User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- FRONT MATTER
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP 1-USING YOUR CHAPTER
- Turning On the Computer
- Turning Off the Computer
- Using Disks and Disk Drives
- Special Keys on the Keyboard
- Stopping a Command or Program
- Resetting the Computer
- Using a Password
- Using Your Computer a Network Server
- Changing the Processor Speed
- Preparing the Hard Disk for Moving
- Using AUTOEXEC. BAT and Other Batch Files
- CHAP 2-INSTALLING AND REMOVING OPTIONS
- How to Use This Chapter
- Removing the Cover
- Changing the Jumper Settings
- Memory Modules (SIMMs)
- Installing an Option
- Removing an Option Card
- Removing the Option Card Connector Board
- Replacing the Option Card Connector Board
- Installing a New Processor Chip
- Using the Alternate VGA
- Replacing the Cover
- Post-installation Procedures
- CHAP 3-INSTALLING AND REMOVING DRIVES
- CHAP 4-RUNNING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
- CHAP 5-FORMATTING A HARD DISK
- CHAP 6-TROUBLESHOOTING
- APPENDIX A-SPECIFICATIONS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System. Routines in ROM (Read Only
Memory) that handle the transfer of information among
various hardware components, and between the hardware and
your operating system and other software.
Bit
A binary digit (0 or 1). The smallest unit of information a
computer can process and store. The value of a bit represents a
single electrical pulse through a circuit, or a small spot on a
disk, that contains either a 0 or a 1.
Boot
The process a computer performs to start itself up, check its
components, and then load the operating system into its
memory.
Bus
A wire or group of wires that sends information from
component to component in the computer. The speed of a bus
increases by the number and width of the channels the bus uses
to move data.
A sequence of eight bits of data that represent one character.
See also
Bit
and
Character.
Cache
A high-speed type of memory buffer that stores frequently
used data where your microprocessor can access it faster.
Your computer includes 8KB of internal cache as well as
VirtualCache. See also
VirtualCache.
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