Index

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A

Accelerated processing units (APUs), 36–37

Adapters, for devices not supported by display adapter, 110

Add-on boards, 23–27, 278

checking for damage, 246

display adapters as, 23–25

host adapters as, 26

POST cards as, 27

security device cards as, 26

sound cards as, 25–26

SSDs as, 27

Add-ons, special, 277–278

Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX) motherboard, 18–20

types of, 19–20

Agents, checking, 268–269

Aluminum cases, 18

AMD processors, 36–38, 40

Android, 200

Antistatic bags, 69

danger of opening, 57

for reusable parts, ...

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