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faceplates, 2nd 3rd
failures, memory
     hard fails
     soft 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
failures, power,
     diagnostic procedures
     digital infrared thermometers
     DMMs (digital multimeters)
         audible continuity tests
         automatic display hold
         automatic power on/off
         autoranging
         back probing
         buying tips
         cost
         detachable probe leads
         measuring voltage with
         minimum and maximum trap
         overload protection
         pocket size DMMs
     inadequate cooling
     overloaded power supply
     variable voltage transformers
Fair Access Policy (FAP),
fake parity modules,
fake processors,
Fan Control Configuration menu (BIOS Setup),
fans, 2nd
FAP (Fair Access Policy),
Faraday, Michael,
Fast Ethernet,
Fast Mode parallel ports,
Fast Page Mode DRAM (FPO DRAM),
fast-ATA standard,
Fastchip,
FAT (file allocation table) partitions,
FAT16 partitions,
     creating with aftermarket utilities
     creating with FDISK
FAT32 partitions
     creating with aftermarket utilities
     creating with FDISK
fatal errors, 2nd 3rd
fault tolerance,
     ECC (error correcting code)
     parity checking
         chipset support
         disabling
         fake parity modules
         NMIs (nonmaskable interrupts)
         odd parity
         parity bits
         parity-check messages
fax modems,
FC-PGA (flip chip pin grid array) packaging, 2nd
FCC (Federal Communications Commission),
FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface),
FDISK, 2nd
     assigning drive letters
     limitations
     partitioning hard drives
         advantages of
         drive letter assignments
         FAT32 volumes
         large hard disk support
FDIV (floating-point divide) bug,
Fedco Electronics, Inc.,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
Felsenstein, Lee,
Femto air bearing sliders,
ferrite read/write heads,
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI),
fiber-optic cables,
FIC (First International Computer of America),
FIC (flex interconnect cable),
fields
     magnetic
     sectors
FIFO (first in first out) buffers,
fifth-generation processors
     bus widths
     chipsets
     Intel-compatible
     MMX (multimedia extensions)
     Pentium
         address bus width
         addressable memory
         BiCMOS
         BTB (branch target buffer)
         cache
         DIMM width
         FDIV (floating-point divide) bug
         first-generation
         instruction processing
         math coprocessor
         packaging
         power management bugs
         second-generation
         SIMM width
         specifications
         superscalar architecture
         twin data pipelines
         voltage 2nd
     Pentium OverDrive
     Pentium-compatible
         AMD-K6 2nd
         Cyrix 6x86/6x86MX
         NexGen Nx586
     Pentium-MMX 2nd
     SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions)
file systems
     CD-ROM file systems
         HFS (Hierarchical File System)
         High Sierra
         ISO 9660
         Joliet
         Rock Ridge
         UDF (Universal Disk Format)
     FAT (file allocation table)
     FAT16 2nd 3rd
     FAT32 2nd
     NTFS (Windows NT File System)
files,
     audio files
     AUTOEXEC.BAT
         DOS boot process
         mouse drivers
     CONFIG.SYS
         DOS boot process
         mouse drivers
     defragmenting
     IBMBIO.COM
     IO.SYS
         DOS boot process
         Windows 9x/Me boot process
     MSDOS.SYS
     transferring
     WIN.COM
film, digital [See flash memory,.]
Filter Your Internet,
filters
     air filters
     bilinear filtering
     broadband services
     low-pass filters
     polarizing LCD filters
     trilinear filtering
firewalls,
FireWire
     1394a standard
     1394b standard
     advantages of
     cables
     CD/DVD drives
     chipsets
     compared to USB
     connectors
     device connections
     front panel IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK) connector pinout
     hot-plugging
     signaling rates
     tailgate devices
     topology
Firmware Hub (FWH), 2nd
firmware, 2nd 3rd 4th
"First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC" (paper),
first in first out (FIFO) buffers,
First International Computer of America (FIC),
first-generation Pentium processors,
first-generation processors
     80186
     80188
     8086
     8088
     bus widths
     maximum installable memory
fixed disk drives [See hard disk drives,.]
fixed-base wireless broadband,
flash memory, 2nd 3rd
     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
flash ROM (read-only memory),
     recovery
     upgrading
     write protection
flashlights,
flat shading,
flat square tube (FST) monitors,
flat-panel LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors,
flex interconnect cable (FIC),
FlexATX motherboards,
flicker (screen), 2nd
flip chip pin grid array (FC-PGA) packaging, 2nd
floating-point divide (FDIV) bug,
floating-point units, 2nd
Floppy Configuration menu (BIOS Setup),
floppy disk drives [See also floppy disks; magnetic storage,.]
     1.2MB 5 1/4" drives
     1.44MB 3 1/2" drives
     2.88MB 3 1/2" drives
     360KB 5 1/4" drives
     720KB 3 1/2" drives
     BIOS Floppy Configuration menu
     buying tips
     clusters
     connectors 2nd
     controllers
     cylinders 2nd
     defined
     disk capacities
     Disk Change signal
     disk formats
     disk formatting
     faceplate/bezel
     head actuator mechanisms
     history of
     installation 2nd
     installing
     interfaces
     logic boards
     physical operation
     power consumption
     read/write heads 2nd
     spindle motors
     stepper motors
     troubleshooting
     tunnel erasure
     upgrade boards
floppy disks [See also floppy disk drives.]
     alternatives to
     capacity
     care and handling
     ED (extra-high density) floppy format
     floppy-based driver installation
     formatted parameters
     formatting
     media specifications
     physical construction
     sectors
     tracks
     write protection
Floppy disks(s) fail (error message),
Flowers, Thomas,
fluid dynamic bearings,
flux, 2nd
FM (Frequency Modulation) encoding,
FM synthesis,
foam element keyswitches,
fogging,
"For Music Use Only" discs,
foreign languages, international keyboard layouts,
Form Factors website,
FORMAT,
     high-level formatting 2nd
     limitations
formatted floppy disk drive parameters,
formatted transfer rates,
formatting [See also partitioning hard disk drives,.]
     floppy disks
     hard disk drives
         high-level formatting 2nd 3rd 4th
         low-level formatting 2nd
four-way set associative cache, 2nd
fourth-generation processors
     486DX
     486SL
     486SX
     487SX
     AMD 486 (5x86)
     burst-mode memory cycles
     bus widths
     Cyrix/TI 486
     DX2/OverDrive
     DX4
     instruction execution times
     Level 1 cache
     math coprocessors 2nd
     Pentium OverDrives
     speeds
     upgrading
FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM),
FPUs (floating point units), 2nd
fraudulent processors,
frequencies
     FM (Frequency Modulation) encoding
     frequency hopping spread spectrum
     frequency response 2nd
     FSK (frequency-shift keying)
     horizontal frequencies
     vertical scan frequencies
front panel connectors
     alternative single-row front panel connector pinouts
     front panel audio connector pinouts
     front panel IEEE 1394 connector pinouts
     front panel switch/LED connector pinouts
     infrared data front panel connector pinouts
     power LED indications
front panel motherboard-controlled switches,
front panel power supply AC switches,
front-side bus (FSB), 2nd
frozen systems, troubleshooting, 2nd 3rd 4th
FSB (front-side bus), 2nd
FSK (frequency-shift keying),
FST (flat square tube) monitors,
Fujiwara, Dr. T.,
Full On state,
full-duplex protocols, 2nd
full-size AT,
fully associative mapped cache,
functions (USB),
FWH (Firmware Hub), 2nd