NCIS. The sixth season Naval Criminal Investigative Service

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Upgrading and repairing PCs by Mueller, Scott

Table of Contents: “…-- White-box systems -- PC design guides -- System types -- System components -- 3: -- Processor Types And Specifications: -- Microprocessor history -- First microprocessor -- PC processor evolution -- 16-bit to 64 bit architecture evolution -- Processor specifications -- Data I/O bits -- Address bus -- Internal registers (internal data bus) -- Processor modes -- Processor benchmarks -- Comparing processor performance -- Cache memory -- Processor features -- System management mode (SMM) -- Superscalar execution -- MMX technology -- Dynamic execution -- Dual independent bus architecture -- HT technology -- Multicore technology -- Processor manufacturing -- Processor re-marking -- PGA chip packaging -- Single edge contact and single edge processor packaging -- Processor socket and slot types -- Socket -- Socket LGA 775-- Socket LGA1156 -- Socket LGA1366 -- Socket LGA1155 -- Socket 939 and 940 -- Socket AN2/AM2+/AM3/AM3/AM3+ -- Socket F (1207FX) -- CPU operating voltages -- Math coprocessors (floating-point units) -- Processor bugs and steppings -- Processor code names -- P1 (086) processors -- P2 (286) processors -- P3 (386) processors -- P4 (486) processors -- P5 (586) processors -- AMD-K5 -- Intel P6 (686) processors -- Pentium pro processors -- Pentium II processors -- Pentium III -- Celeron -- Intel Pentium 4 processors -- Pentium 4 extreme edition -- Intel Pentium D and Pentium extreme edition -- Intel core processors -- Intel core 2 family -- Intel (Nehalem) core i processors -- AMD K6 processors -- NexGen Nx 586 -- AMD-K6 series -- AMD K7 processors -- AMD Athlon -- AMD Duron -- AMD Athleon XP -- Athlon MP -- AMD K8 processors -- AMD Athlon 64 and 64 FX -- AMD Sempron -- AMD Athlon X2, 64 X2, and 64 FX -- AMD K10 processors (Phenom, Phenom II, Athlon II, Athlon X2, Sempron) -- AMD fusion processors -- Processor upgrades -- Overclocking -- Quartz crystals -- Modern PC clocks -- Overclocking tips -- Unlocking cores -- Bus speeds and multipliers -- Processor cooling -- Heatsinks -- Liquid cooling -- Thermally advantaged chassis -- Processor troubleshooting techniques -- 4: -- Motherboards And Buses: -- Motherboard form factors -- Obsolete form factors -- ATX and other modern form factors -- Processor sockets/slots -- Chipsets -- Chipset evolution -- Intel chipsets -- Intel chipset model numbers -- Intel integrated graphics -- Architecture -- AMD integrated graphics -- Architecture -- Traditional north/south bridge -- Architecture -- Hub architecture -- Third-party north-south bridge -- Connections -- HyperTransport -- Intel's early 386/486 chipsets -- Fifth-generation (P5 Pentium class) -- Chipsets -- Sixth-generation (P6 Pentium Pro/II/III class) chipsets -- Seventh/eighth-generation (Pentium 4/D, Core 2, and Core i) chipsets -- Intel 915 family -- Intel 925X family -- Intel 945 express family -- Intel 955X and 975X family -- Intel 96x series -- Intel 3x and 4x series chipsets -- Intel 5x series chipsets -- Intel 6x series chipsets -- Third-party chipsets for Intel processors -- SiS chipsets -- ULi electronics chipsets -- ATI chipsets -- VIA chipsets -- NVIDIA chipsets for Intel processors -- Chipsets for AMD processors -- AMD Athlon chipsets -- AMD Athlon 64 chipsets -- AMD 8000 (8151) chipset -- AMD (formerly ATI) chipsets for Athlon 64, Sempron, Phenom -- Third-party chipsets for AMD -- Processors -- VIA chipsets -- SiS chipsets -- NVIDIA chipsets -- Super I/O chips -- Motherboard connectors -- System bus types, functions, and features -- Processor Bus (FSB) -- Types of I/O buses -- ISA Bus -- Micro channel Bus -- EISA Bus -- Local Buses (VESA, PCI, PCI Express, AGP) -- System resources -- Interrupts -- DMA channels -- I/O port addresses -- Resolving resource conflicts -- Pnp -- Motherboard selection criteria (knowing what to look for) -- Chipset documentation -- 5: -- BIOS: -- BIOS basics -- Motherboard ROM BIOS -- ROM hardware -- ROM shadowing -- ROM chip types -- ROM BIOS manufacturers -- BIOS hardware/software -- Upgrading the BIOS -- Where to get your BIOS update -- Determining your BIOS version -- Checking the BIOS date -- Backing up your BIOS -- Backing up your BIOS setup (CMOS RAM) setting -- Upgrading a flash BIOS -- Motherboard CMOS Ram addresses -- Year 2000 BIOS issues -- Preboot environment -- Unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) -- UEFI and BIOS limitations -- UEFI support -- CMOS setup -- Running or accessing the CMOS setup program -- BIOS setup menus -- Maintenance menu -- Main menu -- Advanced menus -- Security menu -- Power menu -- Boot menu (boot sequence, order) -- Exit menu -- Additional BIOS setup features -- PnP BIOS -- PnP device IDs -- ACPI -- BIOS/MBR error messages -- BIOS boot error messages -- MBR boot error messages -- 6: -- Memory: -- Memory basics -- ROM -- DRAM -- Cache memory: SRAM -- Memory standards -- Speed and performance -- Fast page mode DRAM -- Extended data our RAM -- SDRAM -- DDR SDRAM -- DDR2 SDRAM -- DDR3 SDRAM -- RDRAM -- Memory modules -- Registered modules -- SIMM details -- SDR DIMM details -- DDR DIMM details -- DDR2 DIMM details -- DDR3 DIMM details -- Determining a memory module's size and features -- Memory banks -- Memory module speed -- Parity and ECC -- Parity checking -- How parity checking works -- ECC -- RAM upgrades -- Upgrade options and strategies -- Purchasing memory -- Replacing modules with higher-capacity versions -- Installing memory modules -- Troubleshooting memory -- Memory defect isolation procedures -- System logical memory layout --…”


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