System protection setting (Control Panel), 119

 

systems. See also hardware

 

adapter cards, 19-22 BIOS, 11-15 configurations, 36-37 cooling methods, 30 files, Windows, 109-110 integrated ports, 22

 

I/O devices, 35-36 managing, 118 memory, 9-11 monitors, 33-35 motherboards, 15

 

expansion cards/slots, 17-19

 

form factors, 16-17 replacing, 73-74

222 tablets


 

 

power supplies, 31-32

 

requirements, Windows, 98

 

storage devices, 23-29

 

T

 

Tablets, comparing to lap-tops, 158

 

Tabs

 

MSConfig, 116

 

Task Manager, 116

 

Tailgating, preventing, 135

 

TASKKILL command-line tool, 112

 

TASKLIST command-line tool, 112

 

Task Manager, 116-117

 

Task Scheduler, 114

 

TCP (Transmission Control

 

Protocol), 48-49

 

TCP/IP (Transmission

 

Control Protocol/Internet

 

Protocol), 44-48

 

Temperature, 94

 

Testing

 

cables, 59

 

POST, 9, 164

 

Theory of probable cause, 162

 

Thermal

 

nozzles, inkjet printers, 84

 

printers, 86

 

Third-party disk drivers, 110

 

Threats, prevention methods

 

data destruction/disposal, 144-145

 

digital security, 136-141

 

physical security, 135

 

workstation best practices, 141-143

 

Time, Windows, 110

 

Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR), 35


 

 

toner, 59, 83. See also printers

 

Tools

 

command-line, Windows, 111-113

 

Control Panel, 118-121

 

G-Sensor calibration, 152-153

 

IPCONFIG.EXE, 45

 

networks, 59

 

operating systems, Windows, 113-118

 

Topologies

 

bus, 43, 58 networks, 58

 

Touch

 

pads, replacing, 74-75 screens, 36

 

TRACERT command-line tool, 112

 

Transmission Control

 

Protocol. See TCP

 

Transmission Control

 

Protocol/Internet Protocol.

 

See TCP/IP

 

Triggers, ports, 51

 

Triple-channel memory, 9-10

 

Trojan horses, 138

 

Troubleshooting

 

arrays, 170-178 cooling methods, 8 corrupted data, 11 CPUs, 164-170 displays, 178-181 ECC, 11

 

hard drives, 170-178 inkjet printers, 84 laptops, 196-200 laser printers, 83 memory, 164-170


 

 

motherboards, 164-170 operating systems, 97, 111, 185-192

 

power supplies, 164-170 printers, 200-206 processes, 161-163 RAID, 170-178

 

RAM, 164-170 security, 192-196 Unified Troubleshooting Folder setting (Control Panel), 120

 

video, 178-181 Windows, 127-130

TSR (Tip Sleeve Ring), 35

 

Twisted pair cables, 39-42

 

Type II PCMCIA cards, 62

 

Types

 

of cables, 39

 

of coaxial cable, 43 of IP addresses, 45-46 of laptop displays, 76 of memory, 9

 

of networks, 57, 121-123 of operating systems, 149-154

 

of printers impact, 86-87 inkjet, 84-85 laser, 81-83

maintenance, 89-90 networks, 88 thermal, 86

of RAM, 10 of sockets, 4-8

 

of storage devices, 23-24 of video connectors, 34 of viruses, 138


VRAM (virtual RAM) 223


 

 

of Windows operating sys-tems

 

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

 

upgrading, 106-107

 

U

 

UAC (User Account

 

Control), 103-104, 128

UDP (User Datagram

Protocol), 49

UEFI firmware, 1

UMPCs (Ultra Mobile

PCs), 10

Unattended installations, 108

unauthorized access, pre-venting, 136. See also security

UNC (uniform or univer-sal) naming convention, 88

Unified Troubleshooting

Folder setting (Control

Panel), 120


Uniform (or universal) naming convention (UNC), 88