Download or read book Build Upgrade Repair Your Computer written by Michael Harris and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Lay flat, large format. -- Details for constructing a computer within an hour. -- Save 50%, or more, on a computer. -- Display advertising in trade magazines, online advertising, and computer shows. An essential tool for both novice and experienced computer users and hobbyists. More than 60 pictures and drawings, plus easy-to-understand text guide the reader through the process of identifying needs in hardware and software and assembling the computer of choice. Basic systems through state-of-the-art systems are discussed and compared, both in performances and price. Build, Upgrade, Repair Your Computer includes information on upgrading and maintaining the computer in top operating condition.
Download or read book Build Upgrade Repair Your PC Network on a Shoestring Budget written by Wayne N. Kawamoto and published by Coriolis Group Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Wayne Kawamoto explains small-scale network installation, configuration, and troubleshooting in non-technical terms while showing the reader how to save money. The CD-ROM contains multimedia videos showing readers how network hardware is actually installed and configured.
Download or read book PC Upgrade and Repair Bible written by Marcia Press and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-10 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and revised with eighty percent new material, this book is 100 percent of what readers need to upgrade, fix, or troubleshoot PCs Sixty-five percent of U.S. households own a PC; this book caters to the do-it-yourselfers in these households, both novices and tech hobbyists alike, who are looking for an approachable reference A one-stop reference for topics such as video, CD, and DVD; multimedia; storage; communications (network and Internet); peripherals; and integrating with laptops and handhelds Concludes with a step-by-step tutorial on building an "extreme" machine that can handle the most demanding multimedia or gaming applications Written by Marcia and Barry Press, authors of PC Toys (076454229X)
Download or read book Build Upgrade And Repair Your Computer written by Mike Harris and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors guide you through the process of determining what kind of computer you want, purchasing and successfully assembling the hardware, and installing the software. When you finish, you will have the right system and hundreds of extra dollars in your pocket. This book also covers upgrades for improved performance on older machines in easy-to-read language, plus tips and basic troubleshooting techniques used by experts to repair and tune up computers and peripherals. This is truly a how-to book for the computer age.
Download or read book Repairing and Upgrading Your PC written by Robert Bruce Thompson and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-03-02 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most computer users think that fiddling with the insides of their PC is taboo. They fear that by removing the screws that hold the case on, they're crossing into forbidden territory. And even for those who know they can open the box and fix or upgrade their PC, analysis paralysis often stops them in their tracks: Which upgrades offer the best bang for the buck? How do you pinpoint the faulty component that's making your system freeze? What about compatibility issues? Get ready to get unstuck and get your PC running fast and running right. Repairing and Upgrading Your PC delivers start-to-finish instructions, simple enough for even the most inexperienced PC owner, for troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading your computer. Written by hardware experts Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson, this book covers it all: how to troubleshoot a troublesome PC, how to identify which components make sense for an upgrade, and how to tear it all down and put it back together. This book shows how to repair and upgrade all of your PC's essential components: Motherboard, CPU, and Memory. Choose the optimal match of these core components to keep your PC running at top speed Hard Drive, Optical Drive, and Removable Storage Give your computer what it needs for long-term and short-term storage Audio and Video. Enhance your computing experience with the right sound and graphics devices for your needs Input Devices. Pick the best keyboard and mouse to keep your hands happy and healthy Networking. Set up secure wireless networking to keep the bits flowing between your computers and the outside world Cases and Power Supplies. Keep everything running cool and reliably With its straightforward language, clear instructions, and extensive illustrations, this book makes it a breeze for PC owners of any skill level to work on their computer.
Download or read book Computer Service and Repair written by Richard M. Roberts and published by Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computer Service and Repair presents the most up-to-date information in the rapidly changing world of computers and their software. The text teaches the practices and principles needed to pass the A+ Certification exam, as well as to build, upgrade, and troubleshoot your personal PC. The text is written for students with limited or no PC technical experience as well as for PC technicians with limited formal training. Each chapter covers the latest in hardware and software as well as legacy items that may be found in the field. Chapters cover all the major areas of the PC; an additional three-chapter section is devoted to networking. Laboratories are found in both the text and the Laboratory Manual for the important hands-on training needed for this field. This textbook is an ideal starting point for anyone who wishes to enter the field of PC repair and support.
