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C3 E-series processors,
C3 processors (VIA),
CA0102 (Audigy 2) audio chip,
CA0102-ICT (Audigy 2 ZS) audio chip,
CA0186 audio chip,
cable modems,
     asymmetrical networks
     bandwidth
     bundled cable modems
     CableLabs Certified cable modems
     CATV networks
     connecting to Internet with
     costs
     DOCSIS standards
     external
     internal
     performance
     security
cable select (CS),
cable select (CSEL) signals,
CableLabs Certified cable modems,
Cables to Go,
cables,
     ATA (AT Attachment)
     buying tips 2nd
     cable distance limitations
     cable-ties
     DCC (Direct Cable Connection)
     Direct Cable Connection technology
     drive installation
     external cables, connecting
     floppy disk drives 2nd
     grounding loops
     hard disk drives
     IEEE 1394
     installation
         cable distance limitations
         cable selection
         crossover cables
         custom-built UTP (unshielded twisted-pair) cables
         twisted-pair wiring standards
     keyboard cables
     loopback testing
     motherboard cables
     mouse cables
     null modem cables
     optical drives
     testing
     Thicknet
     Thinnet
     twisted-pair
         building
         Category 3
         Category 5
         Category 5e
         Category 6
         Category 7
         crossover cables
         STP (shielded twisted pair)
         UTP (unshielded twisted pair) 2nd
         wiring standards
     USB (universal serial bus)
cache, 2nd
     486DX processors
     access times
     Am5x86(TM)-P75 processors
     asynchronous design
     bus snooping
     cache controllers
     cache misses
     CD/DVD drives
     compared to DRAM
     controllers 2nd
     Cyrix 6x86/6x86MX processors
     defined 2nd
     direct-mapped cache
     four-way set associative cache 2nd
     fully associative mapped cache
     hard disk drive cache controllers
     hit ratio
     Level 1 cache 2nd
         cache misses
         cache operation
         compared to Level 2 cache
         importance of
         NexGen Nx586 processors
         Pentium II processors
         Pentium Pro processors
         Pentium-MMX improvements
     Level 2 cache
         cache operation
         compared to Level 1 cache
         Pentium II processors
         Pentium II/III Xeon processors
         Pentium III processors
         Pentium Pro processors
         Pentium processors
         performance and design
     Level 3 cache 2nd
     maximum cache
     nonblocking cache
     Pentium II processors
     Pentium Pro processors
     pipeline burst mode
     set associative cache
     speed
     synchronous design
     TLB (translation lookaside buffer)
     two-way set associative cache
     write-back cache
         Am5x86(TM)-P75 processors
         Pentium-MMX processors
     write-through cache
caddy load mechanism (CD/DVD drives),
Cady, Walter G.,
calculators,
Calibrate,
call-waiting support,
CAM ATA (Common Access Method ATA),
cameras, digital
     flash memory
         CompactFlash
         comparison of
         MMC (MultiMediaCard)
         PC Card
         physical size
         reading
         SD (SecureDigital)
         SmartMedia
         Sony Memory Stick
         Sony Memory Stick Pro
         USB keychain drives
         xD-Picture Card
     Microdrive technology
Canadian Standards Agency (CSA),
Canon USA, Inc.,
CAO185 audio chips,
CAP (carrierless amplitude/phase),
capacitive keyswitches, 2nd
capacitors,
card edge connectors, 2nd
card readers,
care and maintenance [See also troubleshooting.]
