Index_V

V

Vacuuming and spray cleaning, 65–66

Vector graphics, 498

VER command, 330, 616–618, 630

Version of OS, checking, 616–618, 630

VESA (Video Electronics Standard Association), 497

VGA (Video Graphics Adapter) ports, 93, 94, 174, 493, 495–496, 857

Video

8514/A video standard, 496

adapter interfaces, 178–179

AGP slots, 69–70

AGPs (Accelerated Graphics Ports), 179

anomalies and display settings, 177

artifacts, 181

base video, 174

built-in components, 75–76

capture devices, 181

cards, 6, 174–179, 493, 500–501

color and resolution, 177, 181

color depth, 175–177

colors, display color requirements, 176

composite video, 181

connectors, 180, 555–556

diagnosing problems, 181

display devices, 490

display properties, settings tutorial, 175–177

drivers and driver upgrades for, 180

DVI video, 179

DVO connectors, 70

importance of, 173–174

installing adapters, 180

IRQs, 465

memory, 444–445, 453–454, 468–469

PCI video cards, 179

POST errors, 408

quality of video adapters, 178

refresh rates, 182

removing adapters, 180

speed, 179

troubleshooting, 290–291

See also Monitors

View tab of Folder Options applet, 25

Virtual Machines (VMs), 426, 636–638

Virtual memory, 48, 118–119, 442, 445–446, 636, 663–664

Virtual real mode, 426

Viruses, 61–64, 266, 303, 522, 597–598, 742–743

VL-Bus, 409, 857

Voice communication, modems and, 189

Voice mail, 242

Volatile memory, 440, 442

Voltage

component damage and, 10

control settings, 17

defined, 401

motherboard settings, 78

power supplies and, 103

See also UPS

Voltmeters, 6

Volumes, 135, 702, 730

VRAM (Video Random Access Memory), 442, 444–445, 494–495, 500, 858

VRM (Voltage Regulator Module), 433, 858