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Maestro audio processor (ESS Technology)
MAG InnoVision
     contact information
Magellan's
magnetic disks
     defined
     examples
     uses
magnetic media
     AFC media 2nd 3rd
     defined
     oxide media 2nd
     thin-film media 2nd 3rd 4th
magnetic storage devices 2nd
     drive letter assignments 2nd
         DOS 2nd 3rd 4th
         Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd 4th
         Windows NT/2000/XP 2nd
     hard-disk based 2nd
     Microdrive technology 2nd
     SuperDisk 2nd 3rd 4th
     Zip drives 2nd
         Zip 100
         Zip 250
magnetic tape backups
magneto-optical (MO) drives
magneto-optical drives
     drive letter assignments 2nd
         DOS 2nd 3rd 4th
         Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd 4th
         Windows NT/2000/XP 2nd
mainstream laptops 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
maintenance
     batteries 2nd 3rd
    hard drives
         defragmenting files 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         virus checking 2nd 3rd
     keyboard 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     monitors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
    preventative maintenance
         active 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd
         importance of 2nd
         passive 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th
     tools 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
Maintenance Wizard
Man & Machine
manufacturer tech support
     Acer 2nd
     Alienware 2nd
     Chem USA 2nd
     Compaq 2nd
     Dell 2nd 3rd
     FOSA 2nd
     Gateway 2nd 3rd
     HP 2nd
     Lenovo 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     MPC
     Prostar
     Sager 2nd
     Sony
     Toshiba 2nd
manufacturer-supplied diagnostic software 2nd
manufacturers
     FCC ID database 2nd 3rd
     mobile processors 2nd 3rd
mapping
     drive letters 2nd
         DOS 2nd 3rd 4th
         Windows 9x/Me 2nd 3rd 4th
         Windows NT/2000/XP 2nd
Margi Systems
Margi's Display-to-Go PC Card
mask (defined)
maskable interrupts
mass production of CD-ROM discs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th
Master Boot Record (MBR) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
matrix math extensions (MMX) 2nd 3rd
Matrox Graphics
     contact information
Maxell Corporation
     contact information
MaxiSwitch/Silitek. [See LMS]
Maxtor Corp.
     contact information
MBR (Master Boot Record) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
McAfee.com
     contact information
MDA (monochrome display adapter)
mebi (defined)
Medion Energy Docking Station
medium (defined)
mega (defined)
megahertz (MHz)
megapixel (defined)
memory
     adding 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     available memory (defined)
     bank (defined)
     base memory (defined)
     battery life 2nd
     bubble memory (defined)
    buffer
         defined
    cache
         defined
     comparison between desktop and laptop standards
     conventional memory (defined)
     defined
     disk cache (defined)
     expanded memory (defined)
     extended memory (defined)
     flash memory 2nd 3rd 4th
         CompactFlash 2nd
         comparison of 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         MMC (MultiMediaCard)
         PC Card
         reading 2nd
         SD (SecureDigital) 2nd
         SmartMedia
         Sony Memory Stick
         USB keychain drives 2nd 3rd 4th
         xD-Picture Card 2nd
     how much to get 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     POST (power on self test) memory count 2nd
    random access memory (RAM)
         defined
     speed 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
     SRAM (static random access memory)
    stacks
         defined
     troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th
     upgrades 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     upgrading
    video RAM (random access memory)
         DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
         DDR-II SDRAM
         minimum requirements
         RAM calculations 2nd
         SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)
         SGRAM (synchronous graphics RAM)
     video use
     virtual memory (defined)
     VMM (Virtual Memory Manager)
memory bus 2nd 3rd
memory caching
memory cards
     memory card plus USB adapter
memory modules
     DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
     disassembly 2nd 3rd
     industry standard 2nd 3rd 4th
     installing 2nd 3rd 4th
     MicroDIMMs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th
     proprietary 2nd
     removing 2nd 3rd
     SIMMs (single inline memory modules)
     SO-DIMMs (small outline DIMMs)
     SODIMMs (small outline DIMMs) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th
Memory Stick 2nd
Memory Test error message
Memory test fail (error message)
memory types
     DDR2 SDRAM 2nd
     Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM 2nd
     Extended Data Out RAM 2nd 3rd 4th
     Fast Page Mode (FPM) DRAM 2nd 3rd
     Rambu DRAM (RDRAM) 2nd
     synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
memory-resident program
menu software
metal detectors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
metric fasteners 2nd
mezzanine buses. [See PCI buses]
MHz (megahertz)
micro (defined)
Micro Firmware, Inc.