     2 1/2" ATA drive cables and adapters
     CD/DVD drives 2nd
     CDs/DVDs 2nd
     cleaning 2nd
         boards
         brushes
         CD/DVD drives
         CDs
         chemical-freeze sprays
         cleaning supply companies
         compressed air
         connectors
         contact cleaners/lubricants
         contacts
         disassembly
         disassembly and cleaning tools
         erasers
         keyboard
         keyboards
         keyswitches
         mouse devices 2nd
         silicone lubricants
         standard chemical cleaners
         swabs
         trackballs
         vacuum cleaners
     data transfer cables and adapters
     floppy disks
     keyboards
         cleaning
         defective cables
         keyboard disassembly
         stuck keyswitches
     keyswitches
     monitors
     mouse devices
     power-protection systems
         backup power
         built-in power protection
         line conditioners
         phone line surge protectors
         surge protectors
     preventative maintenance
         active/passive
         cleaning
         dust
         hard disk drives
         heating and cooling
         Maintenance Wizard
         operating environment
         pollutants
         power cycling
         power-line noise
         reseating socketed chips
         RFI (radio-frequency interference)
         static electricity
         system backups
         tool/supply vendors
     PS/2 Y adapter
     safety
     spare parts
     System Restore
     tools
         2 1/2" ATA drive cables and adapters
         analog meters
         breakout boxes
         chip extractors
         chip inserters
         cleaning materials
         data transfer cables and adapters
         DMMs (digital multimeters) 2nd
         electric screwdrivers 2nd
         electrical testing equipment
         English/metric fasteners
         ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection kits
         files
         flashlights
         hemostats
         infrared thermometers
         lithium coin cell batteries
         logic probes
         logic pulsers
         loopback connector
         markers/pens
         memory testers
         needle-nose pliers
         nut drivers
         nylon cable-ties
         outlet/receptacle testers
         parts grabbers 2nd
         Phillips-head screws
         PS/2 Y adapter
         screwdrivers
         slotted-head screws
         spare parts
         temperature probes
         thumb screws
         Torx drivers
         Torx screws 2nd
         tweezers
         USB/FireWire cable adapter
         vises/clamps
         Windows 98 2000/XP bootable CD
         wire cutters
         wire strippers
     trackballs
     USB/FireWire cable adapter
carpel tunnel syndrome,
carrierless amplitude/phase (CAPs),
CAS-2 (column address strobe) timing,
cases
     cover assembly
     defined
     desktop
     form factors
     mini-tower
     mounting motherboards in
     no-tool
     tower
Category 3 cables,
Category 5 cables,
Category 5e cables,
Category 6 cables,
Category 7 cables,
cathode ray tube monitors [See CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors,.]
CATV networks,
CAV (constant angular velocity) technology
     CD-ROMs
     DVDs
CCITT (Comite Consultatif International Telephonique et Telegraphique),
CD audio connectors,
CD EXTRA discs,
CD SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) in/out sound card connectors,
CD-DA drives,
CD-i players,
CD-R discs,
     bulk on spindle
     burning
         buffer underruns
         DAE (digital audio extraction)
         "For Music Use Only" discs
         reliability
         software
         tips and recommendations
     capacity
     compared to CD-RW
     conventional surface media
     copy protection
         SafeAudio
         SafeDisc
     jewel cases
     media color
     media layers
     overburning
     pre-grooves
     printable surface media
     recording speeds
     spin-coating process
     unbranded media
CD-R drives, 2nd
     burning CDs
         buffer underruns
         DAE (digital audio extraction)
         "For Music Use Only" discs
         reliability
         software
         tips and recommendations
     capacity
     copy protection
         SafeAudio
         SafeDisc
     disc grooves
     disc media layers
     mechanical drive operation
     media color
     media options
     multisession recording
         Disc-at-Once
         packet writing
         sessions
         Track-at-Once
     recording speeds
     troubleshooting
CD-ROM drives, [See also CD-R drives,; CD-RW drives,.]
