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Minimum Hardware Requirements These requirements apply to: Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Professional 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU. 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness [4 gigabytes (GB) RAM maximum.] 2 GB hard disk with a minimum …

What does it all mean? What is ROM? ROM is an acronym for Read-Only Memory. It refers to computer memory chips containing permanent or semi-permanent pre-recorded programs. Unlike RAM, ROM is non-volatile. Even after you turn off your computer, the contents of the ROM remains available. Almost every computer comes …

The 1,024 Cylinder (504 MiB / 528 MB) Barrier If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! The first of the hard disk barriers was the 504 MiB limitation for standard IDE/ATA hard disks, which began showing up in systems …

Memory Parity Errors If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! Explanation: During the BIOS POST process a memory parity error was detected within the system memory. Parity checking is used to detect memory corruption between the time that data …

Operating Systems and their File Systems If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! DOS – MS-DOS®– PC-DOS® If you have been involved with computers and their operating systems for any length of time, since maybe 1995 or so, then …

Determining Your Memory Needs! While there are no “Rules of Thumb” or “Laws of Physics” on which to rely in determining exactly how much memory any one person needs, there are some relevant generalizations that you can use to get a pretty good idea of what you may need. These …

The Mathematics of Computing If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! As is the case with most things involving mathematical calculations, we tend to designate numerical values by using decimal notations. As an example, each digit having one of …

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AwardBIOS Error Messages When a personal computer is first turned on, the BIOS tests and configures various components to ensure that they are operating correctly.  This operation is called POST (power-on self test).  If the BIOS detects any problems during this testing phase, it will attempt to continue to start …

What does BIOS mean? BIOS is an acronym for Basic Input/Output System. It is the boot firmware program on a PC, and controls the computer from the time you start it up until the operating system takes over. When you turn on a PC, the BIOS first conducts a basic …