     contact information
Micro Notebook
Micro Solutions
micro-BGA2 packaging (microprocessors) 2nd 3rd
Micro-DIMMs
micro-FCBGA packaging (microprocessors) 2nd
micro-FCPGA packaging (microprocessors) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
micro-FCPGA2 packaging (microprocessors) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
micro-PGA2 packaging (microprocessors) 2nd
MicroDIMMs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd
MicroDrive 2nd
Microdrive technology 2nd
Micron PC, LLC
     contact information
Micron Technologies
     contact information
MicronPC
microphones
     troubleshooting 2nd
MicroPOST (Ultra-X) 2nd 3rd
microprocessors
     defined
    Intel
         80286
         80386SX
         80387DX math co-processor
         80387SX math co-processor
         80486DX
         80486DX2
         80486DX4
         80486SX
         80487SX
         8086
         8088
microprocessors. [See mobile processors]
MicroScope software
Microsoft
     DirectShow
     DirectX 2nd 3rd
         3D audio support 2nd
         sound cards
     IntelliMouse Explorer
     Natural Keyboard 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     pointing devices 2nd
Microsoft Corp.
     contact information
Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) 2nd 3rd
Microsoft Notebook optical mouse
Microsoft System Information
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft's Streets & Trips 2002
MicroSolutions
milli (defined)
mini-PCI Card
     disassembly 2nd 3rd 4th
miniature mice 2nd 3rd
miniaturization trend
minicartridge packaging (mobile processors) 2nd 3rd
Minimal Power Management power scheme
MIP mapping 2nd
MiTAC
MiTac
Mitsumi Electronics Corp.
     contact information
MMC (MultiMediaCard)
MMX (multimedia extensions) 2nd 3rd
MO (magneto-optical) drives
Mobile Celeron chip (Intel) 2nd 3rd
mobile connections
     cellular modems 2nd 3rd 4th
     hotels 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     public WLANs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
     wired modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th
mobile module (MMO) packaging (mobile processors) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
mobile module connector (MMC) packaging (mobile processors) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Mobile Pentium 4 chip (Intel) 2nd 3rd
Mobile Pentium 4 processor (Intel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Mobile Pentium 4-M processor (Intel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Mobile Pentium processor (Intel) 2nd
Mobile Pentium processor II (Intel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Mobile Pentium processor III (Intel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Mobile Pentium/MMX processor (Intel) 2nd
Mobile Planet
mobile processors
     3DNow! technology 2nd 3rd
    AMD
         Athlon 2nd 3rd 4th
         Athlon 64 2nd
         Athlon XP 2nd 3rd 4th
         Athlon XP-M 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         Duron 2nd
         K6-Series 2nd 3rd 4th
         Sempron 2nd
         Turion 64 2nd 3rd
     Dual Independent Bus (DIB) architecture 2nd 3rd
    dynamic execution
         benefits
         branch prediction 2nd
         data flow analysis 2nd 3rd
         speculative execution 2nd 3rd
     heat generation 2nd 3rd
     heat monitors (built-in)
     hyperthreading technology 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    Intel
         Celeron 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
         Mobile Pentium 2nd
         Mobile Pentium 4 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         Mobile Pentium 4-M 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
         Mobile Pentium II 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         Mobile Pentium III 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         Mobile Pentium/MMX 2nd
         Pentium 4-M 2nd
         Pentium M 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         SL-Enhanced 486 2nd
         steppings 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
     LongRun technology
     manufacturers 2nd
     MMX (multimedia extensions) 2nd 3rd
    packaging
         BGA packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         minicartridge packaging 2nd 3rd
         mobile module (MMO) packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         mobile module connector (MMC) packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         PGA packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
         tape carrier packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     performance-control technologies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
     power consumption 2nd
     PowerNow! technology
     SMM (System Management Mode) 2nd
     SpeedStep technology
     SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2) 2nd
     SSE3 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 3) 2nd
     superscalar execution 2nd 3rd
mobile processsors
     SL technology 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Mobility Electronics 2nd
Modem-Saver
modems
    56K modems
         defined
     acoustic couplers 2nd
     analog loopback modem self-test
     answer mode (defined)
     asymmetrical modulation (defined)
     AT command set 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th
     auto-answer feature
     auto-dial feature
     auto-disconnect feature
     auto-redial feature
     baud (defined)
    cable modems
         defined
     carrier detect signal
     carrier signal
     cell phone connections 2nd
     cellular modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
     comparison between desktop and laptop standards
     connections 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th
     defined
     how they work
     K6 modems
     local echo
    null modem
         defined
     originate mode
     PC Card modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     phone-line connectors 2nd 3rd
     satellite phones 2nd
     speed 2nd
     troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     uses
     V.21 modems
     V.22 modems
