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macros, stored in game controllers
magnetic domains
Magneto-Optical (MO) drives
main board
[See motherboards] main memory
main power switch, caution with
make code (keyboard signals)
male connectors
mask, in monitors
master/slave, assigning for ATA devices
mastering software
Matrox Millennium video adapters
2nd
WRAM
maximum resolution
Maxtor
Big Drives initiative
2nd
hard drives
2nd
MCA (MicroChannel Architecture)
McAfee VirusScan
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
mechanical keyboards
media for CD writers media)
[See CD-R(W] Media Jukebox
Media Player (Microsoft)
megahertz (MHz)
MegaTransfers/second (MT/s)
membrane keyboards
memory
access methods
amount required
autodetecting
building PCs and
cacheable
chipset support
choosing/recommendations for
2nd
installing
packaging
ranges
2nd
read/write
removing
motherboard locking tabs, caution with
testing
tiered memory architecture, types of
timings
troubleshooting
upgrading
2nd
3rd
386/486 systems
in older systems, caution for
Pentium/Celeron systems
memory banks
memory bus
memory bus speed
2nd
3rd
4th
configuring
overclocking
processors and
memory cache
memory rows
memory slots
mezzanine buses
MHz (megahertz)
mice
2nd
choosing/recommended
2nd
cleaning
configuring
interface compatibility and, caution with
optical
troubleshooting
Micro DB50/DB68 SCSI connector
microATX cases
MicroChannel Architecture (MCA)
microprocessors
[See processors] Microsoft
2nd
bundled software
DirectSound/3D
Image Color Management (ICM)
Intel/Microsoft standard
IntelliEye mice
2nd
keyboards
Media Player
mice/trackballs
Microsoft Windows
[See also entries at Windows] bundled software and
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
2nd
Mini-ATX, cases
MMVF (Multimedia Video File)
MMX (MultiMedia eXtensions)
MO (Magneto-Optical) drives
Mobile PC 99
modified square waves
Molex power supply connectors 39-01-2060
39-01-2200
monaural sound
monitors
[See displays] mono sound
motherboards
2nd
386 systems, upgrading
820-based SDRAM, recalled
with AMD-760MPX chipset, caution with
audio embedded in
2nd
bus support
cables and
cases, choosing for
caution with to avoid damage
2nd
chipsets and
identifying
choosing
configuring
electric current considerations and
2nd
expansion cards and
2nd
form factors
2nd
power supplies and
2nd
I/O templates
installing
2nd
3rd
integrated functions
jumper blocks
OEM software and
processors and
removing
recording CMOS settings
slots (sockets)
2nd
sound cards embedded in
upgrading
2nd
video embedded in
Motion page
mouse
[See mice] Mouse Properties dialog
MP3 Pro
MP3s
MPC-3 connectors
MPEG-1 Layer 3 audio compression (MP3s)
MPEG-2 decoder boards
MS-DOS, BIOS and
updating
MT/s (MegaTransfers/second)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
multichannel support
MultiMedia eXtensions (MMX)
Multimedia Video File (MMVF)
multiple concentric tracks
multiport serial adapters
multisession recording
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
2nd
Mustang (Athlon Ultra) processors
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