Desktop Applications set-ting (Control Panel), 120

 

Desktop keyboards, 35

 

Detecting viruses, 137

 

Device Manager, 113

 

devices. See also hardware

 

fiber optic. See fiber optics, cables

 

hardware, replacing, 64-75 I/O, 35-36

 

mobile comparing, 158

downloading applica-tions, 151

 

GPS, 153

 

network connectivity, 154-157

 

operating systems, 149-154 resetting, 153 security, 157

synchronizing, 159-160 monitoring, 49 networks, 58-59

 

printers impact, 86-87 inkjet, 84-85

installing, 87-88 laser, 81-83 maintenance, 89-90 networks, 88 thermal, 86

types of, 81 storage, 23-29 WiMAX, 57

 

Devices and Printers setting (Control Panel), 120


 

 

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 44-51

 

Dialog boxes

 

Advanced Options, 83

 

Screen Saver, 142

 

Dial-up networking (DUN), 55-56, 123-124

Digital access, prevention methods, 136-140

 

digital cameras. See video

 

Digital light processing (DLP), 34

 

Digital security, prevention methods, 136-140

 

Digital subscriber line (DSL), 47, 53-55

Digital-to-audio conversion (DAC), 35

DirecPC, 56

Directories

LDAP, 49

navigating, 104-105

 

DirecWAY, 56

 

Disabling

 

AutoPlay, 143

 

network connectivity on mobile devices, 154-155

 

SSIDs, 51

 

Disassembling laptops, 200

 

DISKPART command-line tool, 113

 

Disks

 

overwriting, 144

 

third-party drivers, 110

 

DisplayPort, 34

 

Displays

 

Android screen calibration, 152-153

 

components, laptops, 76-77


expansion 211


 

 

CRTs, safe disposal of, 93

 

mobile devices, modifying orientation, 151-152

 

modifying, 119

 

resolutions, 33-35

 

troubleshooting, 178-181

 

WDDM, 98

 

Disposal of CRTs, 93

 

DIY (do-it-yourself), 76

 

DLP (digital light process-ing), 34

 

DMZs (demilitarized

 

Zones), 52

 

DNS (Domain Name

 

System), 46-48

 

Docking stations, 79

 

Documentation

 

prohibited content/ activities, 96

 

security, 136

 

troubleshooting processes, 163

 

DoD (U.S. Department of

 

Defense), 153

 

Do-it-yourself (DIY), 76

 

Domain Name System

 

(DNS), 46-48

 

Door locks, 135

 

dot matrix printers. See impact printers

 

Dots per inch (DPI), 81

 

Downloading applications to mobile devices, 151

 

DPI (dots per inch), 81

 

DRAM (Dynamic RAM), 9

 

Drivers

 

operating systems, 97

 

printers. See printers

 

third-party disk, 110


 

 

WDDM, 98

 

Windows, 110

 

Drives

 

interfaces, 23 magnetic, 24 mapping, 123 optical, 24

 

installing, 25-28 replacing, 68-69

troubleshooting, 170-178 Windows

 

installing, 108 partitioning, 109-110

wiping, 144

DSL (digital subscriber line), 47, 53-55

Dual-channel memory, 9-10

 

DUN (dial-up networking), 55-56, 123-124

DVD (digital video distri-bution) discs

drives, 24-25

 

Windows, installing, 108

 

DVI-D (Digital Visual

 

Interface - Digital), 34

 

DXDiag, 118

 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), 44-51

 

Dynamic IP addresses, 44, 46-47

Dynamic RAM (DRAM), 9

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ECC (error correction code), 11

EDO (Extended Data-Out)

Memory, 9


EIA-568-B wire pairs/pins, 40-41

 

Electricity, 92-93

 

electrostatic discharge. See

 

ESD

 

Email, configuring mobile devices, 157-158

 

Emulators, requirements, 132

 

Enabling network connec-tivity on mobile devices, 154-155

 

Encryption

 

RSA, 135-136

 

wireless, 50-51

 

Engines, scanning, 137

 

Environmental control pro-cedures, 94

 

Environments, PXE, 108-109

 

equipment, lifting/moving, 92

 

Eraser, 144

 

Error correction code (ECC), 11

 

Errors, operating systems, 97

 

ESATA header cables, 25

 

ESD (electrostatic dis-charge), preventing, 91-92

 

ETA-568-A wire pairs/pins, 41-42

 

Ethernet twisted-pair cables, 40-42

 

Event logs, 163

 

Executing PXE, 108-109

 

Expansion

 

cards, motherboards, 17-19

 

laptops, 61-64


212 Explorer


 

 

Explorer, 118

 

ExpressCards, 61-62

 

Extended Data-Out (EDO)

 

Memory, 9

 

Extinguishers, fire, 93

 

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