Maxtor DiamondMax D540X-4G120J6 specifications 2nd
        media transfer rates
        raw transfer rates
        Seagate Cheetah 36ES specifications 2nd
        Seagate Cheetah X15 specifications
transferring files
    parallel ports 2nd 3rd
    serial ports 2nd
transformers
    variable voltage transformers 2nd 3rd
transient response (power supply)
transistors
    486DX processors
    DRAM (dynamic RAM) 2nd
    history of 2nd 3rd 4th
    number of
    Pentium II processors
    Pentium Pro processors
    Pentium processors
        second-generation
    Pentium-MMX processors
transition cells 2nd
translation
    CHS bit-shift translation 2nd
        example 2nd
        L-CHS parameters
        P-CHS parameters
        rules
    LBA-assist translation 2nd 3rd 4th
translation lookaside buffer (TLB) 2nd
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. [See TCP/IP]
Transparent DMA (TDMA)
trap (DMMs)
Travan tape drives 2nd 3rd
    proprietary versions 2nd
    Travan NS 2nd 3rd
Travelstar 32GH 2 1/2 hard disk drive
    zones
tray load mechanism (CD/DVD drives) 2nd
trichloroethane
Trident
    sound cards
trilinear filtering
trilograms
Trinitech diagnostic software
Trinitron picture tubes
triodes
tripling
    processor speed
        DX4 processors 2nd
Tripp Lite Manufacturing
    contact information
Triton (430FX) chipsets 2nd 3rd
Triton II (430HX) chipsets 2nd 3rd
Triton III (430VX) chipsets 2nd
troubleshooting [See also care and maintenance]
    ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) error codes
    adapter cards 2nd 3rd
    analog modems
        computer lockups
        dial-up problems 2nd
        modem sounds
        undetected external modems 2nd 3rd
    basic guidelines 2nd 3rd 4th
    BIOS (basic input/output system) error messages 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
        DISK BOOT FAILURE
        Invalid partition table
        Missing operating system
        No boot device available
        No boot sector on fixed disk
        NO ROM BASIC

SYSTEM HALTED
        Non-System disk or disk error
    boot process 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    bootable CDs
    bootstrap approach 2nd 3rd 4th
    broadband service interruptions 2nd
    broadband signal lights 2nd
    CD drives 2nd
    CD/DVD drives
        disc read failures 2nd 3rd 4th
        disc write failures 2nd 3rd 4th
        firmware 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
        read/write errors
        slow drive speeds 2nd
    CD/DVD firmware updates 2nd
    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
    diagnostic software 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        aftermarket software
        general-purpose diagnostics 2nd
        manufacturer-supplied software
        network interface adapters 2nd 3rd
        operating system diagnostics
        operating system software
        peripheral diagnostics software
        POST (power on self test) 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
        SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) adapters 2nd
    DVD drives 2nd
    ESD (electrostatic discharge) 2nd 3rd 4th
    FAT (file allocation table)
        cross-linked files 2nd 3rd
        damaged FAT 2nd
        invalid files or directories
        lost clusters 2nd 3rd
    FAT32 file systems
    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
    file systems
        DOS 2nd 3rd
        Windows 2000/XP 2nd
        Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd
    floppy disk drives
    frozen/locked systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
    graphics acceleration settings
        Windows 9.x/Me 2nd
        Windows XP
    hard disk drives 2nd
    hard drives 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
    industry-standard replaceable components 2nd
    IRQs (interrupt request channels) conflicts 2nd
    keyboards 2nd 3rd
        cleaning 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
        connectors
        defective cables 2nd
        keyboard disassembly
        keyboard replacement 2nd 3rd 4th
        motherboards 2nd
        stuck keyswitches 2nd
    known-good spare technique 2nd
    maintenance tools 2nd 3rd 4th
        analog meters
        breakout boxes
        chip extractors 2nd
        chip inserters
        cleaning materials
        DMMs (Digital Multi-Meters) 2nd 3rd
        electric screwdrivers 2nd 3rd
        electrical testing equipment
        English/metric fasteners 2nd 3rd
        ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection kits 2nd 3rd
        files
        flashlights
        hemostats
        infrared thermometers 2nd 3rd
        lithium coin cell batteries
        logic probes 2nd
        logic pulsers
        loopback connector 2nd
        markers/pens
        memory testers 2nd
