MSInfo32, 118
MSTSC program, 118
MTBF (mean time between failures), 81
Multiboot installations, 109
Multimeters, 59
Multimode fiber optic cables, 39
Multiple monitors, 35
multiple operating systems, 131-133. See also OSs
Multiprocessors, 2-3
N
Naming, DNS, 48
NAS (network-attached
Storage), 30, 59
NAT (Network Address
Translation), 46, 51
Natural fibers, 95
Navigating
Control Panel, Windows, 118-121
directories, 104-105
Registry, 105-106
Near letter quality (NLQ), 87
NET command-line tool, 112
NETSTAT command-line tool, 112
Network Address
Translation (NAT), 46, 51
216 network-attached storage (NAS)
Network-attached storage (NAS), 30, 59
Network Connections set-ting (Control Panel), 120
network interface cards. See NICs
Network management sys-tem (NMS), 49
Network Map feature (Windows 7), 123
Networks, 1
cables, 39 coaxial, 43
fiber optic, 39-40 twisted-pair, 40-42
clients, Windows, 121-126 connections, mobile devic-es, 154-157
devices, 58-59 Internet
cable connections, 52-53 cellular (mobile hotspot) connections, 57 connections, 52
dial-up networking con-nections, 55-56
DSL connections, 53-55 fiber optic connections, 56
ISDN connections, 57 line-of-sight connections, 57
satellite connections, 56-57
WiMAX connections, 57 maintenance, 89-90 printers, 88
remote installations, 109 requirements, 133
settings, Windows, 110 SOHO routers, configuring, 51-52
TCP/IP, 44-48 tools, 59 topologies, 58
troubleshooting, 182-185 types, 57
wired, SOHO security, 146 wireless, 46, 50
routers, 51-52 security, 145-146
Network Setup Wizard set-ting (Control Panel), 120
New Technology File
System. See NTFS
NICs (network interface cards), 30
properties, configuring, 126
TCP/IP, 44
NLQ (near letter quality), 87
NMS (network manage-ment system), 49
Nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM), 11
Notepad, 118
NSLOOKUP command-line tool, 112
NTFS (New Technology
File System), 143
files, 109
permissions, 128-130
NVRAM (nonvolatile
RAM), 11
O
OLED (Organic LED), 76
Olympus/Fujifilm xD-Pic-
Ture Card, 64
Open Handset Alliance, 149
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operating systems. See OSs
Operational Procedures,
91-96
Optical drives, 24
installing, 25-28 replacing, 68-69
Options
built-in overclocking, 2 expansion, laptops, 61-64
Organic LED (OLED), 76
Orientation, modifying screens, 151-152
OSs (operating systems)
mobile devices, 149-154
overview of, 97
troubleshooting, 185-192
Windows
Administrator accounts/ UAC, 103-104
client networking, 121-126
client-side virtualization, 131-133
command-line tools, 111-113
Control Panel tools, 118-121
determining compatibility, 108
differences in editions, 98-103
directories, 104-105
features, 113-118
installing, 108-111
maintenance, 127
Program Compatibility
Wizard, 104
Registry, 105-106
security, 128-130
ports 217
system requirements, 98
upgrading, 106-107
Outer shells, replacing, 75
Overclocking options, 2
Overwriting drives, 144
P
Packets, 44, 137
Pages per minute (PPM), 81
Paging files, 11
PANs (personal area net-works), 57, 155-156
Parallel (LPT) ports, 35
Parallel ATA (PATA)
Drives, installing, 26
Parallel printers connec-tions, 88
Parity, 11
Partitioning, 109-110