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Electronic Addenda


Electronic Addenda

The following supplemental files, grouped by the chapters they are meant to accompany, can be found on the official Hardware Bible Web site at www.hardwarebible.com.


Chapter 1

PC History


Chapter 2

Legacy Labeling Standards


Chapter 4

Microprocessor Operating Modes


Chapter 5

Microprocessors of the Past

Non-PC Microprocessors


Chapter 6

Early Commercial Chipsets


Chapter 7

BIOS Identification

BIOS Performance Penalties

BIOS Suppliers

Error Codes

Plug and Play Step-by-Step


Chapter 8

Data Coding

Data Packet History


Chapter 9

Distinguishing Interfaces

Expansion Bus History

Industry Standard Architecture In-depth

Legacy Buses

Specialty Buses


Chapter 10

Access Bus

ATA Life Story

Early SCSI Host Adapter Addressing Limitations

Fibre Channel

Less Popular Disk Interfaces

SCSI Operating System Support

SCSI Terminations


Chapter 11

Bluetooth Details

General-Purpose Interface Bus

How Hardware Flow Control Works

IrDA Details

Parallel Port Performance Issues

Parallel Port Plug-and-Play

RS-232C Buffer Control

USB and Old Operating Systems


Chapter 12

Others Networking Standards

Setting Up a Small Network

Using Network Software


Chapter 13

Legacy Telecommunications

Modem Installation

Modem Standards


Chapter 15

Alternate Drive Technologies


Chapter 16

30-pin SIMMs

Cache-on-a-Stick

Legacy Memory Issues


Chapter 17

5.25-inch Floppies

Capacity Limits

Choosing and Using a Backup System

Digital Linear Tape

Disk Caching

Disk Capacity Limits

DriveSpace File Compression

Dual-Actuator Hard Disks

Electronics and Interfaces

Floptical Disks

Floppy Disk Care

Floppy Disk Control Electronics

Floppy Disk Setup

Hard Disk Addressing

Hard Disk Installation

Hard Disk Reliability

Hard Disk Warranty and Support

Linear Tape Open

Magneto Optical Storage

Old Tape Systems

QIC Min-Cartridge History

Sector Interleave and Cylinder Skewing

Stillborn High-Capacity Floppy Disk Formats


Chapter 18

CD and DVD Labeling

CD Caddies

CD Changers

Other CD Systems


Chapter 19

Special Input Devices


Chapter 20

Keyboard Convenience Functions


Chapter 21

Installing Mouse Drivers

Joysticks and Paddles

Mouse Customization

Proprietary Mice

Working Without a Mouse