Upgrades & Repair - Computer Hardware, General & Miscellaneous PCs

Fix Your Own PC

Name: Fix Your Own PC
Author: Corey Sandler
ISBN: 9780470107874

by Corey Sandler

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Overview

Packed with crisp black-and-white photographs and illustrations, this bestselling guide walks people step by step through all aspects of troubleshooting, upgrading, and repairing a PC
Includes an all-new chapter on "Working Outside the Box," which focuses on external communication devices and controllers
Covers hardware upgrades and repair-memory, hard drives, CD and DVD drives, video cards, monitors, USB connections, modems, routers, and more-as well as tools for diagnosing and fixing software problems, including antivirus software, diagnostic programs, and system restore and driver update utilities
The CD-ROM includes essential video clips of the most common Fix-Your-Own techniques and hard-to-find information on older machines as well as a searchable PDF version of the book, making the book valuable to owners of both old and new machines

Synopsis

Why rush to the repair shop or hire expensive consultants to install a next-generation video card, troubleshoot a CD-ROM drive, or deal with a Windows 2000 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:

Processors: Pentium III and AMD Athlon, plus their ancestors

Memory: SIMM, DIMM, SDRAM, and more

Connections: Universal Serial Bus and Fireware, 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

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Corey Sandler, a computer-journalism pioneer, was one of the first editors of PC Magazine, as well as the founding editor of Digital News. The author of more than 150 books on computers, business, video games, and travel, he is currently the president of World Association, a consortium of freelance writers.

About the Author, Corey Sandler

Corey Sandler is a pioneer of computer journalism. He was the first executive editor of PC Magazine and the founding editor of Digital News. Among his more than 180 books are Upgrading & Fixing Laptops For Dummies and Laptops For Dummies Quick Reference.