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V-Communications
    Partition Commander  2nd 
V-Link architecture 
v-pipes
    Pentium data pipelines 
V.42 modem standard  2nd 
V.42bis modem standard  2nd 
V.44 modem standard  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
V.90 modem standard  2nd  3rd 
V.92 modem standard  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
vacuum cleaners  2nd 
    cleaning keyboards with 
vacuum tubes  2nd  3rd 
VAFC (VESA Advanced Feature Connector) 
validation
    domains 
variable frequency synthesizers 
variable voltage transformers  2nd  3rd 
VBR (Volume Boot Record) 
VCOM
    Partition Commander 
VCOM System Suite 
VCOM Web site 
VDM (visual display module) prototype 
vendor-specific commands
    ATA (AT Attachment) 
vendor-specific commands (ATA) 
vendors
    AMI
        ROM BIOS  2nd 
    contact information  2nd  3rd  4th 
vendors.  [See specific vendor names]2nd  [See specific vendor names]
ventilation.  [See heating/cooling issues]
Veritas Software
    contact information 
versions
    Pentium II processors
        processor ID information  2nd 
    Pentium III processors
        variations  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    Pentium processors
        classic (non-MMX) steppings 
        Model 1 
        OverDrive processors 
    Pentium-MMX processors 
    ROM BIOS
        determining  2nd  3rd 
vertex skinning 
vertical scan frequencies (monitors)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
vertices 
very large scale integration (VLSI) 
very low frequency (VLF) emissions 
VESA (Video Electronics Standards Assocation) standards and specifications
    SVGA (Super Video Graphics Array)  2nd 
VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) buses  2nd  3rd 
VESA Advanced Feature Connector (VAFC) 
VESA Media Channel (VMC) 
VESA VIP (Video Interface Port) 
VFAT (virtual file allocation table)
    alias names  2nd  3rd 
    disk and backup utilities 
    long filename support  2nd  3rd  4th 
VFC (Video Feature Connector) 
VGA (video graphics array)
    memory  2nd 
VGA (Video Graphics Array) video adapters  2nd  3rd  4th 
VGA-to-NTSC converters  2nd 
VIA C3 processors  2nd 
VIA processors
    specifications  2nd 
VIA Technologies
    C3 E-series processors  2nd 
    chipsets
        Apollo KT133  2nd 
        Apollo KT133A  2nd 
        Apollo KT266  2nd 
        Apollo KT266A  2nd 
        Apollo KT333 
        Apollo KT400 
        Apollo KT400A  2nd 
        Apollo KX133  2nd 
        Apollo P4X266 family 
        Apollo P4X400 
        Apollo P4X400A 
        Athlon64 chipsets 
        MuTIOL architecture 
        ProSavage KM266 
        ProSavage P4M266  2nd 
        ProSavage PM133  2nd 
        quick reference of Pentium 4 chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th 
        reference table 
        V-Link architecture 
    Eden processors  2nd 
    ITX motherboards  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
    mini-ITX motherboards  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
VIA Technologies, Inc.
    chipsets
        Apollo KLE133  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Apollo Pro  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Apollo Pro Plus  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Apollo Pro133  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Apollo Pro133A  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Apollo Pro266  2nd  3rd  4th 
        ProSavage PM133  2nd  3rd  4th 
        reference table  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    contact information 
ViaVoice 
Vibra-16 sound cards 
vibration control (CD-ROM drives) 
VID (voltage identification) pins
    Pentium Pro processors  2nd 
video
    BIOS (basic input/output system) configuration  2nd 
    GeForce2 MX video 
    video adapters
        buying tips  2nd 
        installation  2nd 
        removing  2nd 
    video cards
        defined 
video adapters  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
    24-bit mode 
    32-bit mode 
    3D chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    3D graphics accelerators  2nd  3rd 
        3D chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        alpha blending 
        anisotropic filtering 
        bilinear filtering  2nd 
        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 
        vertex skinning 
        Z-buffering 
    analog signals  2nd  3rd 
    APIs (application programming interfaces) 
    buses  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        comparison of  2nd 
        PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) 
        width of 
    buying tips  2nd 
    chipsets
        identifying  2nd 
        integrated video/motherboard chipsets  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        video processor technologies 
