[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] S/N ratios (Signal-to-Noise ratios)  S/PDIF (Sony-Philips Digital InterFace)  S3 Savage4 video adapters  sags (reductions in voltage)  sample rate generators  sample size, in audio files  sampling sounds     creating audio files      rates for, CD vs. analog  Samsung Pro-FD drives  Sanyo, BURN-Proof technology and  SAO (Session-at-Once) recording  SATA (serial ATA)  Savage4 video adapters  sawtooth waves  SC242 sockets  SCA (Single Connector Attachment)  SCAM (SCSI Configured Auto Magically)      CD-ROM drives and  scan codes (keyboard signals)  screen area settings, changing  screen size (displays)  SCSI      cables/connectors      devices  [See SCSI devices]     disadvantages of      fast      interoperability and      SCAM-compliant      standards and implementations for      termination and  SCSI Configured Auto Magically (SCAM)      CD-ROM drives and  SCSI devices     CD R/RW drives, installing/configuring      CD-ROM drives  2nd      differential      DVD-ROM drives      hard disk drives         choosing          installing  2nd      vs. IDE/ATA devices      tape drives         communication problems and          configuring Windows 9x for          installing/configuring      Zip drive and  SCSI IDs  SCSI P cable, caution with  SCSI Trade Association  SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)      forms of  SE SCSI (single-ended SCSI)  SE440BX Seattle motherboard  2nd  Seagate     hard drives      tape drives  SECC (Single Edge Contact Connector)  second-generation processors  Secondary cache,  [See L2 cache] sector number registers  sectors, in hard disk drives  security for data, removable hard drives for  SEPP (Single Edge Processor Package)  serial adapters, multiport  serial ATA (SATA)  serial cables  serial cards, caution with  serial communications  serial data transmission  serial mice  serial ports      enhanced      hardware connected to, installing/configuring      recommendations for      resources required by      troubleshooting  Serial Presence Detect (SPD)  2nd  serpentine recording  Session-at-Once (SAO) recording  SFX Baseboard Connector  SFX Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1  SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM)  shadow masks, in monitors  side panel cases  Signal-to-Noise ratios (S/N ratios)  signaling rates  SIIG Inc.  silver alloy, in CD-R blanks  SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data)  SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Modules)     form factors      installing/removing      memory guidelines for      rows and banks  Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)  sine waves  Single Connector Attachment (SCA)  single-conversion on-line UPS  Single Edge Contact Connector (SECC)  Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP)  single-ended SCSI (SE SCSI)  Single Inline Memory Modules  [See SIMMs] Single Inline Pin Package (SIPP)  Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD)  single-ported video adapters  single-session recording  Single-Sided, Double-Density (SSDD)  SIPP (Single Inline Pin Package)  SiSoft Sandra      system information, displaying  slave, assigning for ATA devices  SLDRAM (Synchronous Link DRAM)  Slot 1      motherboards and      processors and      slotted processors, installing  2nd  Slot A, installing slotted processors  slot covers  slots for motherboards  2nd  slotted mask  slotted processors, installing  Small Computer Systems Interface  [See entries at SCSI] Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)  SmithMicro Software  [See CheckIt] smoke test      motherboards, installing      performing  SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing)  2nd  SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)  Socket 4 processors     choosing      fifth-generation  Socket 7 processors      choosing      fifth-generation  Socket 8 processors     Dual Pattern Staggered Pin Grid Array (DP-SPGA)      Pentium Pros and  Socket A processors  socketed processors, installing  sockets  2nd  SODIMM (Small Outline DIMM)  soft audio  software      for CD writers      installing      mastering      memory needed for      packet-writing      for repairing PCs  Sonera Technologies  2nd  3rd  Sony HiFD drives  Sony-Philips Digital InterFace (S/PDIF)  sound adapters/cards  2nd      embedded in motherboards      headphones/speakers, choosing      recommendations for      troubleshooting  Sound Blaster sound card  sound files  sound generators  SoundWave Pro PCI (SIIG)  Southbridge  SPD (Serial Presence Detect)  2nd  speakers  2nd      choosing/recommended  2nd  speculative execution, in processors  spherical tubes, in displays  spikes  spindles, in hard disk drives  SpinRite  SPS (Standby Power Supply)  2nd  3rd  [See also BPS] square waves (output waveforms)  SRAM (Static RAM)      discrete chips      Pentium processors and  SSDD (Single-Sided, Double-Density)  SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions)  2nd  ST506/412 as a disk interface  standalone termination  Standby Power Supply (SPS)  2nd  [See also BPS]3rd  Standing Wave Reflection (SWR)  startup disk, vs. emergency disk  static electricity  Static RAM  [See SRAM] status bytes, in MIDI messages  status indicators on backup power supplies  steering wheel controllers  stereo sound  storage solutions     removable hard drives for      removable magnetic devices  StorCase Data Express hard drive system  stored profiles, in game controllers  STR (Suspend to RAM)  Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE)  2nd  stripe pitch  2nd  super-pipelining, in processors  SuperDisk drives (Panasonic)  2nd      choosing/recommended  2nd      using as boot device  superfloppy drives      recommendations for  superscalar architecture, in processors  surfaces, in hard disk drives  surges  Suspend to RAM (STR)  switches (keyboard keys)  switches, DIP  switching times, in backup power supplies  SWR (Standing Wave Reflection)  Symantec Norton Utilities  [See Norton Utilities] Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)  2nd  synchronization ranges  synchronous burst (cache types)  Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)      forms of  Synchronous Graphics RAM (SGRAM)  Synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM)  synchronous modes (clocked)  synchronous motherboards  system boards  [See motherboards] system resources      reserving, caution with      viewing/reserving