PC upgrade & repair bible /
Barry & Marcia Press.
- 3rd ed.
- Foster City, Calif. : London : IDG ; Transworld, 2000.
- 1600 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Getting ready -- Why isn't the same computer right for everyone? -- Windows system requirements and support options -- Choke points: where your computer slows down -- Workloads -- Cases, power supplies, and uninterruptible power supplies -- Processor, memory, and bus -- Processors -- Cache, memory, and bus -- The real world: motherboard and BIOS -- I/O and peripherals -- I/O and buses -- Hard disks and disk arrays -- CD-ROMs, CD-ROM changers, CD-Rs, and DVD-ROMs -- Removable disks -- Tape -- Video -- Video adapters -- Monitors -- Keyboards -- Sound cards, speakers and microphones -- Mouse/trackball/joystick/tablet -- Modems -- Digital still cameras, video capture, and video conferencing -- Scanners -- Printers and all-in-one units -- Network cabling and interfaces -- Peripheral network equipment -- Hands-on networking -- Accessing and serving the Internet -- Growth and combining components -- Making choices that fit the road warrior -- System management -- Your're going to put that where? -- Benchmarking -- Diagnosis and repair -- Building a desktop: hardware -- Building a desktop: software installation -- Building a server: hardware -- Building a server: software installation -- Certification.
This title is designed for those who have 1000s of machines on a corporate network through to a single PC at home. Using detailed photos, hands-on examples, and in-depth reference materials, it walks the reader through the steps and choices that need to be made in PC upgrade and repair.
Includes two compact discs.
0764533576 9780764533570
Microcomputers--Upgrading. Microcomputers--Repairing. Microcomputers--Equipment and supplies. Microcomputadores --Actualizaciones