Index C

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C-Media  
cable locks   2nd   3rd  
cables
       ATA interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       hard drives  
       keyboards   2nd   3rd  
       toroids   2nd  
Cables to Go
       contact information  
cache programs (hard drives)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
caddies (hard drive)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
calculating
       video RAM (random access memory)   2nd  
cameras , digital
       flash memory   2nd   3rd   4th  
               CompactFlash   2nd  
               comparison of   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               MMC (MultiMediaCard)  
               PC Card  
               reading   2nd   3rd  
               SmartMedia  
               Sony Memory Stick  
               USB keychain drives   2nd   3rd   4th  
               xD-Picture Card   2nd  
       Microdrive technology   2nd  
Canon USA, Inc.
       contact information  
capacity
       CD-ROM discs   2nd  
       hard drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  
capacity of CD-ROM discs   2nd   3rd   4th  
capacity of DVDs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
caps (TrackPoints)  
card readers  
Card Services (PC Card)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
CardBus   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       disassembly   2nd   3rd  
       troubleshooting   2nd  
care and maintenance
       .   [See also troubleshooting]
       CD/DVD discs   2nd   3rd  
       CD/DVD drives   2nd   3rd  
carrying cases   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
case
       cleaning   2nd  
Case Logic  
cases (for carrying)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
Casio  
cathode ray tube monitors.   [See CRT monitors ]
CD
       bootable CD  
CD drives
       interfaces   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
CD-DA (compact disc digital audio)  
CD-DA (compact disc-digital audio)   2nd  
CD-R discs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th   40th  
CD-ROM
       boot process   2nd  
CD-ROM discs
       bootable CDs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       capacity   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
       construction and technology   2nd   3rd  
       handling   2nd  
       mass production   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th   40th   41st   42nd   43rd   44th   45th   46th  
       technical parameters   2nd   3rd  
CD-ROM drive
       access time   2nd   3rd   4th  
       buffer/cache   2nd  
       CPU utilization   2nd  
       data-transfer rate   2nd   3rd  
       direct memory access   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       performance specification  
       speed   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
       Ultra-DMA   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
CD-ROM drivers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
CD-ROM drives  
       bootable CDs   2nd  
       care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
       popularity  
CD-ROM file systems
       Hierarchical File System (HFS)   2nd  
       High Sierra   2nd   3rd   4th  
       ISO 9660   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       Joliet   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       Mount Rainier   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       overview   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol (RRIP)   2nd  
       Universal Disk Format (UDF)   2nd   3rd   4th  
CD-ROM XA CD format  
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)  
CD-RW discs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th  
CD-RW drives   2nd   3rd  
CD/DVD drives
       troubleshooting   2nd   3rd   4th  
       upgrading  
CDC (Communications Daughter Card)
       disassembly   2nd   3rd   4th  
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)   2nd  
CDMA2000 cellular system  
CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data)   2nd  
CDs
       choosing the best media   2nd   3rd  
       failure reading   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       failure writing   2nd   3rd   4th  
       formats   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       history   2nd   3rd  
       multisession recording   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       recording   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
       rescue CD   2nd  
       writable CDs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th   40th   41st   42nd   43rd   44th   45th   46th   47th   48th   49th   50th   51st   52nd   53rd   54th   55th   56th   57th   58th   59th   60th   61st  
Celeron processors (Intel)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th  
cell phones
       connecting modems   2nd  
       modems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD)   2nd  
cellular modems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th  
cellular phones
       1XRTT  
       3XRTT  
       CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)   2nd  
       CDMA2000  
       CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data)   2nd  
       EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Efficiency)  
       evolution   2nd  
       GPRS (General Packet Radio System)  
       GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)  
       TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)  
       WCDMA (Wideband CDMA)  
Centon Electronics, Inc.
