The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide 12e + CDx2 - Hardcover

Minasi, M

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0782129900 ISBN 13: 9780782129908

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

Based upon Mark Minasi's world-wide PC upgrade and maintenance seminars, this 12th edition text gives PC owners and support personnel information on dealing with the most common PC problems. It provides: new material on digital audio; an improved SCSI chapter; a new "Hardware Management Via Sortware" chapter; new hardware Internet sources; increased coverage of video capture topics; and an updated vendor list. Two CDs are included.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Minasi is Sybex's most prolific and successful author with millions of copies of his books in print. He has 22 years experience in the computer business and has been teaching professional seminars since 1985. His Mastering NT Server and Windows 2000 Server books are the

From the Back Cover

The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide, Twelfth Edition is a problem-solving wonder. In simple, easy-to-follow language, it shows you how to prevent disasters, fix the ones that occur, and maximize your PC's power and longevity. Based on author Mark Minasi's popular $800 seminars, this book is an unbelievable value. For only $59.99, it teaches you everything you need to know to meet your PC challenges.

Coverage includes:

Buying or building a new PC
Preventing hardware disasters
Upgrading memory
Replacing power supplies
Installing EIDE hard drives
Adding SCSI ports
Partitioning and formatting EIDE and SCSI drives
Protecting your PC from viruses
Solving data backup challenges
Adding and repairing removable media devices: DVD drivers, CD-ROMs, and others
Troubleshooting printers
Installing communications devices
Upgrading mice and keyboards
Installing video and sound cards
Tackling networking issues
Choosing a new PC or building one
Troubleshooting Internet connectivity
Solving special laptop problems

CD DESCRIPTION: On the first CD, you'll find over one hour of instructional video in which PC expert Mark Minasi teaches you his field-proven upgrade and repair techniques. These videos are a great resource and an unbeatable value. On the second CD, you get over 25 system tune-up and diagnostic tools-utilities that help you monitor and fine-tune your PC's performance, restrict access to programs and data, and recover quickly when disaster strikes. Plus there are more than 500 pages of bonus materials including an exclusive chapter on recovering data and fixing hard disks as well as a vendor guide!

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782129900
• ISBN 13: 9780782129908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1490