Fix Your Own PC - Softcover

Sandler, Corey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764549448 ISBN 13: 9780764549441

Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2002

Inhaltsangabe

"Fix Your Own PC, Seventh Edition" is a do-it-yourself guide to diagnosing, fixing, and understanding your PC, enabling users to save time and money and gain a sense of pride by accomplishing repairs and upgrades on their own. The six previous editions of this book have sold over 200,000 copies. The sixth edition alone has sold 36,994 net units in 18 months. Over 150 photographs make computer fixes easier for both the veteran and the novice. The seventh edition will update all the existing information plus add an additional section covering the hardware side of home and office networks, including NICs, hubs, switches, routers, and wireless networking devices. In addition to his books on fixing and upgrading PCs and other computer topics, Corey is well known as a travel writer with dozens of travel books to his credit.

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Corey Sandler, a computer--journalism pioneer, was one of the first editors of PC Magazine, as well as the founding editor of Digital News. He has written more than 160 books, including nearly 60 computer and business titles.

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∗ Replace, repair, and upgrade memory, drives, and much more
∗ Troubleshoot using flowcharts and step–by–step instructions
∗ Fix the latest Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon machines – or your old 486

Do It Yourself!

Why rush to the repair shop or hire expensive consultants to install a next–generation video card, troubleshoot a CD–RW drive, or deal with a Windows XP meltdown? With a good set of screwdrivers, an antistatic strap, and Fix Your Own PC, you′ll be ready to tackle any job–big or small. Packed with detailed charts and photos, this indispensable guide will help you keep your PC up and running and up to date.

Covers everything in and around your personal computer, including:
∗ Processors: Pentium IV and AMD Athlon XP, plus their ancestors
∗ Memory: SIMMS, DIMMs, SDRAM, and more
∗ Connections: Universal Serial Bus and Firewire, among others
∗ Drives: Hard, floppy, CD–ROM, CD–R, CD–RW, DVD, Zip, Jaz, tape
∗ Multimedia: From sound cards to 3D video adapter cards
∗ Peripherals: Flat–screen monitors, cable modems, and much more
∗ New! Networks: NICs, hubs, switches, routers, and wireless networking devices

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* Replace, repair, and upgrade memory, drives, and much more * Troubleshoot using flowcharts and step-by-step instructions * Fix the latest Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon machines - or your old 486

Do It Yourself!

Why rush to the repair shop or hire expensive consultants to install a next-generation video card, troubleshoot a CD-RW drive, or deal with a Windows XP meltdown? With a good set of screwdrivers, an antistatic strap, and Fix Your Own PC, you'll be ready to tackle any job-big or small. Packed with detailed charts and photos, this indispensable guide will help you keep your PC up and running and up to date.

Covers everything in and around your personal computer, including: * Processors: Pentium IV and AMD Athlon XP, plus their ancestors * Memory: SIMMS, DIMMs, SDRAM, and more * Connections: Universal Serial Bus and Firewire, among others * Drives: Hard, floppy, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, Zip, Jaz, tape * Multimedia: From sound cards to 3D video adapter cards * Peripherals: Flat-screen monitors, cable modems, and much more * New! Networks: NICs, hubs, switches, routers, and wireless networking devices

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0764549448
• ISBN 13: 9780764549441
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 752
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar