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E7205 chipsets,
E7505 chipsets,
E7525 chipsets,
EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions),
EAX 5.0 Advanced HD,
ECC (error correcting code), 2nd
ECHS [See bit-shift translation,.]
Eckert, John P., 2nd
ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port),
ED (extra-high density) floppy format,
EDD (Enhanced Disk Drive),
Eden processors,
edge-triggered interrupt sensing,
EDO RAM (extended data out RAM),
EDSAC computers,
EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM),
     flash ROM recovery
     upgrading
     write protection
EFM (eight to fourteen modulation) data encoding,
EFM+ (eight to sixteen) data encoding,
EIDE (Enhanced IDE),
eighth-generation processors
     AMD Athlon 64
     AMD Athlon 64 FX
     AMD Opteron 2nd
     AMD Sempron (Socket 754)
     Itanium
     Itanium 2
EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) buses
     bandwidth
     connectors
     interrupts
     pinouts
El Torito support,
electric screwdrivers, 2nd
Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC),
electrical power [See power supply.]
electrical testing equipment,
electroforming,
electromagnetism, 2nd
electron guns,
electronically erasable programmable ROM [See EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM),.]
electrostatic discharge (ESD), 2nd 3rd
ELF (extremely low frequency) emissions,
Elitegroup Computer Systems,
embedded servo mechanisms,
emissions,
emitters,
EMU-8000 audio chips,
EMU10K1 audio chips,
EMU10K2 (Audigy) audio chips,
Enabled state (APM),
encoders/decoders (endecs), 2nd
encoding schemes, 2nd
     8B/10B encoding
     ARLL (Advanced Run Length Limited)
     clock signals
     comparison of
     EFM (eight to fourteen modulation) data encoding
     EFM+ (eight to sixteen) data encoding
     endecs
     FM (Frequency Modulation)
     MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation) 2nd
     RLL (Run Length Limited) 2nd
     timing
endecs, 2nd
EnduraPro/104 keyboards,
Energy 2000 standard,
Energy Star standard, 2nd 3rd
Englebart, Douglas,
English/metric fasteners,
Enhanced 101-key keyboards, 2nd
Enhanced 3DNow!,
Enhanced Capabilities Port (ECP),
Enhanced Disk Drive (EDD),
Enhanced IDE (EIDE),
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP),
ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator), 2nd
Ensoniq ES137x series sound cards,
Environment FlexiFX,
environment-based bump mapping,
environmental acclimation
Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX),
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port),
EPROM (erasable programmable ROM),
EPS power supply,
EPS12V power supply,
Epson America, Inc.,
ERA 1101 computers,
erasable programmable ROM (EPROM),
erasers, 2nd 3rd
ergonomic keyboards,
Ergonomic Mouse,
Ergonomic Resources mechanical-switch keyboards,
error correcting code (ECC), 2nd
error-correction protocols,
errors [See also troubleshooting.]
     ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
     BIOS
         DISK BOOT FAILURE
         Invalid partition table
         Missing operating system
         No boot device available
         No boot sector on fixed disk
         NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED
         Non-System disk or disk error
     boot process
     CD-ROMs discs
         BLER (block error rate)
         CIRC (cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code)
     Disk Change
     DVD discs
     Fatal Exception
     Missing operating system
     POST (power on self test)
         audio error codes
         Award BIOS/Phoenix FirstBIOS
         checkpoint codes
         error display
         fatal errors
         IBM BIOS
         memory count
         onscreen messages
     soft memory errors
         alpha particles
         cosmic rays
         ECC (error correcting code)
         fault tolerance
         heat buildup
         incorrect memory types
         line noise
         parity checking
         power glitches
         radio frequency interference
         static discharge
         timing glitches
     sound cards
         advanced features
         Chipset Setup options
         low volume
         no sound
         one-sided sound
         parity errors
         scratchy sound
         startup problems
     STOP
ESD (electrostatic discharge), 2nd 3rd
eSupport,
Ethernet, [See also wireless networks,.]
     cables
     defined
     Fast Ethernet
     Gigabit Ethernet
     hubs
         buying tips
         compared to switches
         dual-speed
         managed/unmanaged
         placement of
         ports
         stackable
     Intel 815/815E chipsets
     network adapter connectors
     switches
         address storing
         buying tips
         compared to hubs
         dual-speed
         placement of
         ports
         stackable
     Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)
         802.11a standard
         802.11b standard 2nd
         802.11g standard 2nd
         access points
         laptop computers
         NICs (network interface cards)
         security
         signal boosters
         specialized network hardware
         users per access point
         wireless bridges
         wireless repeaters
         wireless routers
even cycles (RDRAM),
Event Logging menu (BIOS Setup),
Evergreen,
Exabyte VXA drives, 2nd 3rd
Exit menu (BIOS),
expansion cards,
expansion slots [See I/O buses (expansion slots).]
Extended Configuration menu (BIOS), 2nd
extended data out RAM (EDO RAM),
Extended Industry Standard Architecture buses [See EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) buses.]
Extended Memory Specification (XMS),
extended PC (PC/XT-class) systems
     bus designs
     compared to AT-class systems
     expansion slots
extended-ATX motherboards,
extenders (DOS),
external cable modems,
external cache [See Level 2 cache,.]
external data buses,
external dial-up modems,
external speakers [See speakers.]
extra-high density (ED) floppy format,
extranets,
Extreme Edition processors,
Extreme Fidelity (X-Fi),
Extreme Graphics Architecture,
extremely low frequency (ELF) emissions,