Index_M

M

maintenance, 144–149

master drives, 50

MCA (Micro Channel Architecture) bus, 22

MD command, 168

mechanical mouse, 145

media access methods, 75–76

megahertz (MHz), 21

MEM command, 26–28, 93

MEMMAKER utility, 26–28

memory, 2

amount of, 92–93

DIMMs, 17, 17

DIPPs, 14, 14

in DOS, 26–29

examining

in Windows 98, 29–32

in Windows 2000, 33–37, 106

in Windows XP, 33–37

installing, 94

in portable systems, 119

removing, 93

requirements

in Windows 98, 199

in Windows 2000, 201

in Windows XP, 205

SIMMs, 15, 16

SIPPs, 15, 15

SoDIMMs, 17, 18

virtual, 242–245

memory addresses, 21

menus, navigating, 165–166

mesh topology, 75

meters, 152–155

MHz (megahertz), 21

Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, 22

Microsoft Diagnostic utility (MSD), 104

Molex connectors, measuring voltages on, 153

monitors

classifying, 124

cleaning, 146–147

shock hazards from, 3

MORE command, 168

motherboards

components on, 12–20, 13–18

identifying, 5, 5

installing, 91

removing, 89–90

Motion tab, 132

mouse

cleaning, 145–146

installing

in DOS systems, 128–130

in Windows 98, 131–133

for shutting down Windows, 166

Mr. BIOS, 109

MSCONFIG tool, 266–267

MSD (Microsoft Diagnostic utility), 104

multimeters, 152–155

multiple access in CSMA/CD, 75

My Computer

for installing applications, 179

for launching applications, 180