[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] D3D (Direct3D)  DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)[DAC (Digital to Analog Converter)  DAE (Digital Audio Extraction)  2nd  Daily Copy Backup, caution with  Daily Full rotation  DAO (Disc-At-Once recording)  2nd  DAT (Digital Audio Tape)  data buses  data bytes, in MIDI messages  data cables, in floppy disk drives  Data Express (StorCase)  data flow analysis  data transfer modes      USB  Data Transfer Rates (DTRs)  2nd      CD-ROM drives and         choosing          configuring  DataSwap (Antec)  DB25 SCSI connectors  DD (double-density) drive type  DDR:-SDRAM (Double Data Rate SDRAM)  DDS (Digital Data Storage)  DDWG (Digital Display Working Group)  decode units  deflection yokes  desktop boards  [See motherboards] Desktop/AT and BAT pinouts  2nd  device drivers  Device Manager      DVD drives, installing      reserving resources  device-based termination  device/head registers  Devices page, configuring tape drives and  diagnostic tools  2nd  DIB (Dual Independent Bus)  differential devices  Digital Audio Extraction (DAE)  2nd  Digital Audio Tape (DAT)  Digital Data Storage (DDS)  digital data streams  Digital Display Working Group (DDWG)  Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)  Digital Signal Processor (DSP)  Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)  Digital Video (DV)  digitizing sounds  DIME (Direct Memory Execute)  DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules)      guidelines for      installing  2nd  3rd      removing  DIN connectors 5/6-pin  DIP (Dual Inline Pin)      chip pullers      rows and banks      switches  Direct Memory Access  [See entries at DMA] Direct Memory Execute (DIME)  Direct3D (D3D)  DirectCD, caution with  DirectSound/3D  DirectX  Disc-At-Once (DAO) recording  2nd  discrete SRAM chips  dishwasher method for cleaning keyboards  diskettes  [See floppy disks] Display Properties     screen area settings, changing      video, configuring  DisplayMate  2nd  displays  2nd      caution with      controls/stored settings for      installing/configuring      new, utility for testing      recommendations for      resolutions for          caution with      troubleshooting      tube geometries of      upgrading  Distribution Media Format (DMF)  DLS (downloadable sounds)  DMA (Direct Memory Access)      CD writer troubleshooting and, caution with      CD-ROM drives, enabling for      determining if supported by disk drives      embedded chipset functions      mode transfers with Windows and      tape drives, configuring      UDMA/66 current technologies  DMA modes      enabling  DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)  DMF (Distribution Media Format)  DOS      BIOS and      boot disk      CMOS settings      diagnostic tools for  2nd      virus scans  DOS formatting  2nd  dot pitch  2nd  dot triads  Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR:-SDRAM)  double-density (DD) drive type  Double-Sided, Double-Density (DSDD)  downloadable sounds (DLS)  DP-SPGA (Dual Pattern Staggered Pin Grid Array) Socket 8  DPMA (Dynamic Power Management Architecture)  DRAM (Dynamic RAM)      asynchronous      synchronous      types of packaging      in video adapters  drives      methods for mounting in cases  drive bays  drive cages  drive coolers  DriveCopy (PowerQuest)  DriveImage/DriveImage Pro, PowerQuest  drive letter assignments      high-capacity FDDs and  drive select (DS)  drive trays  DS (drive select)  DSDD (Double-Sided, Double-Density)  DSP (Digital Signal Processor)  DTRs  [See Data Transfer Rates] Dual Independent Bus (DIB)  Dual Inline Memory Modules  [See DIMMs] Dual Inline Pin  [See DIP] Dual Pattern Staggered Pin Grid Array (DP-SPGA) Socket 8  dual-booting, removable hard drives and  dual-pipelined superscalar design  dual-ported video adapters  Duron/Spitfire (AMD processors)  DV (Digital Video)  DVDs  DVD-R (Recordable)  DVD-RAM drives      choosing  DVD-ROM drives  2nd      installing/configuring      media for      recommendations for      writable and rewritable  DVD-RW (Rewritable)  dynamic execution  Dynamic Power Management Architecture (DPMA)  Dynamic RAM  [See DRAM]