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hackers,
half-bridge forward converting switching power supply,
half-duplex protocols, 2nd
HALT instruction,
hand tools,
     2 1/2" ATA drive cables and adapters
     chip extractors
     chip inserters
     cleaning materials
     data transfer cables and adapters
     electric screwdrivers
     ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection kits
     files
     flashlights
     hemostats
     lithium coin cell batteries
     markers/pens
     needle-nose pliers
     nut drivers
     nylon cable-ties
     parts grabbers 2nd
     PS/2 Y adapter
     screwdrivers
     spare parts
     Torx drivers
     tweezers
     USB/FireWire cable adapter
     vises/clamps
     Windows 2000/XP bootable CD
     wire cutters
     wire strippers
HANs (home area networks), 2nd
hard disk drives, [See also magnetic storage,.]
     1.3" drives
     1.8" drives
     1" drives 2nd 3rd
     2.5" drives
     3.5" drives
     305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control) drives
     5.25" drives
     access times
     air filters
     areal density
         defined
         increasing
         pixie dust technology
         superparamagnetic effect
     BIOS limitations
     buying tips
     cache controllers
     capacity 2nd 3rd
     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
     configuration [See also Setup program (BIOS),.]
         automatic drive detection
         configuration items
         controllers
         manual drive parameters
     costs 2nd
     CSS (contact start stop) design
     cylinders
     data 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
     data transfer rates
     defined 2nd
     disk sweep
     drive capacity limitations
     drive letters, assigning
     drive migration
         MS-DOS
         Windows 9x/Me
     dual-drive configurations
         CS (cable select)
         daisy chains
         jumper settings
         master drives
         slave drives
     evolution
     faceplate/bezel
     form factors
     ground connectors
     heads
         air bearing
         automatic head parking
         cautions
         comparison of
         HDAs (head disk assemblies)
         head crashes
         head sliders
         head/medium interaction
         read/write heads
         stepper motors
         voice-coil actuators
     heating/cooling issues
     high-level formatting 2nd 3rd 4th
     history
     installation 2nd
         ATA (AT Attachment) connectors
         automatic disk installation programs
         cables
         controller configuration
         data cable connectors
         drive bay sizes
         drive configuration
         drive jumpers
         drive-mounting hardware
         faceplates/bezels
         physical installation
         pin configuration
         power connectors
         screws
         step-by-step procedures
         system configuration
     interface connectors
     interleave
     JBOD (just a bunch of disks)
     latency
     LBA (logical block address) addressing
         BIOS commands
         compared to CHS (cylinder head sector)
         converting to CHS (cylinder head sector)
         LBA-assist translation
     load/unload mechanism
     logic boards
     low-level formatting 2nd
         ATA (AT Attachment)
         nondestructive formatters
         SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)
         standard recording
         ZBR (zoned-bit recording)
     MicroDrive 2nd 3rd
     mirroring
     operating system limitations
     partitioning 2nd
         aftermarket utilities
         Disk Management
         FDISK 2nd
     platters 2nd
     power connectors
     power consumption
     prefixes for decimal/binary multiples
     preventative maintenance
         file defragmentation
         Maintenance Wizard
         virus checking
     RAID (redundant array of independent disks)
     read/write heads
         AMR (anistropic magneto-resistant)
         ferrite
         GMR (giant magneto-resistive)
         MIG (Metal-In-Gap)
         MR (magneto-resistive)
         PMR (perpendicular magnetic recording) 2nd
         TF (thin film)
     recording media
     reliability
         MTBF (mean time between failures)
         PFA (Predictive Failure Analysis)
         SMART standard
     Remote Start option
     sectors 2nd
         data bytes
         fields
         gaps in
         headers/trailers
         numbering
         typical track/sector format
         usable space
     seek times 2nd
     servo mechanisms
         dedicated servo
         disk sweep
         embedded servo
         gray code
         servowriters
         thermal recalibration
         wedge servo
     speed 2nd
     spin rates
     spindle motors
     striping
     technological advancements
     testing
     thermal recalibration
     tracks 2nd
         defined
         track densities
         track following systems
         typical track/sector format
         usable space
     transfer rates
         calculating
         formatted transfer rates
         IBM Deskstar 120GXP specifications
         interface transfer rates
         Maxtor DiamondMax D540X-4G120J6 specifications
         media transfer rates
         raw transfer rates
         Seagate Cheetah 36ES specifications
         Seagate Cheetah X15 specifications
     troubleshooting 2nd
     Winchester drives
     zones
HARD DISK initializing. Please wait a moment (error message),
HARD DISK INSTALL FAILURE (error message),
Hard disk(s) diagnosis fail (error message),
hard error rates (HERs),
hard memory fails,
hardcards,
hardware resources,
harmonic distortion, 2nd
Haughton, Ken,
HD-DVD discs,
HDAs (head disk assemblies),
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability setting (BIOS Setup),
