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An illustrated, step-by-step guide to repairs and upgrades Whether you want to prepare your computer for Windows 7, avoid investing in a new one, or just "go green", this fully illustrated guide has what you need. You'll learn how to add printers and new keyboards, boost your PC's performance and increase memory, improve power consumption, rev up your multimedia capacity, and much more. Step-by-step instructions are accompanied by photos that show you exactly what you should see at every stage. Learn to perform basic upgrades and prepare your PC for high-speed Internet connections, network connections, and added security, all with fully illustrated instructions Find out how to expand memory, enhance speed, and update your computer's power supply Prepare an old computer for Windows 7 and beef up your capacity for multimedia Upgrading & Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies is a show-and-tell course in making your PC happy, healthy, and green.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Ready to Upgrade 7 Chapter 1: Start Here First 9 Chapter 2: Assembling Your Tools 23 Part II: Making Your Computer Work Better 27 Chapter 3: Keyboards, Mice, Game Controllers, and Monitors 29 Chapter 4: Printers and Scanners 51 Chapter 5: Adding More Memory 67 Chapter 6: Adding or Replacing a Hard Drive 73 Chapter 7: Adding a DVD Drive 101 Chapter 8: Fine-Tuning Your Computer’s Sound 109 Chapter 9: Beefi ng Up Your Computer’s Video Card 119 Chapter 10: Replacing the Power Supply or Laptop Battery 129 Part III: Teaching an Old Computer New Tricks 139 Chapter 11: Creating a Home Theater with Windows 7’s Media Center 141 Chapter 12: Upgrading a Computer for Editing Movies 155 Chapter 13: Repurposing an Old Computer 161 Part IV: Communications 171 Chapter 14: Adding or Replacing a Modem 173 Chapter 15: Linking Computers with a Network 185 Chapter 16: Filtering Out Evil with Firewalls 199 Part V: Introducing Parts to Windows 207 Chapter 17: Hiring the Right Driver for Windows 209 Chapter 18: Installing or Upgrading to Windows 7 227 Chapter 19: Troubleshooting and Fixing Windows 7 247 Chapter 20: Moving from the Old Computer to the New Computer 265 Part VI: The Part of Tens 277 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Find Help Online 279 Chapter 22: Ten Cheap Fixes to Try First 287 Appendix: The Rathbone Reference of Fine Ports 293 Index 303


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470923054
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 340
  • ISBN-10: 0470923059
  • Publisher Date: 20 Aug 2010
  • Language: English


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