Index_E

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E

EDIT command, 305

EIDE devices, 118, 119

master and slaves devices, 124, 126–127, 133

testers for drives, 134

E-mail

attachments won't download, 225

dial up settings for, 226–227

Outlook express account setup, 223

usernames, 223

Emergency boot disks, creating, 21–22

Emergency Repair Process, 255–257

ENABLE command, 324

<End> key, 192

ERASE command, 303

Erratic behaviors, troubleshooting, 282–283

Error-checking applet, 53–54

Error detection, 102

Error messages

AOL sign-on and, 228–229

blue screen of death and, 26, 111

buffer overrun errors, 155

information about, 26–27

information on meaning of, 239

keyboard "six beep" POST code, 195

memory error messages, 110–111

modem errors, 176, 179

non-system disk or disk errors, 133

numbered messages, 239

pointing devices (mice), 187–188

random error messages, 283

troubleshooting and, 233

Ethernet, 180

Event Viewer, 18

EXIT command, 305, 325

EXPAND command, 305–306, 325

Expansion cards, 118, 288–289

removal and installation, 87, 88

Expansion slots, 3, 87

on motherboards, 66–68

Extended system configuration data (ESCD), BIOS settings, 15

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