       contact information  
central processing unit (CPU).   [See mobile processors]
Centrino brand (Intel)   2nd  
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)  
ChargeSource adapter (Comarco)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
Chem USA  
       tech support   2nd  
chemical cleaners   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
Chemtronics   2nd  
Chhabra   2nd  
chip-extraction tools   2nd   3rd  
chips
       CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer)   2nd  
       CMOS chip  
       CMOS RAM chip  
       RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)   2nd  
       RTC/NVRAM chip   2nd  
chipsets  
       A-Link architecture  
       AMD   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       evolution   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       hub architecture   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       HyperTransport bus  
       Intel   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th  
       MuTIOL architecture   2nd  
       North/South Bridge architecture   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       overview   2nd  
       Super I/O chip   2nd  
       V-Link architecture   2nd  
       VIA   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
CHKDSK  
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)  
cigarette smoke  
CIRC (cross- interleave Reed-Solomon code)  
Cirque GlidePoint   2nd   3rd  
Cirrus Logic  
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) chips   2nd  
clamps  
cleaning   2nd  
       CDs   2nd  
       keyboard   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
cleaning procedures
       case   2nd  
       connectors   2nd  
       contacts   2nd  
       disassembly   2nd  
       keyboards   2nd   3rd   4th  
       LCD   2nd  
       pointing devices   2nd  
cleaning tools   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th  
Clevo   2nd  
clock.   [See real-time clock (RTC)]
CM175 Executive Laptop Steering Wheel Mount  
CMC  
CMOS battery
       disassembly   2nd  
CMOS battery failed (error message)  
CMOS checksum error Defaults loaded (error message)  
CMOS chip  
CMOS RAM chip  
CMOS setup   2nd   3rd   4th  
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)   2nd  
codecs   2nd  
COM ports  
Comarco
       ChargeSource adapter   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
combination pointing devices  
commands
       ATA interface   2nd   3rd   4th  
       FDISK  
       FORMAT  
       keyboard-only commands   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
communciation ports
       parallel   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th  
       serial   2nd  
communication ports
       parallel   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
       serial   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd  
communications
       cellular phones   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th  
       data transfers
               Briefcase  
               direct connection software   2nd   3rd  
               hardware   2nd   3rd   4th  
               peer-to-peer networks   2nd  
       digital phone system adapters   2nd   3rd  
       international phone adapters   2nd   3rd  
       modems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th  
       network connections
               wired LANs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               wireless LANs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st  
Communications Daughter Card (CDC)
       disassembly   2nd   3rd   4th  
compact disc read-only memory drives.   [See CD-ROM drives]
CompactFlash   2nd  
CompactFlash Association Web site  
Compal   2nd  
Compaq
       BIOS setup   2nd  
       Compaq Portable   2nd   3rd  
       Evo  
       Presario  
       SLT/286   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
       tech support   2nd  
Compaq Expansion Base   2nd  
Compaq TC1000 (Hewlett-Packard)  
comparison between desktop and laptop standards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) chips   2nd  
components .   [See hardware]
compressed air   2nd  
compression
       codecs   2nd  
       sound card data   2nd   3rd  
               ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)  
               MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group)  
CompUSA, Inc.
       contact information  
CompuServe   2nd  
Computer Discount Warehouse
       contact information  
Computer Parts Unlimited  
CompuTrace  
ComputracePlus  
configuring
        speakers  
       video adapters  
Connect Globally  
ConnectGlobally.com  
connecting
       modem to a cell phone   2nd  
       removable-media drives  
connections
       keyboards   2nd   3rd  
       mobile connections
               cellular modems   2nd   3rd   4th  
               hotels   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
               public WLANs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
               wired modems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th  
       modems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th  
       pointing devices
               motherboard mouse port (PS/2)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               serial   2nd   3rd  
               USB port   2nd   3rd  
connectors
       ATA interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       cleaning   2nd  
       DVI (Digital Video Interface)   2nd   3rd  
       FireWire   2nd   3rd   4th  
       hard drives  
       keyboards
               PS/2 interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               USB interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
       omission of  
       S-Video   2nd  
       TV-Out   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
       Universal Serial Bus (USB)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       USB  
       VGA port  
connectors (sound card)
       line-in  
       line-out  
       mono-in  
       S/PDIF optical digital out  
Conner Peripherals Inc.  
construction of CD-ROM discs   2nd   3rd  
construction of DVDs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th  
contact cleaning pads  
contact information ( vendors )   2nd   3rd   4th  
contacts
       cleaning   2nd  
content scramble system (DVDs)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
contrast(display systems)   2nd  
Control Panel
       Keyboard Properties  
Converter Voltage  
CopyGuard (DVDs)   2nd  
Corel Systems, Inc.
       contact information  
costs
       hard drives   2nd  
       laptops   2nd   3rd  
CPU (central processing unit).   [See mobile processors]
CPU at nnnn (error message)  
CPU heatsink /fan
       disassembly   2nd   3rd  
cracking passwords   2nd   3rd   4th  
Creative Labs  
Creative Labs, Inc.
       contact information  
cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code (CIRC)  
CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors   2nd   3rd   4th  
CRT video display   2nd   3rd   4th  
Crucial Technolgies
       contact information  
Crusoe chip (Transmeta)  
Cyberlink's PowerDVD4.x  
Cybernet  
cylinders (read/write heads)