Bigelow's PC Hardware Desk Reference

Stephen J. Bigelow

1632 pages, parution le 15/03/2003

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Résumé

Get the answers you need from the source himself! Experienced electronics engineer and PC guru Stephen Bigelow has written a comprehensive guide that gets to the nitty-gritty of inside-the-box technician's issues. So, get briefed and get to work!

Contents

Ch. 1: An inside look at desktops and towers
Ch. 2: An inside look at monitors
Ch. 3: An inside look operating systems and the boot process
Ch. 4: Arranging the pre-service checkout
Ch. 5: Backup guide
Ch. 6: Batteries
Ch. 7: BIOS
Ch. 8: Busses
Ch. 9: CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW drives
Ch. 10: Chipsets
Ch. 11: CMOS
Ch. 12: Conflict troubleshooting
Ch. 13: CPU identification and troubleshooting
Ch. 14: Data recovery techniques
Ch. 15: Drive adapters and RAID basics
Ch. 16: DVD drives
Ch. 17: Enhancing system performance
Ch. 18: Error codes
Ch. 19: Fans and cooling devices
Ch. 20: Floppy drives
Ch. 21: Hard drives
Ch. 22: Joysticks and game ports
Ch. 23: Keyboards
Ch. 24: Memory troubleshooting
Ch. 25: Mice and trackballs
Ch. 26: Modems and fax cards
Ch. 27: Monitor troubleshooting
Ch. 28: Motherboard troubleshooting
Ch. 29: Parallel port troubleshooting
Ch. 30: Plug-and-Play configuration and troubleshooting
Ch. 31: Power protection
Ch. 32: Power supplies and power management
Ch. 33: Removable media drives
Ch. 34: SCSI systems and troubleshooting
Ch. 35: Serial and infrared port troubleshooting
Ch. 36: Sound cards
Ch. 37: Video adapters and accelerators
Ch. 38: Video capture cards
Ch. 39: USB troubleshooting
Ch. 40: Windows 9x/XP issues

Appendices

Appendix A: Using the companion disc
Appendix B: PC99 standards for the PC
Appendix C: PC standards chart
Appendix D: Index of filename extensions
Appendix E: ASCII chart
Appendix F: Windows 98/XP shortcut keys
Appendix G: PC-related FAQs and newsgroups
Appendix H: Preparing for A+
Appendix I: The DLS Technician's Certificate 4 exam

L'auteur - Stephen J. Bigelow

Stephen J. Bigelow

is the founder and president of Dynamic Learning Systems, a technical writing, research and publishing company specializing in electronic and PC service topics. He is the author of more than 14 featurelength books for TAB/McGraw-Hill and over 100 major articles for mainstream electronics magazines such as Popular Electronics, Electronics NOW, Circuit Cellar INK, and Electronic Service & Technology. He is also host of the "DLS Video Lecture Series," and editor and publisher of The PC Toolbox - a premier PC service newsletter for computer enthusiasts and technicians.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Stephen J. Bigelow
Parution	15/03/2003
Nb. de pages	1632
Format	20 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780072225259