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wafers, 2nd
wait states,
Wake on LAN connectors,
Wake on Ring connectors,
WANs (wide area networks),
war driving,
water cooling,
watermarks,
watts (speakers),
waveform audio,
wavetable adapters,
WD1003 commands,
wear leveling,
Web-enabled keyboards,
wedge servo mechanisms,
Western Digital
    ATA (AT Attachment) [See ATA Configuration menu (BIOS Setup),.]
     contact information
     low-level formatting software
     website
White Book standard (video CDs),
white box components,
white box systems,
Whitney chipsets,
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
wide area networks (WANs),
wide-channel systems,
wide-screen LCD (liquid crystal display) panels,
width
     buses
         8086 processors
         Pentium processors
     DIMMs
     memory banks
     processor specifications
     SIMMs
Wilkes, Maurice,
Willamette Celerons,
WIN keys (104-key keyboards),
WIN.COM file,
Winchester drives, [See also hard disk drives,.]
Windows 2000/XP operating systems
     104-key keyboards
         Application key
         key combinations
         layout
         trilograms
         WIN keys
     boot process
     Device Manager
     diagnostic software
     Display Control Panel
     DOS extenders
     drive formatting
     drive limitations
     error messages
     hard disk capacity limitations
     keyboard parameters
     multiple monitors
         configuring
         DualView
         enabling
         integrated graphics
         multiple-head video chipsets
         online resources
         primary displays
         secondary displays
     serial port testing
     shutdown
     Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows 9x/Me operating systems
     104-key keyboards
         Application key
         key combinations
         layout
         trilograms
         WIN keys
     boot process
         IO.SYS file
         real-mode configuration
         WIN.COM file
     Device Manager
     diagnostic software
     Display Control Panel
     DOS extenders
     drive formatting
     drive limitations
     drive migration
     error messages
     hard disk capacity limitations
     IA-32 virtual real mode operation
     IA-32e 64-bit extension mode operation
     keyboard parameters
     multiple monitors
         configuring
         DualView
         enabling
         integrated graphics
         multiple-head video chipsets
         online resources
         primary displays
         secondary displays
     serial port testing
     troubleshooting
         graphics acceleration settings
         shutdown
     XCOPY32
Windows NT
     104-key keyboards
         Application key
         key combinations
         layout
         trilograms
         WIN keys
     boot process
     Device Manager
     diagnostic software
     Display Control Panel
     DOS extenders
     drive limitations 2nd
     hard disk capacity limitations
     keyboard parameters
     multiple monitors
         configuring
         DualView
         enabling
         integrated graphics
         multiple-head video chipsets
         online resources
         primary displays
         secondary displays
     NTFS (Windows NT File System)
     serial port testing
Windows Platform Design Overview website,
WinGate,
WinModems,
WinProxy,
wire cutters,
wire feet (ISDN),
wire strippers,
wireless bridges,
Wireless Fidelity [See Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity).]
wireless input devices
     Bluetooth
     IR (infrared)
     performance issues
     power management
     proprietary radio frequency
     troubleshooting
wireless networks, 2nd
     Bluetooth
     comparison of standards
     topologies
     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
Wireless-G, 2nd
wires [See cables,.]
wizards
     Maintenance Wizard
     New Partition Wizard
workgroup names, troubleshooting,
working power/apparent power (KW/KVA),
workstation chipsets
     Intel 860
     Intel E7205
     Intel E7505
     Intel E7525
     quick reference
WORM (write once, read many),
Wozniak, Steve,
wrap plugs,
writable CD-ROM drives [See CD-R drives,; CD-RW drives,.]
writable DVD drives [See recordable DVD drives.]
Write Multiple command (ATA),
write once, read many (WORM),
write process,
write protection (floppy disks),
WRITE TURN-OFF GAP sector data,
WRITE TURN-ON GAP sector data,
write-back cache,
     Am5x86(TM)-P75 processors
     Pentium processors
     Pentium-MMX processors
write-through cache,
     Am5x86(TM)-P75 processors
     Pentium processors
write/read heads,
WTX motherboards,