Repairing and Upgrading Your PC

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Author(s):	Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Robert Bruce
ISBN No.:	9780596008666
Pages:	447
Year:	200603
Format:	Trade Paper
Price:	$ 49.90
Dispatch delay:	Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status:	Available

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Dedication;Foreword;Preface; Organization of This Book; Acknowledgments; We'd Like to Hear from You;Chapter 1: Getting Started; 1.1 Upgrading or Repairing Versus Buying New; 1.2 Popular Upgrades; 1.3 Choosing Components; 1.4 Buying Components; 1.5 Troubleshooting;Chapter 2: Working on PCs; 2.1 Rules to Upgrade and Repair By; 2.2 Hand Tools; 2.

3 Software Tools; 2.4 General Procedures;Chapter 3: System Maintenance; 3.1 System Cleaning; 3.2 Preventative Maintenance;Chapter 4: Motherboards; 4.1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Motherboards; 4.2 A Motherboard Tour; 4.3 Identifying a Motherboard; 4.4 Replacing a Motherboard; 4.

5 Troubleshooting and Maintaining Motherboards;Chapter 5: Processors; 5.1 The Truth About Processor Performance; 5.2 Processor Characteristics; 5.3 Processor Types; 5.4 CPU Coolers; 5.5 Processor Upgrade Considerations; 5.6 Replacing the Processor; 5.7 Troubleshooting Processors;Chapter 6: Memory; 6.

1 Understanding Memory; 6.2 Memory Performance; 6.3 Other Memory Issues; 6.4 Choosing Memory; 6.5 Installing Memory; 6.6 Troubleshooting Memory Installation and Operation;Chapter 7: Hard Disk Drives; 7.1 Hard Disk Drive Interfaces; 7.2 Choosing a Hard Disk Drive; 7.

3 Installing a Hard Disk Drive; 7.4 Enabling DMA Mode Transfers (PATA Only); 7.5 Troubleshooting Hard Drive Problems;Chapter 8: Optical Drives; 8.1 Optical Drive Types; 8.2 Optical Drive Performance; 8.3 Optical Disc Types; 8.4 Installing and Configuring an Optical Drive; 8.5 Troubleshooting Optical Drives;Chapter 9: External and Removable Storage Devices; 9.

1 Uses for External and Removable Storage; 9.2 External Hard Drives; 9.3 External Drive Enclosures; 9.4 Removable Hard Drive Enclosures; 9.5 USB Flash Memory Drives; 9.6 Tape Drives;Chapter 10: Video Adapters; 10.1 Video Adapter Interfaces; 10.2 Choosing a Video Adapter; 10.

3 TV Tuner/Capture Cards; 10.4 Installing a Video Card; 10.5 Configuring Windows Video; 10.6 Troubleshooting Video Adapters Problems;Chapter 11: Displays; 11.1 CRT Displays; 11.2 LCD Displays; 11.3 Troubleshooting Display Problems;Chapter 12: Audio; 12.1 Audio Adapters; 12.

2 Audio Adapter Characteristics; 12.3 Choosing an Audio Adapter; 12.4 Installing a Sound Card; 12.5 Configuring an Audio Adapter Card Under Windows; 12.6 Speakers and Headphones; 12.7 Choosing Speakers and Headphones; 12.8 Troubleshooting Audio Problems;Chapter 13: Input Devices; 13.1 Keyboards; 13.

2 Mice and Trackballs; 13.3 Game Controllers;Chapter 14: Wireless Networking; 14.1 Wireless Networking Standards; 14.2 Wireless Components;Chapter 15: Cases; 15.1 Case Characteristics; 15.2 Tweaking Your Current Case;Chapter 16: Power Supplies and Power Protection; 16.1 Power Supplies; 16.2 Choosing a Power Supply; 16.

3 Power Protection;Colophon;.

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