Upgrading and Repairing PCs
by Mueller, ScottEdition: 17th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-03-24
Publisher(s): Que Publishing
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Summary
The definitive book on hardware upgrading and repair, found on desktops of more PC hardware professionals than any other.
Author Biography
Scott Mueller is the most trusted, authoritative hardware voice in the industry. In addition to teaching hardware repair to more than 10,000 computer professionals and enthusiasts, he has sold more than 2 million copies of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, making him a world-renowned hardware author and his book a classic. Scott has taught hardware repair to a host of agencies in the U.S. and foreign governments, and corporations in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. Scott also is a feature writer for Maximum PC, an industry leading PC hardware magazine. Scott's other books include Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, 2nd Edition (October 2005).
Table of Contents
| Development of the PC | p. 7 |
| PC components, features, and system design | p. 23 |
| Microprocessor types and specifications | p. 35 |
| Motherboards and buses | p. 215 |
| BIOS | p. 411 |
| Memory | p. 471 |
| The ATA/IDE interface | p. 547 |
| Magnetic storage principles | p. 599 |
| Hard disk storage | p. 623 |
| Removable storage | p. 667 |
| Optical storage | p. 723 |
| Physical drive installation and configuration | p. 817 |
| Video hardware | p. 853 |
| Audio hardware | p. 939 |
| I/O interfaces from serial and parallel to IEEE 1394 and USB | p. 977 |
| Input devices | p. 1011 |
| Internet connectivity | p. 1053 |
| Local area networking | p. 1097 |
| Power supplies | p. 1143 |
| Building or upgrading systems | p. 1221 |
| PC mods : overclocking and cooling | p. 1263 |
| PC diagnostics, testing, and maintenance | p. 1291 |
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