Synopsis
This is a do-it-yourself guide to troubleshooting and repairing PCs, monitors and video cards. Handy icons, diagrams, troublehooting charts and photographs help identify and solve problems. The book includes tips on computer repair economics and what to look for in a repair shop. In addition, it shows how to buy and install memory upgrades and peripherals from SIMMs to CD-ROMs.
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Review
Recommended “...does a good job...a very handy reference tool when it comes to fixing those inevitable problems with your little beige chum...” (PC Utilities, May 2003)
Recommended “...does a good job...a very handy reference tool when it comes to fixing those inevitable problems with your little beige chum...” (PC Utilities, May 2003)
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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