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S.M.A.R.T.-enabled drives
SATA (Serial ATA) data interface
SCSI host adapters
     BOOT.INI syntax for
     configuring
     hardware address conflicts with sound cards
     IEEE-1394 vs.
SCSI interface
sectors of disk space
Serial ATA (SATA) data interface
Serial ATA bus
serial ports 2nd [See also COM ports]
     configuring
         desired settings
     lacking on laptop computers
Serial Presence Detect (SPD)
Service Pack 2, Windows XP
     comprehensive firewall
set devices
setup programs (BIOS), keystrokes used to access
shareware utilities
     CPU identification with
     multiboot products
SiSoft Sandra
     benchmarking disk performance
     identifying your CPU
Smart BootManager
SMARTDRV 2nd
sound cards
     address conflicts with SCSI adapters
     configuring
Southbridge portion, system chipset
speed of your CPU, determining
Spybot Search & Destroy
spyware
     identifying and blocking with firewalls
     Spybot Search & Destroy
SpywareBlaster
Standard or Output-Only mode, parallel ports
static electricity
     CPU damage from, avoiding
static electricity, protecting against
stopping system booting
storage speed boost with SATA data interface
swapfile
     fragmentation of Windows swapfile
     limiting use by Windows 98 and Me
     managing Windows paging file
     recommended size, based on RAM
     size, setting for Windows systems
     Windows NT-based systems, disabling use of
     Windows systems, configuring size of
switches
     DIP
     resetting CMOS
Sygate's Personal Firewall
Symantec, disk imaging software 2nd
SYS.COM program
Sysinternals, PageDefrag
system board [See also BIOS]
    basic setup
         network cards, configuring
         parallel ports
         Plug and Play
         SCSI host adapters
         serial ports
         sound cards
     BIOS parameters
     determining which are hackable
    hacks
         boot device order, configuring
         booting faster
         bypassing the BIOS password
         displaying boot-time graphic
         hacking an unhackable BIOS
         Legacy USB option, avoiding
         password protection for BIOS
         recovering unbootable BIOS
         setting the clock back
         upgrading BIOS
     ISA slots
     limitations on RAM, working around
     limiting additional RAM
     locking out unauthorized users
     overclockable
     SATA interfaces
System Commander, adding new operating system
System or Supervisor password
SYSTEM.INI file, setting disk caching
SystemRescueCD

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