     access times
     bootable CDs 2nd 3rd
     booting from floppy disk
     buffers/cache
     buying tips
     care and maintenance
     CAV (constant angular velocity) technology
     CD EXTRA
     CD-DA
     CD-i
     CD-ROM XA
     CLV (constant linear velocity) technology
     CPU utilization
     data transfer rates
     defined
     DMA (Direct Memory Access)
     double-density drives
     drive sealing
     drivers
         CDROM.SYS
         DOS SCSI adapter drivers
         loading
         MSCDEX.EXE
     file systems
         HFS (Hierarchical File System)
         High Sierra
         ISO 9660
         Joliet
         Rock Ridge
         UDF (Universal Disk Format)
     firmware updates
     history of
     installation 2nd 3rd
         card edge connectors
         cautions
         controllers
         external drives
         internal drives
         jumper settings
         ribbon cables
         SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) chains
     interfaces
     internal CD-audio connectors
     internal versus external
     laser operation
     loading mechanisms
     mechanical drive operation
     multisession recording
     Photo CD
     rescue CDs
     self-cleaning lenses
     speed
     summary of formats
     Super Video CDs
     troubleshooting
         disc read failures
         disc write failures
         read/write errors
         slow drive speeds
     TrueX drives
     vibration control
     video CDs
     Yellow Book standard
CD-ROM XA drives,
CD-ROMs,
     bootable CDs 2nd
     capacity 2nd
     care and maintenance 2nd
     CD EXTRA
     CD-DA
     CD-i
     CD-R
     CD-ROM XA
     CD-RW
     copy protection
     double-density discs
     EFM data encoding
     error handing
     file systems
         HFS (Hierarchical File System)
         High Sierra
         ISO 9660
         Joliet
         Rock Ridge
         UDF (Universal Disk Format)
     form factor
     history of
     hub clamping area
     interleaves
     lands
     lead-in
     lead-out
     mass production
     multisession recording
     PCA (power calibration area)
     Photo CD
     pits
     PMA (power memory area)
     program area
     reading
     rescue CDs
     sampling rates
     sectors
     subcode bytes
     summary of formats
     Super Video CDs
     technical parameters
     tracks
     video CDs
     Windows 2000/XP bootable CD
     Yellow Book standard
CD-RW discs,
     burning
         buffer underruns
         DAE (digital audio extraction)
         "For Music Use Only" discs
         reliability
         software
         tips and recommendations
     compared to CD-R
     copy protection
         SafeAudio
         SafeDisc
     direct overwrite
     media layers
     Mount Rainier standard
     MultiRead specification
     recording speeds
CD-RW drives, 2nd 3rd
     burning CDs
         buffer underruns
         DAE (digital audio extraction)
         "For Music Use Only" discs
         reliability
         software
         tips and recommendations
     copy protection
         SafeAudio
         SafeDisc
     direct overwrite
     mechanical drive operation
     media layers
     Mount Rainier standard
     MultiRead specification
     multisession recording
     recording speeds
     troubleshooting
CDROM.SYS driver,
CDSL (consumer DSL),
Celeron processors, 2nd
     benefits
     bus widths
     Celeron D 2nd
     chipsets
         Aladdin P4 (M1671)
         Apollo P4X266 family
         Apollo P4X400
         Apollo P4X400A
         Apollo P4X533
         ATI chipsets
         I/O controller hub chips
         ICH5
         ICH5R
         Intel 845 family
         Intel 848P
         Intel 850 family
         Intel 865 family
         Intel 875P
         Intel 915
         Intel 925X
         Intel 925XE
         Intel 945 Express family
         Intel 955X family
         Intel 975X family
         Intel Extreme Graphics Architecture
         M1681/M1663
         M1685
         ProSavage P4M266
         PT800/PM800/PT880/PM880
         PT880 Ultra/PT894/PT894 Pro
         SiS 649/SiS649FX
         SiS 661GX/SiS661FX
         SiS chipset reference table
         SiS645/645DX
         SiS648/648FX
         SiS650/651
         SiS655/655FX/655TX
         SiS656
         SiSR658/R659
         ULi chipset reference table
         vendors
         VIA chipset reference table
     DIB (Dual Independent Bus) 2nd
     dynamic execution
     FC-PGA (flip chip pin grid array) packaging
     history of
     iCOMP 2.0 index ratings
     instruction execution
     manufacturing
     Northwood
     PPGA (plastic pin grid array) package
     processor variations
     running 32-bit software
     SEP (single edge processor) package
     Socket 370 Celerons
     Socket 478 Celerons
     Socket 4T (LGA 775) 78 Celerons
     Tualatin 2nd
     Willamette
Celerons D processors, 2nd
cells, bit, 2nd
Centon Electronics, Inc.,
central hardware test,
central processing units (CPUs) [See processors,.]
