Errata

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Errata for PC Hardware in a Nutshell

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.

Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 11
first para

The URL http://www.electrocution.com/biosc.htm was broken.

HAS BEEN REPLACED BY:
http://www.electrocution.com/computing/book_bios.asp

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 13
at the bottom

The last sentence on this page (For information about CNR......) contained a broken URL and no replacement could be found.

The last sentence and the URL have been DELETED.

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 299
first para

The last sentence in this paragraph (For details about Linux.....) contained a broken URL and no replacement could be found.

The last sentence of this paragraph and the URL have been DELETED.

Also, in the list at the bottom of the page:
The second URL http://cdfpc2.mps.ohio-state.edu/linux/tape was broken.

It also has been DELETED.

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 380
line 4

The extraneous phrse "the Stylus Photo 900" HAS BEEN DELETED.

Anonymous    Jan 01, 2004
Printed
Page 388
3rd paragraph from bottom

The URL http://www.microsoft.com/MSJ/0998/win320998top.htm was broken.

HAS BEEN REPLACED BY:
http://www.microsoft.com/msj/0998/win320998.aspx

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 474
line 13

Mainstream ATA drives at...

NOW READS:
Mainstream ATA drives rotate at...

Anonymous    Jan 01, 2004
Printed
Page 477
line 15

However, not all drives and not all systems stage spin-up ...

NOW READS:
However, not all drives and not all systems support staged spin-up ...

Anonymous    Jan 01, 2004
Printed
Page 747
para 4

The URL http://www.formfactors.org/developer/powersupply.htm was broken.

HAS BEEN REPLACED BY:
http://www.formfactors.org/DeveloperResources.asp

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 749
para 2

Broken URL:
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/atx/atx12vPSDGV1.pdf

NOW READS:
http://www.formfactors.org/developerspecsATX_ATX12V_PS_1_1.pdf

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 750
first sentence

Broken URL:
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/nls/nlxps11.pdf

NOW READS:
http://www.formfactors.org/developerspecs
lxps11.pdf

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 751
first sentence

Broken URL:
http://www.formfactors.org/develper/specs/sfx/sfx12v2_1.pdf

NOW READS:
http://www.formfactors.org/developerspecsSFX12V_2_3dg.pdf

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 752
first sentence

Broken URL:
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/tfx12v_psdg_101.pdf

NOW READS:
http://www.formfactors.org/developerspecsTFX12V_1_2dg.pdf

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 822
item #6

Broken URL:
http://www.electrocution.com/biosc.htm

NOW READS:
http://www.electrocution.com/computing/book_bios.asp

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003