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Macworld.com
magazines
     Computer Graphics World
     Computer Hotline
     Computer Technology Review
     CRN
     Datamation
     EETimes
     Electrocution Technical Publishers
     Electronics Products
     Electronics Supply and Manufacturing
     eWeek
     InfoWorld
     PC Magazine
     PC World
     Test and Measurement World
Magma Mobility Electronics
magnetic fields [See EMI (electromagnetic interference).]
magnetic storage devices, tape drives
     alternatives to
     DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
     DDS (Digital Data Storage)
     DLT (Digital Linear Tape) 2nd
     driver upgrades
     enterprise units
     firmware updates
     hardware upgrades
     SDLT (Super DLT) 2nd
     summary of standards
     tape autoloaders
     tape libraries
     tape retensioning
     Travan
     troubleshooting
     Ultrium 2nd 3rd
MAGNISystems.com
main boards [See motherboards.]
main memory [See RAM (random access memory).]
main menu (BIOS Setup)
mainframes
maintenance 2nd
     antivirus software
     automated tasks
     backups
     BIOS updates
     case fans, cleaning
     disk defragmentation software 2nd
     drive testing
     filters, cleaning
     firewalls
     power-protection systems
     server environment
     server hardware
     server software updates
     spyware detection
     UPS documentation
     vendors listing
     virus scanning
Maintenance menu (BIOS Setup)
Malabs.com
management tools
     admintool
     Disk Suite
     fault tolerance
         Active Directory group policies
         third-party
     HP servers
     Java Web Start
     project specification documents, signing off on
     Solaris Management Console
     Solaris Patch Manager
     Solaris Print Manager
     Solaris Product Registry
     Solaris Volume Manager
     Solstice AdminSuite
     StorEdge Enterprise Backup
     SunVTS (Validation Test Suite)
     SyMON
     VERITAS Foundation Suite
     Volume Manager
Mandriva Linux Hardware Database
manufacturing tests
Mapinfo.com
maskable interrupts
master drives
Matrix RAID
Matrox.com
Maxim-IC.com
maximum cache
maximum system load (capacity planning)
Maxtor 2nd
MC3LLC.com
McAfee.com
MCH (Memory Controller Hub)
MDI.com
mean time between failures (MTBF)
MEB form factor (SSI)
mechanical keyswitches
Medea, SAN array products
media center extenders (MCEs)
media layer (FC-0)
Megahertz (MHz)
memory [See RAM (random access memory); ROM BIOS (basic input/output system).]
Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
memory sparing
Memory Test error message
Memory test fail (error message)
menus, BIOS Setup
     additional setup features
     Advanced
     ATA Configuration
     Boot
     Boot Device Priority
     Console Redirection
     ECC memory settings
     Event Log
     Exit
     main menu
     Maintenance
     PCI Configuration
     Peripheral Configuration
     Power Management
     Processor and Hammer Configuration
     Security
Meritec.com
mesh topology
     full type
     partial type
messaging servers
metal-oxide varistors (MOV)
Metermantesttools.com
Methode.com
Metro shelving
MGE UPS 2nd
MHz (Megahertz) 2nd
Micral PC
Micro Channel Architecture buses
Micro-A.com
Micro2000.com
Microindustries.com
Micron.com
MicroNet
Microsoft
     antivirus partners jump page
     BizTalk Server
     Client Service for NetWare (CSNW)
     Commerce Server
     Host Integration Server
     Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server
     Logical Disk Manager
     MapPoint Location Server
     Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
     Microsoft Project
     Mobile Server
     NOSs
     Small Business Server 2003 (SBS)
     Storage Server 2003 (SBS)
     Terminal Server
     Visio
     web-based service efforts
     Windows Media Server
     Windows Server
MicroSolutions.com
Microway.com
midrange servers
Mili.com
Mindcraft benchmarks
Mini-A/B connectors
MiniATX
Minicom.com
MinuteMan 2nd
MIPS processors 2nd
mirroring disks 2nd
misses (cache)
Missing operating system (error message)
Mitsumi.com
MMCA.org
MMX Technology
Mode setting (BIOS Peripheral Configuration menu)
ModemDoctor.com
modems
     troubleshooting
     vendors listing
modes
     PIO (Programmed I/O) modes