central switch (CS),
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons),
CFX12V power supply,
chains (SCSI),
Chaintech's AV-710 sound cards,
chassis
     defined
     thermally advantaged chassis
         cooling fans
         processor ducts
         specifications
chassis air guides [See processor ducts,.]
chassis intrusion connectors,
checking for viruses,
checkpoint codes (POST),
Cheetah 36ES drives,
Cheetah X15 drives,
chemical cleaners,
Chemtronics,
chip extractors,
chip inserters,
chip on ceramic (COC) technology,
Chips and Technologies,
chips, memory [See modules, memory.]
chipsets
     56Kbps modems
     82C206
     82C836 SCAT (Single Chip AT)
     AMD
         AMD 8000 (8151)
         AMD-750 2nd
         AMD-760 2nd
         AMD-760MP
         AMD-760MPX
         reference table
     AT motherboards
     ATI
         A-Link architecture
         Radeon
         RD482
         RD580
         reference table
         RS480
     buying tips
     costs
     CS8220
     data books
     documentation
     history and development
     hub architecture 2nd
     Intel
         810
         810E
         810E2
         815
         815E
         815EP
         820E
         82350 chipset
         845 family
         848P
         850 family
         865 family
         875P
         915
         925X
         925XE
         945 Express family
         955X family
         975X family
         Extreme Graphics Architecture
         ICH5
         ICH5R
         model numbers
         North Bridge
         Pentium 4 chipsets
         Pentium chipsets
         Pentium II processors 2nd
         Pentium Pro chipsets
         RNG (Random Number Generator)
         South Bridge
         Super I/O chips
         workstation chipsets
     NEAT (New Enhanced AT) CS8221 chipset
     NVIDIA
         nForce
         nForce 410 series
         nForce 430 series
         nForce Professional series
         nForce2 family
         nForce3 150/nForce3 Pro 150
         nForce3 250 family
         nForce4 series
     PC/XT motherboards
     Pentium Pro motherboards
     SiS (Silicon Integrated Systems)
         Athlon/Duron chipsets
         Intel/AMD chipsets
         MuTIOL architecture 2nd
         P6-class chipsets
         Pentium 4 (Socket 775) chipsets
         Pentium 4 chipsets
         Pentium D chipsets
         SiS645/645DX
         SiS648/648FX
         SiS649/SiS649FX
         SiS650/651
         SiS655/655FX/655TX
         SiS656
         SiS661GX/SiS661FX
         SiS730S
         SiS733
         SiS735
         SiS740
         SiS741/741GX
         SiS745
         SiS746
         SiS746FX
         SiS748
         SiS755/755FX
         SiS756
         SiS760/760GX
         SiS761GL/761GX
         SiSR658/R659
     Super I/O chips
     ULi
         Aladdin P4 (M1671)
         Aladdin Pro 4
         Aladdin Pro 5
         Aladdin Pro II
         Aladdin TNT2
         Athlon 64 chipsets
         Athlon XP chipsets
         M1681/M1663
         M1685
         Pentium 4 chipsets
         ULi M1687
         ULi M1695
         ULiMagik1
     variable frequency synthesizer circuits
     VIA Technologies
         Apollo KT133
         Apollo KT133A
         Apollo KT266
         Apollo KT266A
         Apollo KT333
         Apollo KT400/KM400
         Apollo KT400A
         Apollo KT600
         Apollo KT880
         Apollo KX133
         Apollo P4X266 family
         Apollo P4X400
         Apollo P4X400A
         Apollo P4X533
         Athlon/Duron chipsets
         K8T800/K8T800 Pro/K8M800
         K8T890/K8M890
         P6-class chipsets
         Pentium 4 chipsets
         ProSavage KM133
         ProSavage KM266
         ProSavage P4M266
         PT800/PM800/PT880/PM880
         PT880 Ultra/PT894/PT894 Pro
         V-Link architecture
     video adapters
         3D chipsets 2nd
         identifying
         integrated video/motherboard chipsets
         video processor technologies
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
CHS (cylinder head sector) addressing
     137GB barrier
     2.1GB barrier
     4.2GB barrier
     528MB barrier
     8.4GB barrier
     ATA CHS parameter limits
     BIOS CHS parameter limits
     BIOS commands
     CHS bit-shift translation
     combined parameter limits
     compared to LBA (logical block address)
     converting to LBA (logical block address)
     LBA-assist translation
     Standard CHS
CIRC (cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code),
circuit boards,
Cirque Glidepoint pointing device,
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) chips,
citrus-based cleaners,
clamping force (heatsinks),
clamps,
clean-room approach,
cleaning, [See also care and maintenance.]
