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/p switch in Recovery Console, 188
packaged toolkits, 94, 94
page fault errors, 218
page files (PFs)
monitoring usage of, 301
in performance, 293–294, 293
pagefile.sys file, 293
Pages/sec counter, 298
paperless office, 8
parallel ports, 43
partitioning hard drives, 406–409
passwords
for Remote Assistance, 392
for security, 77–80, 78–79
patches
online sources for, 377
updates for, 221
PC emergency funds, 120
PC Guide site, 46, 384
PC INSPECTOR File Recovery utility, 335
PC Mechanic site, 384, 385
PC Pitstop site, 83, 384
PC Power and Cooling site, 277–278, 281
PC recovery resource kits, 92
hardware for, 95
master CDs for, 105
in recovery plans, 118–119
software for, 96
spare PCs in, 108–109
toolkits for, 92–95, 94
utilities for, 105–106
working environment for, 107–108
PC technicians, 10
PC911 site, 384
PCMechanic site, 46
peer-to-peer networks, 345
peer-to-peer sites, 374
peltier coolers, 281
performance
benchmarks for, 303–304
consolidation and streamlining for, 306–309
degradation of, 287–288
expectations for, 289–290
foreground and background programs in, 291–292, 292
graphics acceleration for, 301–303, 302
maintenance for, 306
measuring, 286–287
memory issues in, 292, 305
in MS-DOS Compatibility Mode, 436
page file issues in, 293–294, 293
Performance and Maintenance section for, 290, 291
Performance Logs and Alerts for, 298–300, 299
resources for, 305–306
startup issues in, 309–311, 310–311
symptoms of problems, 288–289
System Monitor for, 294–298, 296–297
Task Manager for, 300–301, 301
Performance and Maintenance section, 290, 291
Performance Logs and Alerts feature, 298–300, 299
performance objects, 295
Performance tab
for CPU and page file usage, 301
for video acceleration, 302
PerformanceTest benchmark test, 303
PF (page files)
monitoring usage of, 301
in performance, 293–294, 293
phases, electrical, 262
phone lines
damage to, 35
in recovery plans, 114
photos for documentation, 169
phrases, searching for files by, 325–326
ping command, 363–365, 364
pirated software, 341
plans, recovery. See recovery plans
platform types with CPUs, 28
PNP (Plug-and-Play) technology
in Easy PC Initiative, 17
vs. non-PNP, 18–21, 18, 20
pointing devices
connections for, 41, 42
problems in, 218
political disasters, 3
Pool Nonpaged Bytes/Sec counter, 297
populating memory, 30
ports
for networks, 347
types of, 43–44
POST (Power-On Self Test), 22
power cords, checking, 159, 168
power indicator lights, 168, 173
power management, 61–63, 62
BIOS settings for, 46, 255
issues in, 255–256
Power-On Self Test (POST), 22
Power Options Properties dialog box, 62
Power Schemes tab, 62
power strips
overloading from, 272
surge suppressors in, 275
power supplies, 33–34, 34
capacity of, 267–268
checking, 167, 169, 257
connectors for, 34, 34, 445, 448
and dead hard drives, 432, 434
disasters related to, 34–35
failures in, 246–247, 266–267
for hard drives, 429–430
for motherboards, 27
for performance, 305
protection devices for, 274–277, 276
quality of, 269
refurbished, 270
replacing, 268–272, 271
role of, 265–266
in troubleshooting, 159, 274
for USB devices, 308
power surges, damage from, 237
premium services, 459
prevention of disasters
backups for, 86–87
best practices for, 58
changes, 63–64
power management, 61–63, 62
restarts, 59–60
shutdown and startup, 60
turning off PC, 60–61
environment for
dust, 76
location, 70–73
moisture, 75
security, 77–81, 78–79
static electricity, 75
temperature, 73–75
maintenance for, 64
hardware, 69–70
software, 65–69, 68
preparation work for, 87–89, 89
protection devices for, 86
virus checking for, 81–85, 84
PriceWatch, 88
primary DOS partitions, 406
printers, sharing, 352–356, 353–355
privacy of hard drive data, 444
private service technicians, 463–465
processes, monitoring, 300–301
Processes tab, 300–301
processors. See CPUs
product information, online, 376, 376
product registration, 375
protection devices for power supplies, 274–277, 276
proxies, 356
PS/2 connectors, 43
purchasing PCs, 416
extended warranties for, 418
tips for, 417–418
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