Index_C

C

Cable Select setups, 445–447, 446

cables

checking, 168

for hard drives, 430, 445, 447, 448

for networks, 348–349, 358–360

in troubleshooting, 159

for video, 173

caches

disasters related to, 33

in performance, 292

purpose of, 32–33

capacity

of hard drives, 7–8

of power supplies, 267–268

carpeting, 75

CAT-5 cable, 348, 360

CD (compact disc) drives

for backups, 128–129

for PC recovery resource kits, 105

power requirements of, 268

types of, 40

certification of technicians, 465

changes

damage from, 321

data-recovery software for, 437

limiting, 63–64

reversing, 220

chat, 379

chipsets, 26, 196

Chkdsk tool, 323

on boot disks, 97

for dead hard drives, 432, 432

for performance, 306

purpose of, 66

in Recovery Console, 188–189

circuit breakers, 263–264, 273

circulation, air, 280

clean boots, 175–177, 175–177

Clean Sweep tool, 66

cleaning fans, 281–282

client/server networks, 345

clock speed, 33

CMOS batteries

in boot errors, 170

on motherboards, 27

CMOS Chipset Features, 196

cold boots, 22

COM ports, 253

command-line operating systems, 49

communications, hardware for, 35

community resources, 121

compact disc (CD) drives

for backups, 128–129

for PC recovery resource kits, 105

power requirements of, 268

types of, 40

compatibility

of applications, 318–319

in BIOS upgrades, 197

researching, 88

upgrade problems from, 208

of utilities, 65

Compatibility Mode, 436

compressed air, 404

compression, 131

Computer Name tab, 351, 351

Confirm Restoration Undo window, 190

conflicts

hardware, 19, 147, 424

and MS-DOS Compatibility Mode, 436

Conflicts/Sharing section, 147

connections, 43–44, 43

checking, 167–169

disasters related to, 44–45

for hard drives, 429–430, 445

for Internet, 356

for motherboards, 27

for networks, 115, 115, 179, 370

for power supplies, 271

connectivity, troubleshooting, 363–365, 364–365

connectors

for hard drives, 430, 448

for networks, 348, 359

for power supply, 34, 34, 448

consolidation, 306–309

Contents tab, 299, 299

copying

downloads, 340

warranties, 453

cords, checking, 159, 168

core files, recovering, 329–332, 331

corrupted BIOS data files, 197

corrupted software, hard drive problems from, 424

Could Not Open Port error, 254

counters in System Monitor, 295–298, 297

covers, running PCs without, 76–77

cpl file extension, 331–332

CPUs, 28, 29

caches on, 32–33

disasters related to, 29–30

failures in, 244–246, 246

fans for, 29, 245–246, 246, 257

for foreground and background programs, 291–292, 292

monitoring usage of, 301

for motherboard upgrades, 205

on motherboards, 26

for performance, 305

power requirements of, 268

Create a Password for Your Account screen, 79

crimpers, 360

critical updates, 222

crossover cables, 349

Crucial Technology site, 203

Custom installation method, 64

cutting and pasting damaged files, 336–337, 336