     boards
     brushes
     CD/DVD drives
     CDs
     chemical-freeze sprays
     cleaning supply companies
     compressed air
     connectors
     contact cleaners/lubricants
     contacts
     disassembly
     disassembly and cleaning tools
     erasers
     keyboard
     keyboards
     keyswitches
     mouse devices 2nd
     silicone lubricants
     standard chemical cleaners
     swabs
     trackballs
     vacuum cleaners
CleanWeb's Filter Your Internet,
Clear All Passwords setting (BIOS Maintenance menu),
Clear BiS setting (BIOS Maintenance menu),
ClickLock feature (IntelliMouse),
client/server networks,
clients, 2nd
CLKMUL (clock multiplier),
clock doubling,
clock multiplier (CLKMUL), 2nd
     AMD-K6 processors
     Pentium processors
clock signals, 2nd
clock speed, 2nd 3rd
     386DX
     486
     486DX
     486SX
     80286
     8088
     Am5x86(TM)-P75
     AMD P-Ratings
     comparing systems
     cycles
     Cyrix 6x86/6x86MX
     Cyrix P-Ratings
     Cyrix/TI 486
     detecting
     doubling
     DX2/OverDrive
     DX4
     iCOMP 2.0 index ratings
     iCOMP 3.0 index ratings
     instruction execution times
     Intel ratings
     maximum 2nd
     MHz
     motherboard speeds
     overclocking
     Pentium
     Pentium 4 SYSmark 2002 ratings
     Pentium 4 SYSmark 2004 ratings
     Pentium II
     Pentium III
     Pentium Pro
     Pentium-MMX
     tripling
     wait states
clock, real-time clock, 2nd
     modern CMOS batteries
     obsolete/unique CMOS batteries
     troubleshooting
closed loop feedback mechanism,
clusters, 2nd
CLV (constant linear velocity) technology
     CD-ROMs
     DVDs
CMOS batteries
     modern CMOS batteries
     obsolute/unique CMOS batteries
     troubleshooting
CMOS battery failed (error message),
CMOS checksum error Defaults loaded (error message),
CMOS RAM setup
     accessing
     additional setup features
     addresses
     Advanced menu
     ATA Configuration menu
     backing up
     Boot Configuration menu
     Boot Device Priority menu
     Boot menu
     compared to BIOS
     diagnostic status codes
     Event Logging menu
     Exit menu
     Extended Configuration menu 2nd
     Fan Control Configuration menu
     Floppy Configuration menu
     main menu
     Maintenance menu
     motherboard addresses
     overclocking/burn-in test features
     PCI Configuration menu
     Peripheral Configuration menu
     PnP Configuration menu
     Power menu
     Resource Configuration menu
     saving
     Security menu
     summary of menus
     USB Configuration menu
     Video Configuration menu
CNet shopping service,
CNR (Communications and Networking Riser), 2nd
coaxial cables,
COC (chip on ceramic) technology,
code-free DVD players,
codecs,
codenames (processors),
codes
     keyboard scan codes
     POST (power on self test) audio error codes
         AMI BIOS
         Award BIOS/Phoenix FirstBIOS
         IBM BIOS
         Phoenix BIOS
     POST (power on self test) checkpoint codes
coercivity (floppy disks),
collectors (semiconductors),
color coding
     ATX motherboards
     CD-R discs
     network cabling
     power switch connectors
     USB (universal serial bus) connectors
Color Management tab (Display Control Panel),
Colossus, 2nd
column address strobe (CAS-2) timing,
COM ports [See USB (universal serial bus),, ports, Super I/O chips.]
