Fix Your Own PC (4th Edition) - Softcover

Sandler, Corey

9781558285484: Fix Your Own PC (4th Edition)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558285482 ISBN 13: 9781558285484

Publisher: Mis Pr, 1997

Fix Your Own PC, 4th Edition is an indispensable guide to diagnosing, fixing, and understanding your personal computer. Whether your computer is a brand-new Pentium Pro or an old 286-based dinosaur, youll get complete information on your system. Youll learn to make upgrade and repair decisions about memory, sound cards, data protection, and peripherals. Youll make the right choices for the Windows 95 operating system and beyond, and youll find out how to deal with the unfriendly world of computer repair technicians. Fix Your Own PC is the tool you need to understand the messages your computer is giving you, to decide what you can repair yourself, and when you need the help of a professional. Youll get detailed drawings and photos of the insides of a personal computer, so youll know what youre looking at when you open yours. The lay-flat binding keeps Fix Your Own PC open beside your computer for easy access during your repairs. Computers are notoriously unfriendly about telling you whats wrong with them. If youve ever been faced with a blank screen while your computer gives you a series of beeps or a hard disk that seems to spin uselessly, this is the book for you. Follow the detailed flowcharts, check the error message charts, turn to the correct chapter, and then fix it!

Covers everything in and around your personal computer: Processors: 386, 486, Pentium, OverDrive, Pentium Pro, Cyrix, NextGen, and AMD Memory: Single Chips, SIMMS, DIMMS, speeds, and troubleshooting BIOS: Updating and replacing old BIOS Connections: Parallel, Serial, SCSI, and new Universal Serial Bus Hard Disks: IDE, EIDE, SCSI, AT, ESDI, and ST506 Removable Media: Floppies, Tape, Zip Drives, and Flopticals Multimedia: CD-ROM drives, Sound Cards, and 3D video Peripherals: Monitors, Printers, and Scanners

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Review:

Do you have the urge to take the casing off your Windows-based PC and tinker around, but you're a little intimidated? If so, get this book first. The text is clear and well-indexed, and this book will give you the information, and then, confidence, that you need. (It would also be a great book for anyone who wants to help recycle old computers for schools or non-profits). Two Torx blades up!

From the Back Cover:

* 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

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