Index_M

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M

MAC layer and MAC address, 227, 235–237

Maintenance

cleaning systems, 45

keyboard cleaning, 113–114

Maintenance Wizard, 323

preventing ESD, 45, 64

MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), 224, 507

Mandatory profiles, 392

Mandatory user profile, 471

Master hard drive, 108

Math coprocessor, 66, 107, 110

MBR (Master Boot Record), 165, 292, 507

MCA (IBM’s Micro Channel Architecture), 51, 138, 507

MCC (Memory Controller Chip), 65

MD command, 289

MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter), 135, 137, 507

Mechanical mouse, 114

Megabytes, as size unit, 83

Memmaker utility, 95, 295

Memory

address bus, 65

addresses, 82, 87, 110

BEDO DRAM, 85

cached, 65, 83, 84, 87

controller, 66

conventional, 94, 294

DDR SDRAM, 85

defined, 81

DMAs, 66, 109–110, 171

DRAM, 82, 84, 88

ECC, 92, 93

EDO DRAM, 85

EEPROM chips, 49

EMS, 294

EPROM chips, 48

FPM DRAM, 84–85

HMA, 94

I/O addresses, 110–111

installing, 91–92

limulation, 295

mapping, 87, 111

math coprocessors, 110

MEM command, 289

Memmaker utility, 95, 295

NICs, 110

operating systems and logical Memory , 94

overflow error message, 148

parity checking, 92–93

POST error, 50

PROM chips, 48

RAM, 82–83

Rambus RDRAM, 86

reserved, 94–95

ROM BIOS, 48, 83–84, 94–95

SDRAM, 82, 85

SGRAM, 86–87

shadowing, 94–95

SRAM, 84

swap files, 83, 87, 295

UMA, 94–95

Virtual Machines (VMs), 68, 295–296

virtual, 83, 87, 295

volatile and nonvolatile, 82, 83

VRAM, 83, 86, 136, 142

WRAM, 86, 142

XMA, 294

XMS, 94, 95, 294

Memory packaging

CompactFlash, 92

DIMMs, 88, 89

DRAM chips, 88

gold and tin edge connectors, 88

MicroDIMMs, 88, 90

module quick reference, 88

RIMMs, 88, 90–91

SIMMs, 88–89

SODIMMs, 88, 89–90

MFDs (Multifunction Device), 151, 508

Micro-ATX motherboards, 41

MicroDIMMs (Micro Dual Inline Memory Modules), 88, 90, 507

Microsoft operating systems, 275

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) port

joysticks, 115–116

motherboard, 40 (fig.), 192 (fig.)

sound cards, 121

Mini 36-pin connector, 195

Mini-PCI cards, 55

MM (multi-mode) fiber optics, 206–207

MMC (Microsoft Management Console), 390, 462, 507

Modems

AT modem commands, 118

attaching, 117

defined, 508

drivers, 117–118

flow control (handshaking), 118–119

RTS/CTS flow control, 119

UART chips, 117

XMODEM method, 119

XON/XOFF flow control, 118

YMODEM method, 119

ZMODEM method, 119

Monitors

bezel, 138–139

changing Display Properties, 139

connectors, 132, 142

degaussing, 133

dot pitch, resolution, and color depth, 133–135, 142

Energy Star compliant, 141, 142

interlaced vs. noninterlaced CRTs, 136

LCDs, 140–142

monochrome and color CRTs, 133

nominal size, 138

POST error, 50

raster graphics, 140

refresh rates, CRT, 135–136, 142

shadow mask, 133

shapes and sizes, 138–140

vector graphics, 140

video display standards, 137–138

VRAM requirements, 136, 142

Monomode fiber, 206

Motherboards

Advanced Technology (AT) and Baby AT, 38–39

ATX, 39–41

battery, 47

BIOS, 48–49

CMOS, 47–48

components, 38 (fig.), 40 (fig.)

device installation, 178–179

Expansion bus architecture, 50–54

external ports, 192

form factors, 38–41

keyed connectors, 39

LPX (Low Profile Extensions), 39

micro-ATX, 41

NLX (InterLex), 39

POST error, 50

riser cards, 53–54

Serial ATA connections, 174

Mouse/pointers

connectors, 38 (fig.)

infrared wireless mouse, 115

IRQs, 107

joysticks, 115–116

PS/2 connectors, 39–40, 41, 67, 192, 196–197

PS/2 mouse, 115

serial mouse, 114

stylus, 116

touchpads, 115

trackballs, 115

types, 114

USB mouse, 115

MOVE command, 289

MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group) compression, 182, 508

MSCDEX.EXE, 181, 508

MSCONFIG (Microsoft Configuration Utility), 466–467

MSCONFIG command, 420

MSD.EXE, 293

MSDOS.SYS, 280–281

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), 46–47, 508

Multitasking, 277–278

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