Pc Upgrade And Repair Bible Professional Edition Ill Book And 2 Cd Rom

PART I: Introduction and IssuesChapter 1: Getting ReadyChapter 2: Why Isn't the Same Computer Right for Everyone?Chapter 3: Windows System Requirements and Support OptionsPART II: Your Workload Determines What Your Computer DoesChapter 4: Choke Points: Where Your Computer Slows DownChapter 5: WorkloadsPART III: Specs, Lies, and Duct TapeChapter 6: Cases, Power Supplies, and Uninterruptible Power SuppliesChapter 7: Processor, Memory, and BusChapter 8: ProcessorsChapter 9: Cache, Memory, and BusChapter 10: The Real World: Motherboard and BIOSChapter 11: I/O and PeripheralsChapter 12: I/O BusesChapter 13: Hard Disks and Disk ArraysChapter 14: CD-ROMs, CD-ROM Changers, CD-Rs, and DVD-ROMsChapter 15: Removable DisksChapter 16: TapeChapter 17: VideoChapter 18: Video AdaptersChapter 19: MonitorsChapter 20: KeyboardsChapter 21: Sound Cards, Speakers, and MicrophonesChapter 22: Mouse / Trackball / Joystick / TabletChapter 23: ModemsChapter 24: Digital Still Cameras, Video Capture, and Video ConferencingChapter 25: ScannersChapter 26: Printers and All-in-One UnitsPART IV: Networking Know-HowChapter 27: Network Cabling and InterfacesChapter 28: Peripheral Network EquipmentChapter 29: Hands-On NetworkingChapter 30: Accessing and Serving the InternetPART V: Putting It TogetherChapter 31: Growth and Combining ComponentsChapter 32: Making Choices That Fit the Road WarriorChapter 33: System ManagementChapter 34: You're Going to Put That Where?Chapter 35: BenchmarkingChapter 36: Diagnosis and RepairPART VI: Just Do ItChapter 37: Building a Desktop - HardwareChapter 38: Building a Desktop - Software InstallationChapter 39: Building a Server - HardwareChapter 40: Building a Server - Software InstallationChapter 41: Certification

The authors provide a comprehensive reference for PC repair and upgrade, updated to include: Windows 98 and preview of Windows 2000; Pentium III and Xeon processors; ISDN, satellite, and cable modems; plug-and-play operation with Universal Serial Bus (USB) and IEEE1394 connections; and all information necessary to build an effective, customized computer from ground up.

Written by bestselling author Ron Gilster, the PC Technician Black Book is an excellent bench top companion for any PC repairperson or home hobbyist. This no-nonsense guide helps you set up, upgrade and repair PCs. It is ready reference featuring step-by-step guides for troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing many of the most common PC problems. Plus, it provides you with in-depth background information on the different hardware technologies found in today s personal computer, without overwhelming you with nonessential information.

This is the newest comprehensive update to the world's #1 guide to PC repair and maintenance. World-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller has thoroughly updated his legendary "Upgrading and Repairing PCs to reflect today's latest PC technologies, and added a new DVD with more than two hours of digital video demonstrating PC maintenance and repair, which can be watched on either their DVD-equipped PCs or any DVD player. Mueller presents updated coverage of every significant PC component: processors, motherboards, memory, the BIOS, IDE and SCSI interfaces, drives, removable and optical storage, video and audio hardware, USB, FireWire, Internet connectivity, LANs, power supplies, even PC cases. This book also contains a detailed troubleshooting index designed to help readers rapidly diagnose more than 250 common PC hardware problems, as well as an extensive vendor contact guide, and a comprehensive PC technical glossary.

With "PC Upgrade and Repair Simplified", Ruth Maran and her 3-D Visual cohorts have delivered the penultimate PC upkeep manual. Each chapter is clearly presented with helpful illustrations, common considerations, FAQs, troubleshooting tips, and software benefits