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macro viruses  
magnetic media
       tracks  
magnetic storage
       floppy drives  
               BIOS settings  
                components  
       versus RAM (Random Access Memory)  
maintenance
       dye-sublimation printers  
        solid-ink printers   2nd  
Maintenance Wizard  
Makeboot file  
Makebt32 file  
Map command (Windows Recovery Console)  
mapped drives
       shared resources   2nd   3rd  
mass storage
       Windows NT 4.0  
master boot records
       missing operating system errors  
MAU (media access unit)  
Maximum PC Web site  
McAfee Web site   2nd  
MD3 (MKDIR) command  
measurements
       watts  
media
       magnetic
               tracks  
       optical
               ejecting  
media access unit (MAU)  
media types
       NICs (network interface cards) configurations  
MEM.EXE2 command-prompt utility  
memory
       batteries
               increasing life of   2nd  
       buffered  
       buying  
       cache
               increasing   2nd  
       dedicated  
       default configurations
               Windows 9x   2nd   3rd  
       flash
               portable computers   2nd  
       Flash memory  
       portable
               troubleshooting  
       RAM (random access memory)
               memory addresses  
       registered  
       shared main  
       unbuffered  
       upgrading  
       upper  
       video cards   2nd  
       virtual  
               Windows 9x/Me swapfiles   2nd   3rd  
               Windows NT/2000/XP paging files   2nd   3rd   4th  
memory effect  
menus
       CHIP (Chipset)   2nd   3rd  
       Onboard Peripherals  
       PnP Configuration  
MFT (Master File Tables)  
Micro-ATX motherboards   2nd   3rd  
       upgrades  
microfilters  
Microsoft Compatibility Web site  
Microsoft System Configuration Utility.   [See MSConfig]
Microsoft Virtual PC  
Microsoft Windows Catalog  
Microsoft Windows Catalog Web site  
mini-PCI cards   2nd   3rd  
       installing   2nd  
       removing   2nd  
mirroring  
missing operating system errors   2nd  
Missing or Corrupt Himem.sys (startup error)  
Missing or Corrupt Himem.sys startup error  
Mkdir (Md) command (Windows Recovery Console)  
MKDIR command-prompt utility   2nd  
mode
       suspend
               voltage hazards  
Modem tab  
modems
       cable  
       configuring/installing  
       DSL  
modes
       Debugging Mode  
       DMA   2nd   3rd   4th  
       standby  
       suspend  
       VGA Mode  
Modify permission  
modules
       memory upgrades
               portable computers  
       RAM (Random Access Memory)
               calculating   2nd   3rd  
               specifying   2nd  
               specifying by motherboards  
               specifying by system  
               specifying, 168-pin DIMMs   2nd  
               specifying, 184-DDR SDRAM   2nd  
               specifying, 72-pin SIMMs   2nd  
               specifying, Rambus RDRAM   2nd  
modules (memory)  
monitors
       CTR-based
                servicing hazards   2nd  
       high voltage hazards   2nd  
       replacment  
       touchscreen   2nd   3rd  
               touchscreen controllers   2nd  
               troubleshooting   2nd  
monochrome laser printers   2nd  
More command (Windows Recovery Console)  
More Info button   2nd  
mosue
       hybrid  
motheboards  
       I/O buses  
       system buses   2nd   3rd  
               signals   2nd   3rd  
motherboards
       AMR (audio modem riser ) slot   2nd  
       ATX   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               integrated ports  
       Baby-AT   2nd  
               integrated ports  
       batteries   2nd   3rd  
       case replacement   2nd   3rd   4th  
               desktop cases  
               slimline cases  
               tower cases   2nd  
       chipsets  
       CNR (communications network riser) slots   2nd  
       combo slots  
       connectors
               ATA/IDE   2nd  
       CPU (central processing unit)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               chip packaging types   2nd   3rd   4th  
               clock speeds  
               compatibility  
               configurations  
                core voltage   2nd  
               I/O voltage  
               internal performance characteristics   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               performance optimization  
               performance optimization, compatibility   2nd  
               performance optimization, cooling   2nd   3rd   4th  
               performance optimization, memory   2nd   3rd  
               performance optimization, mulitiple CPUs   2nd  
               performance optimization, speed and multiplier settings   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               performance optimization, upgrades   2nd  
               slot types   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               sockets   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       discrete graphics chips  
       expansion slots   2nd   3rd   4th  
               AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)   2nd   3rd  
               ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)   2nd  
               PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)  
       Flash BIOS upgrades  
       installing  
        jumpers   2nd  
       LPX   2nd  
       memory
               specifying  
       NLX   2nd  
       NVRAM/RTC (non-volative RAM/real-time clock)  
       parallel ports  
       ports
               integrated   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               integrated, benefits  
               integrated, limitations  
       removing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       serial ports  
               configuring   2nd  
       shared slots   2nd  
       system components   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       troubleshooting  
               blocked expansion slots  
               compatibility   2nd   3rd  
               corroded memory contacts  
               dead shorts in system   2nd  
               loose BIOS chips  
               loose CPU chips  
               missing slot covers   2nd  
               PCI cards  
       universal slots  
       upgrades   2nd   3rd  
       voltage regulators   2nd  
motherboareds
       CMOS jumper blocks  
motion sensors
       mouse  
Move troubleshooting utility  
MOVE.EXE command-prompt utility  
MR BIOS beep codes  
MS-DOS
       Invalid working directory error   2nd  
       sound cards
               configuring  
       Windows 98 upgrades   2nd  
MS-DOS 6.x Help files  
MS-DOS alias names   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
MS-DOS CD-ROM device driver  
MS-DOS drivers
       installing   2nd  
Mscdex.exe file  
MSCDEX.EXE2 command-prompt utility  
MSConfig
       (Microsoft System Configuration Utility)  
       troubleshooting with   2nd  
MSConfig programs
       startup programs
               disabling  
MsConfig.exe file (System Configuration)  
Msdos.sys configuration file   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
       [Options] section   2nd   3rd   4th  
       [Paths] section   2nd  
       modifying   2nd  
MSInfo32 program   2nd  
mulitple parallel ports   2nd  
multi-mode fiber- optic cables  
multibit chips
       RAM (Random Access Memory)   2nd  
multiformats
       DVD drives  
multifunction devices  
multimeters
       power supplies
               testing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
multiple monitors
       installing   2nd   3rd   4th  
       properites
               adjusting   2nd   3rd   4th  
multiple serial ports
       adding   2nd  
My Computer   2nd  
My Network Places
       troubleshooting with   2nd   3rd   4th