Repairing and Upgrading Your PC
Repairing and Upgrading Your PC
ISBN: 059600866X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 126
Pages: 126
- Repairing and Upgrading Your PC
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Organization of This Book
- Acknowledgments
- We d Like to Hear from You
- Chapter 1. Getting Started
- Section 1.1. Upgrading or Repairing Versus Buying New
- Section 1.2. Popular Upgrades
- Section 1.3. Choosing Components
- Section 1.4. Buying Components
- Section 1.5. Troubleshooting
- Chapter 2. Working on PCs
- Section 2.1. Rules to Upgrade and Repair By
- Section 2.2. Hand Tools
- Section 2.3. Software Tools
- Section 2.4. General Procedures
- Chapter 3. System Maintenance
- Section 3.1. System Cleaning
- Section 3.2. Preventative Maintenance
- Chapter 4. Motherboards
- Section 4.1. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Motherboards
- Section 4.2. A Motherboard Tour
- Section 4.3. Identifying a Motherboard
- Section 4.4. Replacing a Motherboard
- Section 4.5. Troubleshooting and Maintaining Motherboards
- Chapter 5. Processors
- Section 5.1. The Truth About Processor Performance
- Section 5.2. Processor Characteristics
- Section 5.3. Processor Types
- Section 5.4. CPU Coolers
- Section 5.5. Processor Upgrade Considerations
- Section 5.6. Replacing the Processor
- Section 5.7. Troubleshooting Processors
- Chapter 6. Memory
- Section 6.1. Understanding Memory
- Section 6.2. Memory Performance
- Section 6.3. Other Memory Issues
- Section 6.4. Choosing Memory
- Section 6.5. Installing Memory
- Section 6.6. Troubleshooting Memory Installation and Operation
- Chapter 7. Hard Disk Drives
- Section 7.1. Hard Disk Drive Interfaces
- Section 7.2. Choosing a Hard Disk Drive
- Section 7.3. Installing a Hard Disk Drive
- Section 7.4. Enabling DMA Mode Transfers (PATA Only)
- Section 7.5. Troubleshooting Hard Drive Problems
- Chapter 8. Optical Drives
- Section 8.1. Optical Drive Types
- Section 8.2. Optical Drive Performance
- Section 8.3. Optical Disc Types
- Section 8.4. Installing and Configuring an Optical Drive
- Section 8.5. Troubleshooting Optical Drives
- Chapter 9. External and Removable Storage Devices
- Section 9.1. Uses for External and Removable Storage
- Section 9.2. External Hard Drives
- Section 9.3. External Drive Enclosures
- Section 9.4. Removable Hard Drive Enclosures
- Section 9.5. USB Flash Memory Drives
- Section 9.6. Tape Drives
- Chapter 10. Video Adapters
- Section 10.1. Video Adapter Interfaces
- Section 10.2. Choosing a Video Adapter
- Section 10.3. TV TunerCapture Cards
- Section 10.4. Installing a Video Card
- Section 10.5. Configuring Windows Video
- Section 10.6. Troubleshooting Video Adapters Problems
- Chapter 11. Displays
- Section 11.1. CRT Displays
- Section 11.2. LCD Displays
- Section 11.3. Troubleshooting Display Problems
- Chapter 12. Audio
- Section 12.1. Audio Adapters
- Section 12.2. Audio Adapter Characteristics
- Section 12.3. Choosing an Audio Adapter
- Section 12.4. Installing a Sound Card
- Section 12.5. Configuring an Audio Adapter Card Under Windows
- Section 12.6. Speakers and Headphones
- Section 12.7. Choosing Speakers and Headphones
- Section 12.8. Troubleshooting Audio Problems
- Chapter 13. Input Devices
- Section 13.1. Keyboards
- Section 13.2. Mice and Trackballs
- Section 13.3. Game Controllers
- Chapter 14. Wireless Networking
- Section 14.1. Wireless Networking Standards
- Section 14.2. Wireless Components
- Chapter 15. Cases
- Section 15.1. Case Characteristics
- Section 15.2. Tweaking Your Current Case
- Chapter 16. Power Supplies and Power Protection
- Section 16.1. Power Supplies
- Section 16.2. Choosing a Power Supply
- Section 16.3. Power Protection
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Index
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- F
- G
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Repairing and Upgrading Your PC
ISBN: 059600866X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 126
Pages: 126