     UDMA (Ultra-DMA) transfer modes
         Mode 5
         Mode 6
modified cache coherence state
modules (memory)
     buying tips
     DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
         168-pin DIMM pinouts
         184-pin DIMM pinouts
         240-pin DDR2 DIMM pinouts
         buying tips
         capacities
         illustration
         SPD (serial presence detect)
     DIP (dual inline package) chips
     double-sided
     hard fails
     installation 2nd
     maximum installable memory
     memory banks 2nd
     parity checking
     registered modules
     RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)
         buying tips
         capacities
         installation 2nd
         pinouts
     SIMMs (single inline memory modules)
         capacities
         illustration
         memory banks
         pinouts
         presence detect pin configurations
     single-sided
     soft errors
         ECC (error correcting code)
         incorrect memory types
         line noise
         parity checking
         power glitches
         radio frequency interference
         static discharge
         timing glitches
     speed 2nd
     troubleshooting
         diagnostics utilities
         divide errors
         fatal exception errors
         general faults
         global protection faults
         memory defect isolation
         module testers
         parity errors
         step-by-step procedures
         write-back cache
     unbuffered modules
     upgrading
         higher-capacity modules
         upgrade options and strategies
Molex.com
monitoring performance
     Alteris
     command-line utilities
     core areas to monitor
     enterprise frameworks
     LANDesk
     Novell ZENworks
     Solaris tutorial
monitors
     AGP graphics card
     CRT (cathode ray tube)
     KVM switches
     LCD (liquid crystal display)
         dead pixels
         polarizing filters
         resolution
         subpixels
     PCI graphics card
     PCI-Express graphics card
     server construction
     troubleshooting 2nd
     vendors listing
     video cards
Morris worm
motherboards [See also buses; chipsets.]
     ATX
         color coding
         compared to Baby-AT and LPX
         compared to SSI form factors
         connectors
         cooling features
         Extended ATX specification
         MiniATX specification
         ports
         power supply standards
         riser card
         shape of
     backplane systems
         active
         blade servers
         BTX 2nd
         passive
         PICMG
     BTX
     components
         BIOS chips
         CMOS battery
         CPU voltage regulators
         expansion slots
         memory
         processor slots
         processor sockets
         Super I/O chips
     connectors
         battery connectors
         chassis intrusion connectors
         front panel USB header connector pinout
         LED and keylock connectors
         microprocessor fan power connectors
         speaker connectors
         Wake on LAN connectors
         Wake on Ring connectors
     form factors
         ATX category
         Baby-AT category
         rack-mounted
         Server System Infrastructure (SSI) category 2nd
         small type
         tower and upright
     integrated NICs
     jumper settings
     PC versus server type
     proprietary server designs
     redundancy features
     replacing
     server construction
     SSI
     upgrading
     vendors 2nd
     WTX 2nd
Motorola 68000 microprocessor
Motorola.com
mounting rails
mouse devices
     ports
     server construction
     vendors
mpstat command
MRH-S (memory repeater hub, SDRAM-based)
MSDUS.com
MSIComputer.com
MTI, SAN array products
Mukilteo (Intel E7230) chipsets
multihomed connections 2nd
     benefits
     configuring
     Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server
     plug-and-play issues
multipathing
multiple branch prediction
multiple processors
     cache coherency states
     design
     performance issues
     symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
     upgrading to
multiple rack-mounted servers
multiple-logon schemes
multiway blade servers
multiword DMA (direct memory access)
Mushkin.com
MVC.com
my-ESM.com
Myoda.com
Myrinet