Computer Hardware Maintenance presents the full scope and understanding of how the PC hardware maintenance function should operate and be managed in an organization, including steps involved in containing costs, keeping records, and planning the integration of the help desk function. In today's IS department too often the PC hardware maintenance function is treated as a 'necessary evil', with the understanding that eventually all equipment will have some degree of mechanical or electrical failure. This book discusses scenarios where keeping the maintenance function internal is most viable and where having it external, from a depot service, pickup and delivery, or on-site service, is most viable. Computer Hardware Maintenance concludes with brief descriptions of available third-party systems and how emerging trends in PC hardware configuration as proposed by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) will have a major impact on the PC hardware maintenance function in the future.
This is the newest comprehensive update to the world's #1 guide to PC repair and maintenance. World-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller has thoroughly updated his legendary "Upgrading and Repairing PCs to reflect today's latest PC technologies, and added a new DVD with more than two hours of digital video demonstrating PC maintenance and repair, which can be watched on either their DVD-equipped PCs or any DVD player. Mueller presents updated coverage of every significant PC component: processors, motherboards, memory, the BIOS, IDE and SCSI interfaces, drives, removable and optical storage, video and audio hardware, USB, FireWire, Internet connectivity, LANs, power supplies, even PC cases. This book also contains a detailed troubleshooting index designed to help readers rapidly diagnose more than 250 common PC hardware problems, as well as an extensive vendor contact guide, and a comprehensive PC technical glossary.
Why throw away that broken PC? You can fix it - really! Fixing it will save you much needed cash - and keeping your hardware out of the trash is good for the environment, too. Best of all, you don't need to be a technical expert to do most typical computer repairs - and this book proves it. If you've found other computer repair books too complicated (or too cute), you're in the right place. McFedries covers everything you need to know, get, and do, in plain English, with plenty of crystal-clear pictures.
The updated edition of the classic visual manual for troubleshooting PC hardware problems. Morris Rosenthal creates a visual expert system for diagnosing component failure and identifying conflicts. The seventeen diagnostic flowcharts at the core of this book are intended for the intermediate to advanced hobbyist, or the beginning technician. Following a structured approach to troubleshooting hardware reduces the false diagnoses and parts wastage typical of the "swap 'till you drop" school of thought. Flowcharts include: Power Supply Failure, Video Failure, Video Performance, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Failure, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Performance, IDE Drive Failure, Hard Drive Boot and Performance, CD, DVD or Blu-ray Playback, CD or DVD Recording Problem, Modem Failure, Modem Performance, Sound Failure, Sound and Game Controller Performance, Network Failure, Peripheral Failure, SCSI Failure, and Conflict Resolution. Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts is used as a classroom text in colleges and technical schools and by the U.S. government for training forensic technicians. It's also a favorite reference with consumers and technicians all over the world.
Computer Service and Repair presents the most up-to-date information in the rapidly changing world of computers and their software. The text teaches the practices and principles needed to pass the A+ Certification exam, as well as to build, upgrade, and troubleshoot your personal PC. The text is written for students with limited or no PC technical experience as well as for PC technicians with limited formal training. Each chapter covers the latest in hardware and software as well as legacy items that may be found in the field. Chapters cover all the major areas of the PC; an additional three-chapter section is devoted to networking. Laboratories are found in both the text and the Laboratory Manual for the important hands-on training needed for this field. This textbook is an ideal starting point for anyone who wishes to enter the field of PC repair and support.
A self-contained reference packed with information about the various components of a PC. It provides programmers and design engineers with a detailed explanation of how all the different elements of a PC work individually and how they influence one another. Includes advice on everything from the basics into the internals of the machine.
A valuable resource for any PC user, this self-paced exercise book provides hands-on experience and troubleshooting in all major hardware aspects including its microprocessor, memory, I/O systems, floppy and hard drives, CD-ROMs, display adapters, sound cards, and modems. Contains 20 targeted exercises designed to familiarize users with all vital personal computer internal operations and prepare them to cope with any question or problem they will encounter with the personal computer, its peripherals, other hardware, and controlling the hardware through the Windows operating system. Sets the stage for each exercise by examining how Joe Tekk(, a fictitious computer specialist at a fictitious company, deals with the exercise topics, then follows with Performance Objectives, Background Information, Troubleshooting Techniques, Self-Test, Familiarization Activity, Questions/Activities, and a Review Quiz. Appendices cover a wide range of more advanced microcomputer-related topics from processor architecture to hardware and software interrupts. For those interested in acquiring a strong, working knowledge of the internal operations of today's personal computers; ideal for those in the electronics, technology, and engineering industries.
The Y2K bug can wreak havoc on the healthiest PC, so be prepared for the millennium glitch, and virtually any other computer foulup ù with Stephen Bigelow's massive Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Repairing PCs, Millennium Edition. Ideal for both technicians and power users, the latest edition of this bestselling guide gives you the tools and know-how to diagnose and fix 2,000 PC problems from Y2K mishaps to crashed hard drives to blank monitor screens and much more quickly, easily, and with total cconfidence. It's jam-packed with 1,600 pages of the most experienced hands-on help you can find for resuscitating most any PC or peripheral: 8-bit to 64-bit CPUs...memory...destops, towers, and notebooks...keyboards...printers...monitors...mice... modems...PC cards...motherboards...video and sound boards...you name it! You also get a "Symptoms-at-a-Glance" section that demystifies hundreds of common PC malfunctions...scores of POST and diagnostic codes to help you idenify the most obscure flaws...helpful Web site listings for instant online assistance...even a challenging Technician's Examination that serves as a perfect tune-up for CompTIA's career-boosting A+ Certification exam. BIG BONUS! Over 150 hand-picked shareware PC diagnostics and utilities on CD-ROM plus PC technician's primer ù to help you set up your workbench.