combo adapters,
Comite Consultatif International Telephonique et Telegraphique (CCITT),
commands
     AT commands
     ATA (AT Attachment)
         Identify Drive
         Read Multiple
         vendor-specific commands 2nd
         WD1003 commands
         Write Multiple
     disk controller I/O port commands
     StartBIOS
     StopBIOS
     Windows key combinations
Common Access Method ATA (CAM ATA),
communication ports [See USB (universal serial bus),, ports, Super I/O chips.]
communications [See networking.]
Communications and Networking Riser (CNR), 2nd
compact form factor (CFX12V) power supply,
CompactFlash Association,
CompactFlash,
Compaq ATA [See ATA (AT Attachment),.]
compatibility
     Baby-AT motherboards
     buses
     DVD drives
     FlexATX motherboards
     MicroATX motherboards
     pointing devices
     recordable DVD
     Sound Blaster Pro sound cards
     tape drives
Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) chips,
component video,
composite ferrite read/write heads,
compressed air, 2nd
compression
     codecs
     MNP 5 standard
     sound card data
         ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)
         MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group)
     V.42bis standard
     V.44 standard
CompUSA, Inc.,
CompuServe,
Computer Discount Warehouse,
computer history [See history of computers,.]
Computer Reseller News,
Computer Shopper,
CONFIG.SYS file
     DOS boot process
     mouse drivers
configuration [See also installation; system assembly,.]
     adapter memory
     ATA (AT Attachment)
     AUTOEXEC.BAT
    BIOS [See Setup program (BIOS),.]
     CD-ROM drives
     CONFIG.SYS
     documentation
     DVD-ROM drives
     hard disk drives
         automatic drive detection
         configuration items
         controllers
         manual drive parameters
     monitor refresh rates
     multiple monitors
     networking software
     parallel ports
     power supply
     processor operating voltages
     speakers
     system-configuration templates
     USB ports
     video adapters
     Windows keyboard parameters
conflicts
     adapter memory
     IRQs (interrupt request channels) 2nd
     ROM BIOS
     sound cards
connectors
     ATA (AT Attachment)
         40-pin
         50-pin
         keying
         master position
     card edge connectors 2nd
     cleaning procedures
     data cable connectors
     EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) buses
     Enhanced 101-key keyboards
     floppy disk drives 2nd
     hard disk drives
     keyboards 2nd
     motherboards
         alternative single-row front panel connector pinouts
         AMR (Audio Modem Riser)
         AT 2nd
         ATAPI-style line-in connectors
         ATX 2nd
         ATX/ATX12V 1.x
         ATX12V 2.x 24-pin
         Baby-AT
         backward/forward compatibility
         battery connectors
         CD audio connectors
         chassis intrusion connectors
         CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)
         Dell proprietary ATX design
         front panel audio connector pinout
         front panel IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK) connector pinout
         front panel switch/LED connector pinouts
         infrared data front panel connector pinout
         installation
         LED and keylock connectors
         LPX
         microprocessor fan power connectors
         power LED indications
         power switch connectors
         speaker connectors
         telephony connectors
         Wake on LAN connectors
         Wake on Ring connectors
     mouse devices
         hybrid mouse
         PS/2 mouse interfaces
         serial
         USB (Universal Serial Bus)
     NICs (network interface cards)
     PCI Express x16 Graphics Power connectors
     peripheral power connectors
     SATA (Serial ATA) 2nd
     sound card
         aux in
         CD SPDIF in/out
         digital DIN out
         game port
         I2S in
         IEEE-1394
         internal CD-audio
         line-in
         line-out
         MIDI
         mono-in
         optical SPDIF in/out
         rear-out
         SPDIF in/out
         TAD (Telephone Answering Device) in
         USB (Universal Serial Bus) port
     USB (universal serial bus) 2nd
Conner Peripherals Inc.,
constant angular velocity [See CAV (constant angular velocity) technology.]
