Fix Your Own PC - Softcover

Sandler, Corey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764534688 ISBN 13: 9780764534683

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

Why rush to the repair shop to install a next–station video card or deal with a Windows 2000 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.

About this title

About the Author

About the Author Corey Sandler, a computer–journalism pioneer, was one of the first editors of PC Magazine, as well as the founding editor of Digital News. The author of more than 150 books on computers, business, video games, and travel, he is currently the president of Word Association, a consortium of freelance writers.

From the Back Cover

Fix Your Own PC Sixth Edition Now Revised and Updated Do It Yourself! Why rush to the repair shop or hire expensive consultants to install a next–generation video card, troubleshoot a CD–ROM drive, or deal with a Windows 2000 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:

• Processors: Pentium III and AMD Athlon, plus their ancestors
• Memory: SIMM, DIMM, 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

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Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764534688
• ISBN 13: 9780764534683
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 570