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Fix Your Own PC with CDROM (Fix Your Own PC)

by Corey Sandler

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Publisher Comments:

NOW UPDATED AND EXPANDED
You can do it yourself!
Why call on high-priced technicians or repair shops when you can fix many common PC issues yourself? It's not really that difficult to add memory, plug in a state-of-the-art video card, or install a new hard drive — that is, when you have these clear, step-by-step instructions, detailed photos, and high-quality video to guide you. Armed with this manual, the right screwdriver, and a few other simple tools, you can keep your PC up to date and running smoothly.
Discover everything you need to know about your computer, including:
* Motherboard types, cooling techniques, and microprocessors from oldest to newest
*
PC buses, including the PCI bus and the newest version, PCIexpress
*
Minimum configurations for Windows Vista
*
CD and DVD drives in player, recorder, and rewriteable versions
CD contains additional bonus information as well as video clips showing the most common repair and maintenance procedures.
More than 150 detailed photographs and graphics reveal your PC's inner workings

Synopsis:

Packed with crisp black-and-white photographs and illustrations, this bestselling guide walks people step by step through all aspects of troubleshooting, upgrading, and repairing a PC Includes an all-new chapter on "Working Outside the Box," which focuses on external communication devices and controllers Covers hardware upgrades and repair-memory, hard drives, CD and DVD drives, video cards, monitors, USB connections, modems, routers, and more-as well as tools for diagnosing and fixing software problems, including antivirus software, diagnostic programs, and system restore and driver update utilities The CD-ROM includes essential video clips of the most common Fix-Your-Own techniques and hard-to-find information on older machines as well as a searchable PDF version of the book, making the book valuable to owners of both old and new machines

Synopsis:

* The CD-ROM includes essential video clips of the most common Fix-Your-Own techniques and hard-to-find information on older machines as well as a searchable PDF version of the book, making the book valuable to owners of both old and new machines

Synopsis:

What this book covers: Troubleshooting, upgrading, and repairing PCs.  This book covers all the essential information users need to speed up their machine, ready it for high-speed Internet access, and utilize the latest digital media tools. This edition of Fix Your Own PC emphasizes the use of system restore and driver update utilities.  It also stresses diagnosis, repair/replacement and upgrade of external devices.

What’ s new in this edition: Additional information on internal drives, firewalls, external storage, wireless technologies, USB 2.0, Firewire, and embedded security devices has been added. The 8th Edition also includes a brand new chapter on “ Working Outside the Box, ” which focuses on external communication devices and controllers.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780470107874
Author:
Sandler, Corey
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Author:
Sandler, Corey
Subject:
Computer Architecture - Repair & Maintenance
Subject:
Hardware - Personal Computers - PCs
Subject:
Microcomputers
Subject:
Maintenance and repair
Edition Number:
8
Series:
Fix Your Own PC
Publication Date:
June 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
559
Dimensions:
8.24x10.82x1.55 in. 2.95 lbs.

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