constant linear velocity [See CAV (constant angular velocity) technology.]
constant voltage power supply,
consumer DSL (CDSL),
consumption of power supply, calculating,
     example
     floppy disk drives
     hard disk drives
     motherboards
contact cleaners/lubricants,
contact start stop (CSS) design,
contacts, cleaning,
content scramble system (CSS),
continuity tests,
contrast (LCD),
controllerless modems,
controllers
     ATA (AT Attachment)
     autoterminating feature
     cache controllers 2nd 3rd
     configuration
     disk controller I/O port commands
     DualDDR
     floppy disk drives
     keyboards
         8042 UPI (Universal Peripheral Interface) chips
         8255 PPI (Programmable Peripheral Interface) chips
         8742 UPI (Universal Peripheral Interface) chips
         Intel 8048
         Intel 8049
         Motorola 6805
     optical drive installation
     RAID (redundant array of independent disks)
     ST-506/412 MFM controllers
     Super I/O chips
conventional memory barrier,
conventional memory, 2nd
conventional surface media (CD-R),
converters
     parallel-to-SCSI converters
     VGA-to-NTSC converters
cooling [See heating/cooling issues.]
coppermine, 2nd
coprocessors [See math coprocessors.]
copy protection
     CD-ROMs
         SafeAudio
         SafeDisc
     DVD discs
         APS (analog protection system)
         CSS (content scramble system)
         RPC (regional playback control)
CopyGuard,
copyrights,
cordless input devices [See wireless input devices.]
cordless mouse,
Corel Systems, Inc.,
cosmic rays,
cover assembly (cases),
CPU at nnnn (error message),
CPU Clock Multiplier setting (BIOS Setup),
CPU Frequency setting (BIOS Setup),
CPU Hyper-threading setting (BIOS Setup),
CPU Internal Cache/External Cache setting (BIOS Setup),
CPU Vcore Setting setting (BIOS Setup),
CPUInfo,
CPUs (central processing units) [See processors,.]
crashes, head,
Cray, Seymour,
CRC (cyclical redundancy checking),
CRC sector data,
Creative Labs
     CA0102 (Audigy 2) audio chips
     CA0102-ICT (Audigy 2 ZS) audio chips
     contact information
     EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions)
     EMU-8000 audio chips
     EMU10K1 audio chips
     EMU10K2 (Audigy) audio chips
     Ensoniq ES137x series sound cards
     Sound Blaster
         history of
         Sound Blaster Audigy
         Sound Blaster Pro
         Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 2nd
     Vibra-16 sound cards
cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code (CIRC),
CrossFire,
crossover cables,
crossover UTP (unshielded twisted-pair) cables,
CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors,
     compared to LCD
     curved picture tubes
     dot pitch 2nd
     electron guns
     FST (flat square tube) designs
     horizontal scan rates
     interfaces
     multiple-frequency monitors
     persistence
     phosphor triads
     raster
     refresh rates
     scanning frequency
     screen phosphors
     shadow masks 2nd
     slotted masks
     stripe pitch
Crucial Technolgies,
crystals, quartz,
CS (cable select),
CS (central switch),
CS8220 chipsets,
CS8221 chipsets,
CSA (Canadian Standards Agency),
CSEL (cable select) signals,
CSS (contact start stop) design,
CSS (content scramble system),
curved picture tubes,
custom PROM (programmable ROM) programming,
Customizer 101 keyboards,
Customizer 104 keyboards,
Cyberlink's PowerDVD5.x,
cycle times, 2nd
cyclical redundancy checking (CRC),
cycling power,
cylinder head sector addressing [See CHS (cylinder head sector) addressing.]
CYLINDER NUMBER sector data,
cylinders, 2nd 3rd
Cyrix
     486 processors
     6x86/6x86MX processors
     Cyrix III (C3)
     integrated video/motherboard chipsets
     P-Ratings
     processor codenames