    comparison of  2nd  3rd 
    components of  2nd 
    configuring  2nd  3rd 
    desktop video boards  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
    digital signals  2nd  3rd 
    installation  2nd 
    memory  2nd  3rd  4th 
    motherboard compatibility 
    multimedia and  2nd 
    multiple monitors 
        configuring 
        DualView 
        enabling 
        multiple-head video chipsets  2nd 
        online resources 
        primary displays  2nd 
        secondary displays 
    obsolete adapters 
    RAMDAC (digital-to-analog converter)  2nd 
    removing  2nd 
    replacing  2nd 
        TV tuners  2nd  3rd 
        video capture  2nd  3rd 
        warranty and support  2nd 
    resource conflicts  2nd 
    SVGA (Super Video Graphics Array) 
        pinouts  2nd 
        VESA (Video Electronics Standards Assocation) standards  2nd 
    television/computer signal comparison  2nd  3rd 
    testing 
    troubleshooting  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
        color display 
    TV tuners  2nd  3rd 
    UMA (unified memory architecture) 
    upgrading  2nd 
        TV tuners  2nd  3rd 
        video capture  2nd  3rd 
        warranty and support  2nd 
    VAFC (VESA Advanced Feature Connector) 
    VESA VIP (Video Interface Port) 
    VFC (Video Feature Connector) 
    VGA (Video Graphics Array)  2nd  3rd  4th 
    video BIOS  2nd  3rd 
    video capture boards  2nd  3rd 
    video capture devices  2nd 
        comparison of  2nd  3rd  4th 
        component video 
        data compression  2nd 
        hardware/software requirements  2nd 
        S-video connectors 
        troubleshooting  2nd  3rd 
        video capture boards  2nd 
        video sources 
    video drivers  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        graphics acceleration settings  2nd  3rd 
    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 
    video-output adapters  2nd 
    VMC (VESA Media Channel) 
    warranties  2nd 
video BIOS  2nd  3rd 
Video BIOS Cacheable setting (BIOS Setup) 
video capture
    upgrades  2nd  3rd 
video capture boards  2nd 
video capture devices  2nd 
    comparison of  2nd  3rd  4th 
    component video 
    data compression  2nd 
    hardware/software requirements  2nd 
    S-video connectors 
    troubleshooting  2nd  3rd 
    video capture boards  2nd 
    video sources 
video cards
    BIOS 
    defined 
    troubleshooting  2nd 
video cards.  [See video adapters]
video CD discs  2nd 
Video Configuration menu (BIOS Setup)  2nd  3rd 
video drivers  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    graphics acceleration settings
        Windows 9.x/Me  2nd 
        Windows XP 
Video Electronics Standards Assocation (VESA) standards and specifications
    SVGA (Super Video Graphics Array)  2nd 
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) buses  2nd  3rd 
Video Feature Connector (VFC) 
Video Graphics Array (VGA) adapters  2nd  3rd  4th 
video monitors 
    buying tips  2nd  3rd  4th 
        brightness and contrast 
        digital controls  2nd  3rd 
        dot pitch  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        emissions  2nd  3rd  4th 
        frequencies  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th 
        interlaced/noninterlaced  2nd 
        placement considerations  2nd 
        power management  2nd  3rd 
        refresh rates  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        resolution  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        room lighting issues 
        size  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        stripe pitch  2nd 
    care and maintenance  2nd  3rd 
    compared to television signals  2nd  3rd 
    CRT (cathode ray tube)  2nd 
        curved picture tubes  2nd 
        dot pitch  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        DVI (Digital Video Interface)  2nd 
        electron guns 
        FST (flat square tube) designs 
        horizontal scan rates 
        multiple-frequency monitors  2nd 
        persistence 
        phosphor triads 
        raster 
        refresh rates  2nd 
        scanning frequency 
        screen phosphors 
        shadow masks  2nd 
        short-neck CRTs 
        slotted masks 
        stripe pitch  2nd 
    digital controls  2nd  3rd 
    emissions  2nd  3rd  4th 
    frequencies  2nd  3rd 
        horizontal frequencies  2nd 
        vertical scan frequencies  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    interlaced/noninterlaced  2nd 
    LCD (liquid crystal display) 
        active-matrix  2nd  3rd 
        advantages of  2nd 
        brightness and contrast 
        buying tips  2nd  3rd 
        costs 
        dead pixels  2nd 
        DFP (Digital Flat Panel) 
