Synopses & Reviews
DVD features two hours of personal instruction on buildiing your own PC from scratch! Watch, listen, and learn as world-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller walks you through the guts of your PC. Scott shows you how to choose the right hardware and put it all together! Perfect for beginners, “Build a PC with Scott Mueller” is the video you will want to have by your side when building your first rig. Scott takes you under the hood to show you exactly how your PC works and how to build a PC right, the first time! PC building has never been this visual-or this easy! Includes a 60-page companion booklet.
In this DVD you will learn:
* Hardware 101! Scott shows you how to choose the right hardware for your new rig!
* Learn to decipher the technobabble used to describe PC hardware
* Watch as Scott shows you how to build a new PC. See how every part is installed!
* See how to properly power and cool your new PC
* Once your new PC is built, learn how to choose the right BIOS settings
* Tame those vexing front panel connectors!
System Requirements:
- Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
- Multimedia: Windows Media Player
- Computer: DVD drive or set-top DVD player
Synopsis
In this two-hour DVD, Mueller takes users through the guts of their PC to show them exactly how the PC works and how to build it right. Along the way, users can master the core principles and techniques of PC troubleshooting and repair, learn how to choose the best or most appropriate hardware and how to install it, and learn how to set up the system BIOS and install Windows].
About the Author
Scott Mueller is president of Mueller Technical Research (MTR), an international research and corporate training firm. Since 1982, MTR has produced the industry's most in-depth, accurate, and effective seminars, books, articles, videos, and FAQs covering PC hardware and data recovery. MTR maintains a client list that includes Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. and foreign governments, major software and hardware corporations, and PC enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. His seminars have been presented to several thousands of PC support professionals throughout the world.
Scott personally teaches seminars nationwide covering all aspects of PC hardware (including troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and upgrade), A+ Certification, and data recovery/forensics. He has a knack for making technical topics not only understandable, but entertaining as well; his classes are never boring! If you have 10 or more people to train, Scott can design and present a custom seminar for your organization.
Although he has taught classes nearly nonstop since 1982, Scott is best known as the author of the longest running, most popular, and most comprehensive PC hardware book in the world, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, which has not only been produced in more than 18 editions, but has also become the core of an entire series of books.
Scott has authored many books over the past 20+ years, including Upgrading and Repairing PCs (1st through 18th and Academic editions); Upgrading and Repairing Laptops (1st and 2nd editions); Upgrading and Repairing Windows; Upgrading and Repairing PCs: A+ Certification Study Guide (1st and 2nd editions); Upgrading and Repairing PCs Technician's Portable Reference (1st and 2nd editions); Upgrading and Repairing PCs Field Guide; Upgrading and Repairing PCs Quick Reference; Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Linux Edition; Killer PC Utilities; The IBM PS/2 Handbook; and Que's Guide to Data Recovery.
Scott has produced several video training packages covering PC hardware, including a six-hour, CD-based seminar titled Upgrading and Repairing PCs Training Course: A Digital Seminar from Scott Mueller. Scott has also produced other videos over the years, including Upgrading and Repairing PCs Video (12th Edition); Your PC: The Inside Story; as well as 2+ hours of free video training that were included in each of the 10th and 12th through 18th editions of Upgrading and Repairing PCs and in several editions of Upgrading and Repairing Laptops and Upgrading and Repairing Windows.
Scott's premiere work, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, has sold well over 2 million copies, making it by far the most popular and longest-running PC hardware book on the market today. Scott has been featured in Forbes magazine and has written several articles for PC World magazine, Maximum PC magazine, the Scott Mueller Forum, various computer and automotive newsletters, and the Upgrading and Repairing PCs website.
Table of Contents
Video Segment 1:
Goals When Building a PC 1
Fast 2
Inexpensive 3
Starter System with Upgrade Potential 3
One or Two Internal Hard Disk Drives 4
Upgradeable 4
Industry-Standard Form Factors 5
PCIe x16 Slot for Video 5
Chassis Bays for Additional Drives 5
RAID Ready 6
Future CPU Overclock/Upgrade Possible 6
Practical and Reliable 6
Standard MicroATX Form Factor
Motherboard and Chassis 7
Processor and Chipset from the Same
Manufacturer 7
RAID 1 (Mirrored) Data Partition 7
External eSATA/USB Backup Drive 7
Quiet Fans 7
Video Segment 2: Selecting Components 8
Motherboard 8
CPU 10
Platform Compatibility Guide 13
Memory 14
DDR2 Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory 14
DDR3 SDRAM 16
Dual Inline Memory Modules 17
Memory Recommendations 18
Hard Disk Drives 19
Error Handling 20
Acoustic and Power Management 20
Spread-Spectrum Clocking 20
Hard Drive Reliability 21
Hard Drive Recommendations 21
Optical Disk Drives (DVD and CD) 22
Video Segment 3:
What to Look for in a Chassis 22
ENERMAX Chassis 24
Foxconn Chassis 24
Superior Cooling 24
Rear Fan 25
Front Fan 25
Chassis Air Guide or Processor Duct 25
Power Supply 29
Chassis Front-Panel Connections 32
Switch/LED Connector 32
USB Connectors 33
Audio Connectors 34
HD Audio Connectors 34
AC’97 Audio Connectors 35
HD Audio Motherboards and AC’97 Front
Ports 37
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Connectors 38
Connector Tips and Tricks 39
Header Connectors 39
Switch/LED 41
USB 44
Audio 45
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) 45
Front-Panel Tricks 45
Video Segment 4: System Assembly 46
Tools and Chassis 47
ESD Protection 48
Prepare Chassis 50
Processor and Memory Installation 50
Install the Motherboard in the Tray 51
Install the Processor in the Socket 51
Install the Heat Sink on the Processor 51
Install the Memory 52
Drive Installation 53
Optical Drive(s) 53
Hard Drive(s) 53
Front-Panel Connections 53
Cooling Fans and Power-Supply Installation 55
Fan Installation 55
Power-Supply Installation 55
Drive Cables 56
Finish Up the System 56
Video Segment 5: System Startup 56
Power On, Enter BIOS Setup 57
Install the Operating System 58
Conclusion 59