Fix your own PC

Corey Sandler

712 pages, parution le 26/08/2002 (7^eme édition)

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Résumé

Replace, repair, and upgrade memory, drives, and much more
Troubleshoot using flowcharts and step-by-step instructions
Fix the latest Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon machines – or your old 486

Do It Yourself!

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

Processors: Pentium IV and AMD Athlon XP, plus their ancestors
Memory: SIMMS, DIMMs, SDRAM, and more
Connections: Universal Serial Bus and Firewire, 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
New! Networks: NICs, hubs, switches, routers, and wireless networking devices

Author Biography: Corey Sandler, a computer-journalism pioneer, was one of the first editors of PC Magazine, as well as the founding editor of Digital News. He has written more than 160 books, including nearly 60 computer and business titles.

Contents

Ch. 1 Looking Under the Hood
Ch. 2 The Microprocessor
Ch. 3 BIOS
Ch. 4 Driving the Computer Bus
Ch. 5 Basic Hardware Skills
Ch. 6 Step-by-Step through a Modern Machine
Ch. 7 Shopping for PC Parts
Ch. 8 Memory
Ch. 9 Floppy Drives
Ch. 10 Hard Drives
Ch. 11 Removable Hard Drives
Ch. 12 CD and DVD Drives
Ch. 13 Video Display Adapters and Standards
Ch. 14 Monitors and LCDs
Ch. 15 Serial, USB, and FireWire Connections
Ch. 16 Modems
Ch. 17 The Parallel Interface
Ch. 18 Hard Copy
Ch. 19 Your Computer's Hands, Eyes, and Ears
Ch. 20 Networks, Gateways, and Routers
Ch. 21 Living the Good Life: Backing Up Regularly
Ch. 22 Antivirus, Utility and Diagnostic Programs
Ch. 23 Windows Troubleshooting and Repairs
Ch. 24 Common-Sense Solutions to Common Problems
App. A Numeric Codes and Text Messages
App. B Text Error Messages
App. C Beep Error Codes
App. D IRO, DMA, and Memory Assignments
App. E Hardware and Software Toolkit
App. F Encyclopedia of Cables and Connectors
App. G: Troubleshooting Charts

L'auteur - Corey Sandler

Corey Sandler is a professional writer and the President and founder of Word Association. He was the first Executive editor for PC Magazine and has written about personnal computers for over 20 years. He is the author of Fix Your Own PC and dozens of other books for the computer market.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Corey Sandler
Parution	26/08/2002
Édition	7^eme édition
Nb. de pages	712
Format	27,5 x 21
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1940g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780764549441
ISBN13	978-0-7645-4944-1