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daisy-chaining  
       SCSI devices   2nd   3rd  
               terminating   2nd  
data
       storing   2nd  
data cables
       connecting  
               floppy drives /controllers   2nd   3rd  
               VGA cables   2nd  
data files
       restoring (Windows installations)  
data signals (system buses)  
data transfer cables (parallel ports)  
DATE command  
DB-25M serial port  
DB-9M connectors  
DB-9M serial port  
Dblspace.ini file  
Dbset.exe utility  
DDR (Double-Data-Rate) SDRAM memory chip  
       184-PIN   2nd  
DEBUG.EXE command-prompt utility  
Debugging Mode  
dedicated memory  
default file  
default memory configurations
       Windows 9x   2nd   3rd  
default printers
       configuring/installing  
defragmenting disks   2nd   3rd  
       scheduling  
DEL command-prompt utility   2nd   3rd  
DEL3 command  
Delete (Del) command (Windows Recovery Console)  
DELTREE.EXE2 command-prompt utility  
desktop cases
       replacing  
desktop computers
       cases
               opening   2nd  
       front view   2nd   3rd  
               points of failure   2nd   3rd  
       rear view   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               IEEE-1394 ports   2nd   3rd  
               parallel ports  
               points of failure   2nd  
               SCSI cards  
               SCSI ports   2nd   3rd  
               serial ports  
               USB ports   2nd   3rd  
desktop shortcuts  
details  
Details tab (Printer Properties)  
Detect/Add Hardware Wizard  
Detlog.txt file  
Detlog.txt hidden file   2nd  
device drivers  
       disabling   2nd  
       MS-DOS CD-ROM  
       removing   2nd  
       signed/unsigned   2nd   3rd  
       viewing   2nd  
       Windows 2000/XP installations   2nd  
       Windows 9x/Me installations   2nd   3rd  
       Windows NT 4.0 installation   2nd   3rd   4th  
Device Manager  
       drives
               changing letters  
       hardware resources
               viewing  
Device Manager (System Tools)  
Device Referred to in System.ini/Win.ini/Registry Not Found (startup error)   2nd  
devices
       configuring (I/O)   2nd  
       docking stations   2nd  
       ISA
               IRQs (Interrupt Requests)  
       network
               connecting  
               connecting, broadband Internet access devices   2nd   3rd  
               connecting, infrared adapters   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               connecting, WAPs (wireless access points)   2nd  
       PnP (Plug and Play)
               installing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
diagnostics programs
       DirectX  
dial-up connections  
       creating   2nd  
       hardware   2nd  
       ISP (Internet service provider)   2nd  
       requirements  
Dial-Up Networking (DUN) folder  
dialog boxes
       Close Program  
       Create Logical Drive of Size  
       Display Properties  
       PCI Configuration   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Printers  
       Record CD Setup  
       System Control  
       System Setup  
       Troubleshooting or Performance  
       Users of This Computer  
       Virtual Memory   2nd  
Digit Life Web site  
digital cameras
       connecting   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               camera docks   2nd  
               printer docks  
               serial/USB ports   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       pictures
               transferring  
digital signal processor (DSP) modems  
digital signatures  
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connections   2nd  
       hardware  
       setting up   2nd  
digital video (DV) camcorders
       connecting   2nd   3rd  
Digital Visual  
digitally signed device drivers   2nd   3rd  
DIP
       removing   2nd   3rd  
DIP switches  
       SCSI IDs   2nd   3rd   4th  
Dir command (Windows Recovery Console)  
DIR command-prompt utility   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
DIR3 command  
direct thermal printers  
directories
       changing to   2nd  
       creating   2nd  
       phantom  
       removing   2nd  
       root
               FAT16 file system  
               FAT32 file system  
DirectX
       troubleshooting   2nd  
       Web site  
DirectX Diagnostics
       troubleshooting with   2nd  
DirectX diagnostics program  
DirecWAY satellite connection   2nd  
dirt/dust
       power supplies   2nd  
Disable command (Windows Recovery Console)  
Disable Long Name Preservation  
Disable New File Sharing and Locking Semantics  
disconnecting
       equipment
               hazards  
discrete graphics chips
       motherboards  
Disk Administrator
       Windows NT hard drives
               preparing   2nd   3rd  
disk caching
       settings   2nd   3rd  
Disk Cleanup   2nd  
disk cloning   2nd   3rd  
disk defragmentation
       scheduling  
Disk Defragmenter   2nd   3rd   4th  
disk images
       Windows 2000/XP installations   2nd  
disk management  
       CHKDSK   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Disk Defragmenter   2nd   3rd  
Disk Management
       drives
               changing letters  
disk management
       ScanDisk   2nd   3rd   4th  
Disk Management
       Windows 2000 hard drives
               preparing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       Windows XP hard drives
               preparing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
Disk Manager Drive Overlay  
Disk Mangement  
disk partitions
       exteneded   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               drive letters, Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th  
       primary   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               drive letters, Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th  
disk quotas
       NTFS (New Techology File System)  
disk space
       troubleshooting
               Windows installations  
disk thrashing  
disk-access features
       Windows 9x/Me
