Fix Your Own PC - Softcover

Sandler, Corey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470107871 ISBN 13: 9780470107874

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

• 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

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

NOW UPDATED AND EXPANDED

You can do it yourself!

Why call on high–priced technicians or repair shops when you can fix many common PC issues yourself? It′s not really that difficult to add memory, plug in a state–of–the–art video card, or install a new hard drive that is, when you have these clear, step–by–step instructions, detailed photos, and high–quality video to guide you. Armed with this manual, the right screwdriver, and a few other simple tools, you can keep your PC up to date and running smoothly.

Discover everything you need to know about your computer, including:

• Motherboard types, cooling techniques, and microprocessors from oldest to newest

• PC buses, including the PCI bus and the newest version, PCIexpress

• Minimum configurations for Windows Vista

• CD and DVD drives in player, recorder, and rewriteable versions

CD contains additional bonus information as well as video clips showing the most common repair and maintenance procedures.

More than 150 detailed photographs and graphics reveal your PC′s inner workings

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0470107871
• ISBN 13: 9780470107874
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 556