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Cable Select setups, 445–447, 446
cables
checking, 168
for hard drives, 430, 445, 447, 448
for networks, 348–349, 358–360
in troubleshooting, 159
for video, 173
caches
disasters related to, 33
in performance, 292
purpose of, 32–33
capacity
of hard drives, 7–8
of power supplies, 267–268
carpeting, 75
CAT-5 cable, 348, 360
CD (compact disc) drives
for backups, 128–129
for PC recovery resource kits, 105
power requirements of, 268
types of, 40
certification of technicians, 465
changes
damage from, 321
data-recovery software for, 437
limiting, 63–64
reversing, 220
chat, 379
chipsets, 26, 196
Chkdsk tool, 323
on boot disks, 97
for dead hard drives, 432, 432
for performance, 306
purpose of, 66
in Recovery Console, 188–189
circuit breakers, 263–264, 273
circulation, air, 280
clean boots, 175–177, 175–177
Clean Sweep tool, 66
cleaning fans, 281–282
client/server networks, 345
clock speed, 33
CMOS batteries
in boot errors, 170
on motherboards, 27
CMOS Chipset Features, 196
cold boots, 22
COM ports, 253
command-line operating systems, 49
communications, hardware for, 35
community resources, 121
compact disc (CD) drives
for backups, 128–129
for PC recovery resource kits, 105
power requirements of, 268
types of, 40
compatibility
of applications, 318–319
in BIOS upgrades, 197
researching, 88
upgrade problems from, 208
of utilities, 65
Compatibility Mode, 436
compressed air, 404
compression, 131
Computer Name tab, 351, 351
Confirm Restoration Undo window, 190
conflicts
hardware, 19, 147, 424
and MS-DOS Compatibility Mode, 436
Conflicts/Sharing section, 147
connections, 43–44, 43
checking, 167–169
disasters related to, 44–45
for hard drives, 429–430, 445
for Internet, 356
for motherboards, 27
for networks, 115, 115, 179, 370
for power supplies, 271
connectivity, troubleshooting, 363–365, 364–365
connectors
for hard drives, 430, 448
for networks, 348, 359
for power supply, 34, 34, 448
consolidation, 306–309
Contents tab, 299, 299
copying
downloads, 340
warranties, 453
cords, checking, 159, 168
core files, recovering, 329–332, 331
corrupted BIOS data files, 197
corrupted software, hard drive problems from, 424
Could Not Open Port error, 254
counters in System Monitor, 295–298, 297
covers, running PCs without, 76–77
cpl file extension, 331–332
CPUs, 28, 29
caches on, 32–33
disasters related to, 29–30
failures in, 244–246, 246
fans for, 29, 245–246, 246, 257
for foreground and background programs, 291–292, 292
monitoring usage of, 301
for motherboard upgrades, 205
on motherboards, 26
for performance, 305
power requirements of, 268
Create a Password for Your Account screen, 79
crimpers, 360
critical updates, 222
crossover cables, 349
Crucial Technology site, 203
Custom installation method, 64
cutting and pasting damaged files, 336–337, 336
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