        disadvantages of  2nd  3rd 
        flat-panel  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        monochrome 
        passive-matrix  2nd 
        polarizing filters 
        resolution 
        subpixels 
    multiple monitors 
        configuring 
        DualView 
        enabling 
        multiple-head video chipsets  2nd 
        online resources 
        primary displays  2nd 
        secondary displays 
    placement considerations  2nd 
    power management  2nd  3rd 
        ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)  2nd 
        APM (Advanced Power Management) 
        configuring 
        DPMS (Display Power-Management Signaling) 
        Energy 2000 standard 
        Energy Star standard 
    refresh rates 
        comparison of  2nd 
        defined 
        flicker-free refresh rates 
        minimum recommendations 
        setting  2nd  3rd 
    resolution  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        choosing 
        minimum recommendations  2nd 
    room lighting issues 
    size  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        manufacturer differences 
        VIS (viewable image size) 
    testing  2nd  3rd  4th 
    troubleshooting  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
    video adapter types  2nd  3rd 
video RAM (random access memory)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    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 
Video RAM Cacheable setting (BIOS Setup) 
video-output adapters  2nd 
viewable image size (VIS) 
viewing
    BIOS ID strings 
virtual device drivers (VxDs)  2nd 
virtual file allocation table.  [See VFAT]
virtual real mode  2nd  3rd  4th 
    486DX processors 
    80386 processors 
Virus Warning setting (BIOS Setup) 
viruses
    checking for  2nd 
    Virus Warning feature (BIOS) 
VIS (viewable image size) 
vises 
visible surface determination 
visual display module (VDM) prototype 
VL-Bus  2nd 
VLF (very low frequency) emissions 
VLSI (very large scale integration) 
VMC (VESA Media Channel) 
voice recognition  2nd 
    limitations of 
    microphones 
    voice-command software  2nd 
    voice-dictation software  2nd  3rd 
voice support
    analog modems 
voice-coil actuators 
    automatic head parking  2nd  3rd 
    closed loop feedback mechanism 
    linear  2nd 
    rotary  2nd 
    servo mechanisms 
        dedicated servo  2nd  3rd  4th 
        disk sweep  2nd 
        embedded servo  2nd 
        gray code 
        servowriters  2nd 
        thermal recalibration 
        wedge servo  2nd 
    track following systems 
voice-command software  2nd 
voice-dictation software  2nd  3rd 
volatile storage.  [See RAM (random access memory)]
VOLDET pin
    Am5x86(TM)-P75 processor 
voltage
    Pentium-MMX processors 
voltage identification (VID) pins  2nd 
voltage reduction technology (VRT) 
voltage regulators 
voltage settings (processors)  2nd 
voltage.  [See power supply]2nd  [See power supply]
voltages
    AMD K5 processors 
volume
    troubleshooting  2nd 
volume ($volume) system file (NTFS) 
Volume Boot Record (VBR) 
volume boot records 
    BIOS parameter block 
    boot code 
    creating 
    FAT12/FAT16 boot record format  2nd 
    FAT32 boot record format
        Boot Code sector 2  2nd 
        BPB sector 0  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        FSInfo sector 1  2nd 
    jump instruction 
    signature bytes 
volume control
    sound cards  2nd 
    speakers  2nd 
volume limits
    FAT12 file systems 
    FAT16 file systems  2nd 
    FAT32 file systems  2nd 
    NTFS  2nd 
von Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 
von Neumann, John  2nd 
Voyestra Turtle BeachÕs Santa Cruz sound cards 
VPSD (VIA Platform Solutions Division).   [See VIA]
VRM
    Pentium-MMX processors 
VRT (voltage reduction technology) 
VT8231 South Bridge chips 
VT8233 South Bridge chips  2nd 
VT8233(C) South Bridge chips 
VT8233A South Bridge chips  2nd 
VT8233C South Bridge chips  2nd 
VT8235 South Bridge chips  2nd 
VT8237 South Bridge chips 
VT82C586A South Bridge chips 
VT82C586B South Bridge chips 
VT82C596 chips 
VT82C596 South Bridge chips 
VT82C596A chips 
VT82C596A South Bridge chips 
VT82C596B chips 
VT82C596B South Bridge chips 
VT82C686A chips  2nd  3rd  4th 
VT82C686A South Bridge chips 
VT82C686B chips 
VT82C691 chips 
VT82C693 chips 
VT82C694X chips 
VT8363 chips 
VT8371 xhips 
VT8601 chips 
VT8633 chips 
VXA drives 
VXA-1 drives 
VXA-2 drives 
VxDs (virtual device drivers)  2nd 



     Main Menu
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
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index
Index SYMBOL
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index J
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Index L
Index M
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