               disabling   2nd  
DISKCOPY.COM command-prompt utility  
Diskpart command (Windows Recovery Console)  
DiskPart troubleshooting utility  
Diskprobe.EXE program  
disks
       boot
               creating   2nd  
               Windows 2000   2nd  
               Windows 95, CD-ROM drives   2nd   3rd  
               Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th  
               Windows NT 4.0   2nd  
               Windows XP   2nd  
       EBD (emergency boot disk)  
       ERD (Emergency Repair Disk)  
       ESD (emergency startup disk)   2nd   3rd   4th  
       input/output errors
               troubleshooting   2nd  
Display Properties dialog box  
displays.   [See video]
DMA mode   2nd   3rd   4th  
DMA transfers   2nd   3rd   4th  
DNS (domain name system)   2nd   3rd  
DNS Configuration tab  
document stacking
       printers  
document stapling
       printers  
domain name system (DNS)   2nd   3rd  
domains  
dongles  
       PC Cards   2nd  
DOS
       Windows 98 upgrades   2nd  
DOS alias names   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
DOSKEY.COM command-prompt utility  
dot pitch   2nd  
dot-matrix printers
       fonts  
Double-Data-Rate (DDR) SDRAM memory chip  
       184-pin   2nd  
Dr. Watson utility   2nd  
       Windows 9x/Me Resource Meter   2nd  
drag-and-drop file transfers
        backups
               OS (operating system) installations  
DRAM (Dynamic RAM) memory chip  
drive access lights
       troubleshooting  
drive mounting
       NTFS (New Techology File System)  
drive not ready error   2nd  
driver updates  
Driverquery troubleshooting utility  
drivers  
       compatible
               OS (operating system) installations   2nd   3rd   4th  
       installing  
       MS-DOS
               installing   2nd  
       printer/computer communication
               troublshooting  
       real-mode
               loading  
drives
       ATA/IDE   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       CD-ROM
               Windows 95   2nd   3rd  
       changing letters  
       configuration errors  
               missing operating system error   2nd  
               SCSI error messages   2nd   3rd   4th  
       FAT16 file system  
       FAT32 file system  
       floppy  
                components  
               data cables, connecting to   2nd   3rd  
       floppy drives
               BIOS settings  
               types   2nd   3rd  
       formatting  
       hard drives
               magnetic storage  
       hot-swapping  
       Jaz   2nd   3rd  
       local
               Windows 2000 installations   2nd   3rd  
               Windows 2000/XP installations   2nd   3rd   4th  
               Windows NT 4.0 installation   2nd  
               Windows XP installations   2nd   3rd  
       logical
               creating   2nd   3rd  
               extended partitions   2nd  
       mapped
               shared resources   2nd   3rd  
       network
               Windows 2000/XP installations   2nd  
               Windows 9x installations   2nd   3rd   4th  
               Windows NT 4.0 installation   2nd  
       NTFS (New Techology File System)  
       optical   2nd  
       Orb   2nd   3rd  
       Peerless   2nd   3rd  
       RAID (redundant array of inexpensive drives)
               creating  
       removable-media  
               configuring/installing   2nd  
               interface types   2nd  
               interface types, Jaz drives   2nd   3rd  
               interface types, Orb drives   2nd   3rd  
               interface types, Peerless drives   2nd   3rd  
               interface types, SuperDisk drives   2nd  
               interface types, Zip drives   2nd  
               overview   2nd  
               troubleshooting  
               troubleshooting, read/write problems   2nd  
               troubleshooting, unrecognized drives   2nd   3rd  
       SATA (Serial ATA)
               host adapters, installing   2nd  
               installing   2nd   3rd   4th  
       shared   2nd   3rd  
       SuperDisk   2nd  
       tape
               configuring/installling   2nd  
               interface types   2nd   3rd  
               interface types, compressed capacity  
               interface types, native capacity  
               overview   2nd  
               troubleshooting  
               troubleshooting, read/write problems   2nd  
               troubleshooting, unrecognized drives   2nd   3rd  
       Zip   2nd  
drives.   [See also floppy drives]
DriveSpace  
Drvspace.ini file  
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connections   2nd  
       hardware  
       setting up   2nd  
DSL modem  
DSP (digital signal processor) modems  
dual booting
       MS-DOS/Windows 98   2nd  
       Windows 3.1/Windows 98  
dual-boot
       OS (operating system) installations  
dual-boot configurations
       Windows 2000 installations   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Windows 2000/XP installations   2nd   3rd  
       Windows XP installations   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
dual-boot installations
       boot manager
               loading   2nd  
       versus clean   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
dual-channel memory access  
DualView  
       portable computers  
DUN (Dial-Up Networking) folder  
duplex printing  
dust/dirt
       power supplies   2nd  
DV (digital video) camcorders
       connecting   2nd   3rd  
DVD+R drives  
DVD+R/RW drives.   [See also DVD drives]
DVD+RW drives  
DVD-R drives  
DVD-R/RW.   [See also DVD drives]
DVD-RAM drives  
DVD-RAM drives.   [See also DVD drives]
DVD-ROM drives.   [See also DVD drives]
DVD-RW drives  
DVDs
       troubleshooting  
dye-sublimation printers   2nd  
       maintenance  
       paper stock   2nd  
       printing process   2nd  
       troubleshooting  
                distorted colors  
       troubleshooting, gibberish output  
       troubleshooting, print quality  
       troubleshooting, printer ribbons  
Dynamic RAM (DRAM)