Index_I

I

I/O (Input/Output). See Bus; I/O devices; Ports

I/O addresses, 42, 468–469

I/O devices

batteries and power, 483–484

CRT, 490–495

digital cameras, 480

keyboards, 470–472

laptops, 482–483

LCDs, 499–501

modems, 475–477

monitor shapes and sizes, 497–498

motherboard connections, 397

mouse/pointers, 472–474

parallel port standards, 502–503

PDAs, 480–481

printers, 501, 503–512

scanners, 477–478

sound cards, 478–479

touch screens, 474–475

transient vs. final output, 489–490

video display devices, 490

video display standards, 495–497

IBM beep codes, 408

ICF (Internet Connection Firewall), 820–822

ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), 594, 820–822

Icons, removing from system tray, 52

ICS (Internet Connection Sharing), 616, 738–739

ICW (Internet Connection Wizard), 773–775

ID conflicts and SCSI, 534, 560

IDCs (Insulation Displacement Connectors), 566, 844

IDE (Integrated Drive electronics) specification, 845

IDE controllers

described, 424, 529–531

IRQs, 465–466

memory addresses, 468

IDE detection, 17

IDE devices, installing, 536–538

IDE drive connectors, 72–73, 74, 396

IEEE 802 specifications, 567, 568–570, 582–583

IEEE 1284 specifications, 502

IEEE 1394/Firewire connectors, 558–559

IMAP (internet Message Access Protocol), 740

Impact printers, 501

Indicator lights, 97

Information-gathering utilities, 257

Infrared temperature sensors, 9

INI files, 54–55, 307, 638–639

Ink dispersion printers, 509–510

Ink jet printers, 504–505, 511

Input devices

configuring pointing devices, 209–211

described, 207

diagnosing problems in pointing devices, 212–214

Game Controllers applet and, 25–26

installing pointing devices, 211–212

joysticks, 25–26, 474

keyboards, 214–220

lockups and, 214

pointing devices, 207–214

removing pointing devices, 211–212

stylus, 474

touchpads, 209, 474

touch screens, 474–475

trackpads, 209, 473

tracksticks, 209

See also Mouse/Pointers

Input, 470. See also I/O devices

Install/Uninstall options, 664. See also specific device

Installing software

device drivers, 31–32

operating systems. See specific operating system

programs, 21–23

Integrated audio chipset, 398

Intel 440BX chipset, 398. See also Processors/CPUs

Intel CPUs, 400

Interlaced vs. noninterlaced CRTs, 494

Internet

ADSL, 601

answering machines and software, 242

antivirus practices, 598–599

AOL or CompuServe connections, 249–250

Area Code Rules options, 226, 228

broadband (high-speed) connections, 232–236

cable, 235–236, 599–600, 604

call waiting and, 242

Certificates, 239

configuration for connections, 224

cookies, enabling and disabling, 237–238

data transfer speed, 241–242

default programs, setting, 240–241

Dialing Rules, 226–227, 229–232

dial-up connections, 222–224, 227–229, 242, 599, 603, 604

downloads, rejected, 239

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connections, 234–235, 600–601, 604

e-mail problems, troubleshooting, 243–249

firewalls, 225, 243, 602–603

free ISPs, 242

Home Page, selecting, 236

HyperTerminal, 191–192, 251

ISDN, 600, 604

ISPs (Internet connections Service Providers), 599

operating system support, 615

proxy servers and, 243

repairs via, 8

satellite, 601–602

SDSL, 601

security and privacy pages, 237–238

speed of connections, 599

T1 line, 599, 600

telephone line problems, 241–242

temporary files, 236–237

terminology, 596

Trojan horses, 598, 742

troubleshooting, 221–222, 298–300

usernames and passwords, 222

viruses, 522, 597–598, 742–743

voice mail and, 242

web pages won’t open, 236–241

Window Control Panel options, 236–241

Windows 2000, 737–743

Windows 9x, 668–670

Windows ME, 773–784

Windows NT, 695–697, 703–706

Windows XP, 818–823

wizards for dial-up networking, 224–229

worms, 597–598, 742

See also Modems

Interrupts (IRQs), 17, 40–47, 464–467, 845

IO.SYS, 620

IP address, 591–592

IPCONFIG command, 591, 668, 818, 704

IPCONFIG/ALL command, 591

IPX/SPX (Internet Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange), 592, 669, 845

IR (Infrared) devices

support in Windows 95, 568

wireless connectivity, 567–568

wireless mouse, 474

IRDA (Infrared Data Association) devices, 425, 567

IRQLs (Interrupt Request Lines) in Device Manager, 40–42

IRQs (Interrupt Requests), 17, 40–47, 464–467, 845

ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)

bus, 409, 845

motherboard slots, 70–72, 396, 398

ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), 599, 600, 604, 846

ISO (International Standards Organization), 583

ISP (Internet Service Provider), 599, 846