Download or read book Build It Fix It Own It written by Paul McFedries and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-19 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BUILD IT. FIX it. OWN IT. A Beginner’s Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC Build It. Fix It. Own It. is the ultimate beginner’s guide to building and fixing your own PC. With a friendly, knowledgeable tone, this book shows the beginning PC builder everything he or she needs to know to build a computer or upgrade an existing one. We step you through the parts that lurk inside a PC, from the motherboard and power supply to the CPU, memory, hard drive, video card, sound card, and networking hardware. In each case, you will learn how the hardware works, what it does, what types of hardware are available, and what to look for when buying the hardware. Then we walk you step-by-step though a series of PC building projects. We show you how to build five different types of PC: a basic business PC, a home theater PC, a high-performance PC, a killer gaming PC, and a budget PC. And if building a new PC from scratch isn’t in your budget, we show you how to resurrect an old PC by swapping out a few key components. When you have your PC built and running, we show you how to set up a wireless network and the BIOS and maintain your new rig. Build It. Fix It. Own It. is the ultimate PC builder’s guide, even if you’ve never ventured inside a PC case before! Author Bio Paul McFedries is one of the industry’s most well known and respected technical writers and is a passionate computer tinkerer. He is the author of more than 70 computer books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. His recent titles include the Sams Publishing books Windows Vista Unleashed and Windows Home Server Unleashed and the Que Publishing books Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista, Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2007, Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus, and Microsoft Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries. Paul also is the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com), a website devoted to tracking new words and phrases as they enter the English language. Category Hardware Covers PC Hardware User Level Beginner—Intermediate
Download or read book Upgrading and Repairing PCs written by Scott Mueller and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 1855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 20 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the industry’s #1 guide to PC hardware: the single source for reliable, step-by-step information on identifying and fixing problems, adding hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs from scratch. Now, this 19th Edition has been completely updated to focus on today’s technologies and today’s maintenance challenges! From processors and motherboards, memory to storage, video to power, and networking to Internet connectivity, it’s all here: technical details, practical insights, and step-by-step solutions to difficult problems. Updates include new CPUs like the Intel Core i Series and AMD’s Phenom family...solid state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives...motherboard form factors, chipsets, power supplies, DDR3 memory, Windows 7 readiness, and a whole lot more! Your guide, Scott Mueller, has taught thousands in his legendary personal seminars and millions more through his books and videos. Nobody knows more about choosing, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining PC hardware. Whether you’re a professional technician, a small business owner who doesn’t want to pay for service calls, or a home PC enthusiast, this is the one book you need! NEW IN THIS EDITION Intel’s and AMD’s hottest new processors, including the Intel Core i Series and AMD Phenom family The latest PC system designs and form factors, including the new mini-ITX and DTX motherboard form factors State-of-the-art graphics cards, GPUs, and chipsets from NVIDIA and ATI/AMD Terabyte-class hard disks, solid state drives, and other data storage innovations Revamped coverage of building PCs from scratch—from selecting and assembling hardware to BIOS Setup and troubleshooting
Download or read book Computer Service and Repair written by Richard M. Roberts and published by Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches the practices and principles needed to pass the A+ Certification Exams, as well as to build, upgrade, and troubleshoot your PC.
Download or read book Build Upgrade Repair Your Computer written by D. Michael J. Harris and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using just screwdrivers, pliers, and tweezers, you can configure exactly what you want in a cutting edge computer system, for about half the price charged by a computer store.
Download or read book Haynes Computer Manual written by Kyle MacRae and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in the Haynes tradition of step-by-step guides, this full colour manual shows how easy it is to build, upgrade and repair a computer.
Download or read book Upgrade Repair Your PC on a Shoestring Budget written by Wayne N. Kawamoto and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book/CD-ROM guide to upgrading a home PC, for beginning and intermediate users. Section I discusses how to determine computer needs, and Section II explains major computer components in detail, telling what they do, how they fit into a system and what to look for when buying them. Section III provides step-by-step instructions, illustrated with bandw photos, for performing an upgrade. An appendix lists vendors. The CD-ROM contains videos showing how to perform basic installations, and other utilities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Repairing and Upgrading Your PC written by Robert Bruce Thompson and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most computer users think that fiddling with the insides of their PC is taboo. They fear that by removing the screws that hold the case on, they're crossing into forbidden territory. And even for those who know they can open the box and fix or upgrade their PC, analysis paralysis often stops them in their tracks: Which upgrades offer the best bang for the buck? How do you pinpoint the faulty component that's making your system freeze? What about compatibility issues? Get ready to get unstuck and get your PC running fast and running right. Repairing and Upgrading Your PC delivers start-to-finish instructions, simple enough for even the most inexperienced PC owner, for troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading your computer. Written by hardware experts Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson, this book covers it all: how to troubleshoot a troublesome PC, how to identify which components make sense for an upgrade, and how to tear it all down and put it back together. This book shows how to repair and upgrade all of your PC's essential components: Motherboard, CPU, and Memory. Choose the optimal match of these core components to keep your PC running at top speed Hard Drive, Optical Drive, and Removable Storage Give your computer what it needs for long-term and short-term storage Audio and Video. Enhance your computing experience with the right sound and graphics devices for your needs Input Devices. Pick the best keyboard and mouse to keep your hands happy and healthy Networking. Set up secure wireless networking to keep the bits flowing between your computers and the outside world Cases and Power Supplies. Keep everything running cool and reliably With its straightforward language, clear instructions, and extensive illustrations, this book makes it a breeze for PC owners of any skill level to work on their computer.
Download or read book Upgrade and Repair Your PC written by Aubrey Pilgrim and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1998 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers step-by-step, illustrated instructions for upgrading, repairing, and installing equipment on personal computers, including laptops/palmtops, Pentium II and MMX coprocessor chips, Cyrix, and AMD. Includes a CD-ROM with fifteen shareware programs.
Download or read book Upgrading and Repairing PCs written by Scott Mueller and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Upgrading Repairing Your PC written by Dave Johnson and published by Osborne Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid advances in computer technology ensure a constant level of users needing to upgrade or repair their computers. Two professional PC troubleshooters show how, including coverage on hard disk and memory upgrades, solving DMA and IRQ conflicts, software utilities, and more. Numerous sidebars, figures, tables, and margin notes break up long blocks of text.
Download or read book Upgrading and Fixing Laptops For Dummies written by Corey Sandler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep your laptop on top of its game! Find out how to care for your laptop, what can go wrong, and whatyou can fix A laptop is much more than a PC that shrank. It has unique needs,and this book shows you how to meet them. You'll discover how todiagnose and fix common problems, replace parts, add externalupgrades, and develop workarounds. You'll even get the lowdown onnetworks, and find out when to repair and when to replace yourlaptop. Discover how to * Treat your laptop properly * Identify common problems * Know when repair may not make economic sense * Install a new operating system * Troubleshoot CD and DVD drives * Add cool peripherals