     V.22bis modems
     V.23 modems
     V.25 modems
     V.32 modems
     V.32+ modems
     V.32bis modems
     V.32terbo modems
     V.34 modems
     V.42 modems
     V.42bis modems
     V.44 modems
     V.90 modems
     V.92 modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     Windows HyperTerminal
     Winmodems 2nd
     wireless modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
     X2 modem standard
     XModem
modes
     Hibernate mode 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     Standby mode
     Suspend mode
modular device bay batteries 2nd
modular drive bays
     alternatives 2nd
     benefits of
     weight-saving module
modulation (defined)
module
     defined
monitor
     troubleshooting 2nd
monitors
     CRT (cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd 4th
     external video activation 2nd 3rd
     flicker
     frequencies 2nd
     image brightnesss and contrast 2nd
     LCD (liquid crystal display) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         active-matrix 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         dead pixels 2nd 3rd
         monochrome
         passive-matrix 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     maintenance 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     multiple monitor support 2nd 3rd 4th
     persistence
     pixel spacing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
     plasma 2nd 3rd
     power management
         ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 2nd
         APM (Advanced Power Management)
         DPMS (Display Power-Management Signaling)
     resolution 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
     response time
     testing 2nd
     troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
     TV/video output and capture 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th
     virtual displays 2nd 3rd 4th
mono-in sound card connectors
monochrome display adapter (MDA)
monochrome LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors
motherboard
     defined
     disassembly 2nd 3rd
     upgrading
motherboards
    buses
         AGP buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         bandwidth 2nd
         bandwidth and detail comparison 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
         defined
         I/O bus compatibility 2nd
         LPC bus
         memory bus 2nd 3rd
         PCI buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
         PCI Express bus 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
         processor buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     chipsets
         A-Link architecture
         AMD 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
         evolution 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         hub architecture 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         HyperTransport bus
         Intel 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th
         Intel DMI architecture 2nd
         MuTIOL architecture 2nd
         North/South Bridge architecture 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
         overview 2nd
         Super I/O chip 2nd
         V-Link architecture 2nd
     Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels 2nd 3rd
     I/O port addresses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     integrated graphics 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     interrupt request channels 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th
     MDC (mobile daughter card) connector 2nd 3rd 4th
     Plug and Play (PnP) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     processor sockets/slots 2nd 3rd
     replacing
     video adapters
motion detectors 2nd 3rd
Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
Motion Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) standard
Mount Rainier (or EasyWrite) standard 2nd
Mount Rainier CD-ROM file system 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
mounting hardware for hard drives 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
mouse 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     bus mouse (defined)
     defined
     optical mouse 2nd 3rd
     opto-mechanical mechanism
     standard features 2nd 3rd
     Y adapter
     Y-mouse
mouse. [See also pointing devices]
Mouser Electronics
movies. [See multimedia]
MPC
     tech support
MPC (Multimedia Personal Computer)
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group)
MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group) standard
MPEG-2 decoder 2nd 3rd
MPR
MS-DOS operating systems
     drive letter assignments 2nd 3rd 4th
MSConfig
MSConfig program
MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics) 2nd 3rd
MSI Computer Corp.
     contact information
multiformat DVD rewritable drives 2nd 3rd
multimedia
     3D graphics accelerators 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         alpha blending
         anisotropic filtering
         bilinear filtering
         flat shading
         fogging
         full-screen antialiasing
         Gourand shading 2nd
         image abstractions
         image rendering 2nd
         integrated transform and lighting
         MIP mapping
         programmable vertex and pixel shading
         stencil buffering
         T-buffers
         texture mapping
         trilinear filtering
         vertex skinning
         Z-buffering
     3DNow! technology 2nd 3rd
    DVD (digital video disc)
         minimum system requirements 2nd
     MMX (multimedia extensions) 2nd 3rd
     SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2) 2nd
     SSE3 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 3) 2nd
    voice recognition
         microphones
multimedia (defined)
Multimedia CD
multimedia extensions (MMX) 2nd 3rd
Multimedia Personal Computer (MPC)
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
MultiMediaCard Assocation Web site
multimeters 2nd 3rd
multiple monitor support 2nd 3rd 4th
multisession (defined)
multisession recording (CDs) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
multithread (defined)
multiuser system (defined)