        needle-nose pliers
        nut drivers
        nylon cable-ties
        outlet testers 2nd 3rd 4th
        parts grabbers 2nd 3rd
        Phillips-head screws
        safety 2nd 3rd
        screwdrivers 2nd
        slotted-head screws
        soldering/desoldering tools 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        temperature probes 2nd
        thumb screws
        Torx drivers
        Torx screws 2nd 3rd 4th
        tweezers
        vises/clamps
        Windows 2000/XP bootable CD
        Windows 98 Startup floppy
        wire cutters
        wire strippers
    memory failures
        ECC (error correcting code) 2nd
        hard fails
        parity checking 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
        soft errors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
    microphones
    Missing operating system error message 2nd
    modems 2nd
    monitors 2nd 3rd 4th
    motherboard installation 2nd
    mouse
        cleaning 2nd 3rd
        drivers
        interrupt conflicts 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    MTH (Memory Translator Hub) bug 2nd
    networks
        networking software setup 2nd
        shared resources 2nd
        TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
    parallel ports 2nd
    phantom directories
    POST (power on self test) 2nd 3rd
    power supply 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        diagnostic procedures 2nd
        inadequate cooling 2nd 3rd 4th
        overloaded power supply 2nd
    processor upgrades 2nd
    processors 2nd
        bugs 2nd
        reprogrammable microcode 2nd 3rd
    RAM (random access memory) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        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
    reinstallation versus replacement 2nd
    resource conflicts
        Device Manager
        multiple-COM-port adapters 2nd
        NICs (network interface cards)
        PnP (Plug and Play) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
        prevention 2nd 3rd
        resolving manually 2nd 3rd
        SCSI adapter boards 2nd
        sound cards 2nd 3rd 4th
        system-configuration templates 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
        USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2nd
        video software 2nd
    SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) 2nd 3rd 4th
    serial ports
        loopback testing 2nd 3rd
        MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics) 2nd
        Windows operating systems 2nd 3rd
    shared Internet connections
        client configuration 2nd
        host configuration
        speed
    software
    sound 2nd
    sound cards
        advanced features 2nd
        lockups 2nd
        low volume 2nd
        no sound 2nd 3rd
        one-sided sound 2nd 3rd
        parity errors 2nd
        resource conflicts 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
        scratchy sound 2nd
        startup problems 2nd
        v 2nd
    system assembly 2nd 3rd
    tape drives
        backup/restore operation failures 2nd
        bad blocks
        media errors
        miscellaneous problems
        system lockups 2nd
        undetected drives 2nd
    Top 10 troubleshooting problems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
    trackballs 2nd
    USB (Universal Serial Bus)
    video adapters 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
        color display
    video capture devices 2nd 3rd
    video cards 2nd
    video monitors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
    Windows Fatal Exception errors
    Windows shutdown 2nd
    Windows STOP errors 2nd
    wireless input devices 2nd
TRS-Model 1 computers
true UPS (uninterruptible power supply) 2nd
TrueX drives
TSOP (thin small outline package) packages
TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) utility programs
tubes
    vacuum tubes 2nd 3rd
TubeSound 2nd 3rd
tunnel erasure
Turing Machine
Turing, Alan 2nd
turning off/on systems
    electrical costs 2nd
    thermal shock 2nd 3rd
TV tuners 2nd 3rd
TV Typewriter
tweezers
twisted-pair cables 2nd
    building 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
    Category 3
    Category 5 2nd 3rd
    Category 5e
    Category 6
    Category 7
    crossover cables
    grounding loops
    STP (shielded twisted pair) 2nd
    UTP (unshielded twisted-pair) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    wiring standards 2nd
two-way set associative cache
    Pentium Pro processors
TX-0 computer
Tyan Computer Corp.
    contact information
Type II PC Card adapters
Type setting (BIOS IDE Configuration menu)
Typematic Delay (Msec) setting (BIOS Setup)
typematic functions 2nd
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) setting (BIOS Setup)
Typematic Rate Setting setting (BIOS Setup)