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This is the World's leading PC guide updated, expanded, and reorganized. "The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide" continues its reign as the PC world's great problem-solving wonder. In simple, easy-to-follow language, it shows you how to prevent disasters, fix the ones that occur, and maximize your PC's power and longevity. Based on author Mark Minasi's popular seminars, this book is an unbeatable value. It teaches you everything you need to know to meet all your PC challenges, present and future. Its coverage includes: preventing hardware disasters; upgrading memory; replacing power supplies; installing EIDE and serial ATA hard drives; adding SCSI ports; partitioning drives using NTFS and FAT32; protecting your PC from viruses, worms, and spyware; solving data backup challenges; adding and repairing DVDs and CD-ROMs; installing and troubleshooting scanners; troubleshooting printers; installing communications devices; resolving mouse and keyboard problems; installing video and sound cards; tackling networking issues; installing a wireless network; troubleshooting Internet connectivity; and solving laptop problems.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part 1: Core Components. Chapter 1: Five Easy Pieces: PC Hardware in a Nutshell. Chapter 2: Inside the PC: Core Components. Chapter 3: Taking Apart and Rebuilding the PC. Chapter 4: Avoiding Service: Preventive Maintenance. Chapter 5: Installing New Circuit Boards. Chapter 6: System Memory. Chapter 7: Power Supplies and Power Protection. Part 2: Devices. Chapter 8: Hard Disk Drive Overview and Terminology. Chapter 9: CD--ROM and DVD Drives. Chapter 10: Understanding and Installing ATA Drives. Chapter 11: Understanding and Installing SCSI Devices. Chapter 12: Partitioning, Formatting, and Managing Drives. Chapter 13: Protecting and Maintaining Hard Disks. Chapter 14: Understanding, Installing, and Troubleshooting Floppy Drives. Part 3: Supporting and Managing External Drives. Chapter 15: Printer Types and Interfaces. Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Inkjet Printers. Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Laser Printers. Chapter 18: Understanding and Troubleshooting Scanners. Chapter 19: Keyboards and Mice. Part 4: Multimedia. Chapter 20: Video Adapters and Displays. Chapter 21: Play It Loud: Sound Cards. Chapter 22: Digital Imaging. Part 5: Hardware Management and Troubleshooting. Chapter 23: Hardware Management via Software Solutions. Chapter 24: Using the Internet for Hardware Support. Chapter 25: Troubleshooting PC Problems. Part 6: Networking, Mobile Computing, and the Internet. Chapter 26: Networking Concepts and Hardware. Chapter 27: Installing and Troubleshooting Networks. Chapter 28: Modems and Other Internet Connection Devices. Chapter 29: Viruses and Other Nasty Bugs. Chapter 30: Notebook/Laptop Computers. Glossary. Index.

About the Author :
Mark Minasi is Sybex's most prolific and successful author with millions of copies of his books in print. He has 22 years experience in the computer business and has been teaching professional seminars since 1985. His Mastering Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Server books are the #1 selling Windows titles in the world.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780782143102
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Sybex Inc.,U.S.
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 51 mm
  • Width: 194 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0782143105
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 228 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1530 gr


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