Head 0 (floppy disk drives),
Head 1 (floppy disk drives),
head actuator mechanisms
     automatic head parking
     comparison of
     floppy disk drives
     servo mechanisms
         dedicated servo
         disk sweep
         embedded servo
         gray code
         servowriters
         thermal recalibration
         wedge servo
     stepper motors
     voice-coil actuators
         closed loop feedback mechanism
         linear
         rotary
         track following systems
head crashes,
head disk assemblies (HDAs),
HEAD NUMBER sector data,
Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF),
head sliders,
head/medium interaction (hard disk drives),
headphones,
heads,
     air bearing
     cautions
     floppy disk drives
         head actuator mechanisms
         read/write heads
         tunnel erasure
     HDAs (head disk assemblies)
     head actuator mechanisms
         automatic head parking
         comparison of
         stepper motors
         voice-coil actuators
     head crashes
     head/medium interaction
     read/write heads 2nd
         AMR (anistropic magneto-resistant)
         ferrite
         GMR (giant magneto-resistive)
         MIG (Metal-In-Gap)
         MR (magneto-resistive)
         PMR (perpendicular magnetic recording) 2nd
         TF (thin film)
     servo mechanisms
         dedicated servo
         disk sweep
         embedded servo
         gray code
         servowriters
         thermal recalibration
         wedge servo
heat pipes,
heat spreaders,
heating/cooling issues
     ATX motherboards
     cooling fans
     Fan Control Configuration menu
     floppy disks
     hard disk temperature acclimation
     heatsinks
         active heatsinks 2nd 3rd
         buying tips
         heatsink clamping force
         heatsink clips
         IHS (integrated heat spreader)
         installation 2nd
         passive heatsinks
         Pentium 4
         Pentium II
         ratings and calculations
     infrared thermometers
     liquid cooling
         heat pipes
         refrigeration
         water cooling
     Pentium II processors
     positive-pressure-ventilation design
     power supply
     preventative maintenance
     processors
     temperature acclimation
     temperature probes
     thermally advantaged chassis
         cooling fans
         processor ducts
         specifications
     troubleshooting
heatsinks,
     active heatsinks 2nd 3rd
     buying tips
     heatsink clamping force
     heatsink clips
     IHS (integrated heat spreader)
     installation 2nd
     passive heatsinks
     Pentium 4
     Pentium II
     ratings and calculations
help, diagnostic software
     aftermarket software
     general-purpose diagnostics
     manufacturer-supplied software
     network interface adapters
     operating system diagnostics
     operating system software
     peripheral diagnostics software
     POST (power on self test)
     SCSI (small computer system interface) adapters
hemostats,
HERs (hard error rates),
Hertz (Hz),
Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph,
Hewlett-Packard,
HFC (hybrid fiber/coax) networks,
HFS (Hierarchical File System),
Hi-Flex BIOS (basic input/output system),
HID (Human Interface Device) codes,
Hierarchical File System (HFS),
high memory area (HMA),
High Sierra file systems,
high-capacity magnetic storage devices,
     Iomega REV drives
     Zip drives
high-level formatting, 2nd 3rd 4th
high-speed Internet access [See broadband Internet access.]
high-speed serial port cards,
HighPoint RocketHead 100 converter,
history of computers,
     ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer)
     Analytical Engine
     ATA (AT Attachment)
     CD-ROMs
     chipsets
     Colossus
     Difference Engine
     DVDs
     ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator)
     floppy disk drives
     IBM
     IBM-compatibles
     ICs (integrated circuits)
     Intel
     mechanical calculators
     mouse
     overclocking
     PCs (personal computers)
         Altair kit
         Apple I
         Apple II
         IBM Model 5100
         IBM Personal Computer
         PC-compatible systems
     processors 2nd
     punch-card systems
     semiconductors
     sound cards
     stored-program technique
     timeline
     UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer)
     vacuum tubes
     white-box systems
hit ratio,
Hitachi
     contact information
     Global Storage Technologies
     low-level formatting software
     Super-IPS (in-place switching)
     website
HLF (high-level formatting), 2nd 3rd 4th
HMA (high memory area),
hold-up time,
Hollerith, Herman,
home area networks (HANs), 2nd
HomePlug 1.0,
HomePlug AV,
HomePNA,
horizontal frequencies,
horizontal scan rates,
host adapters [See controllers.]
host protected areas (HPAs),
hot-plugging,
HPAs (host protected areas),
HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function),
HT (Hyper-Threading), 2nd
hubs, 2nd 3rd
     buying tips
     chipset hub architecture 2nd
     compared to switches
     dual-speeds
     hub clamping area
         CD-ROMs
         DVD discs
     managed/unmanaged
     MCH (Memory Controller Hub) 2nd
     USB (Universal Serial Bus)
         keyboards
         root hubs
         self-powered hubs
Human Interface Device (HID) codes,
HWinfo, 2nd
hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks,
hybrid mouse,
hybrid processors (fifth and sixth generation)
     AMD-K6
         3DNow! technology
         BIOS support
         future developments
         motherboard compatibility
         multiplier settings
         specifications
         technical features
         voltage
     Cyrix 6x86/6x86MX
     NexGen Nx586
hydrogenated amorphour silicon (a-Si),
Hyper Page mode memory,
Hyper-Threading (HT), 2nd
HyperStreaming,
HyperTransport, 2nd
Hz (Hertz),