How to Expand and Upgrade PCs (How to Use) - Softcover

Dunn, Sheldon M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789716720 ISBN 13: 9780789716729

Publisher: Que, 1998

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Review

How to Expand & Upgrade PCs will come as a breath of fresh air to anyone who has previously attempted to read up on the subject. Upgrading and repairing personal computers isn't hard, since most of the pieces comply with standard specifications and can be made to fit together with a little fiddling. Reading books on the subject, however, can be mightily confusing. That's because hardware books usually have grainy, dark, amateur photographs that show whatever specific component models the authors have on hand, which can make understanding your own components difficult.

How to Expand & Upgrade PCs is different in that it uses high-quality, full-colour perspective drawings to show how the pieces of an IBM-compatible personal computer fit together. The drawings illustrate the parts in a generic way, so you're not tripped up by the details of any particular product. Preston Gralla--an accomplished and respected author--backs them up with labels and text. In the case of spreads that explain procedures (like how to change out a hard disk) the text is numbered, step by step.

Some of the drawings show ridiculously simple operations--plugging in a keyboard, for example--but most of the illustrations are really valuable. Operations that most people will want to do--such as how to install a DVD drive and adding memory--are emphasised. Make sure you use the Internet to find out about your specific components. --David Wall

Topics covered: Replacing and supplementing the components that make up an IBM-compatible personal computer, how to add memory, add or replace a hard drive, add a DVD drive, do basic troubleshooting and lots more.

Review

"Simple illustrations are used to good effect and the title also includes tutorial pages explaining how things work."What PC?, July 2001

Edition details

• Publisher: Que
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789716720
• ISBN 13: 9780789716729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 243