The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide
The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide

Author: Mark Minasi

Publisher: Sybex

Published: 2005-07-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780782144314

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Clear, Expert Advice for PC Users of Every Stripe No matter how you use your PC--as a business tool, an entertainment center, or an Internet on-ramp--this latest edition of The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide has you covered. Inside, you'll find the clear, expert advice on maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting for which this book is famous. It's all updated to cover the latest technologies and guaranteed to help you extend the life and power of your PC. You also get targeted instruction on a wide range of entertainment upgrades--ways to enhance your enjoyment of music, photo, movies, and more. Coverage includes: * Preventing hardware disasters * Upgrading memory * Replacing power supplies * Partitioning drives using NTFS and FAT32 * Solving data backup challenges * Protecting your PC from viruses, worms, and spyware * Adding SCSI cards and drives * Installing DVDs, CD-ROMs, and EIDE and Serial ATA hard drives * Troubleshooting printers and scanners * Installing communications devices * Resolving mouse and keyboard problems * Installing video and sound cards * Tackling networking issues, both wired and wireless * Troubleshooting Internet connectivity * Solving laptop problems * Capturing and editing video * Managing music and image files * Watching movies on DVD * Getting the most out of new storage and networking technologies

The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide
The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide

Author: Mark Minasi

Publisher: Sybex

Published: 2004-03-09

Total Pages: 930

ISBN-13: 9780782143102

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The World's Leading PC Guide--Updated, Expanded, Reorganized The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide continues its reign as the PC world's great problem-solving wonder. In simple, easy-to-follow language, it shows you how to prevent disasters, fix the ones that occur, and maximize your PC's power and longevity. Based on author Mark Minasi's popular seminars, this book is an unbeatable value. It teaches you everything you need to know to meet all your PC challenges, present and future. Coverage includes: * Preventing hardware disasters * Upgrading memory * Replacing power supplies * Installing EIDE and Serial ATA hard drives * Adding SCSI ports * Partitioning drives using NTFS and FAT32 * Protecting your PC from viruses, worms, and spyware * Solving data backup challenges * Adding and repairing DVDs and CD-ROMs * Installing and troubleshooting scanners * Troubleshooting printers * Installing communications devices * Resolving mouse and keyboard problems * Installing video and sound cards * Tackling networking issues * Installing a wireless network * Troubleshooting Internet connectivity * Solving laptop problems

PC Upgrade and Repair Bible
PC Upgrade and Repair Bible

Author: Marcia Press

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-05-10

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 0764573179

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Updated and revised with eighty percent new material, this book is 100 percent of what readers need to upgrade, fix, or troubleshoot PCs Sixty-five percent of U.S. households own a PC; this book caters to the do-it-yourselfers in these households, both novices and tech hobbyists alike, who are looking for an approachable reference A one-stop reference for topics such as video, CD, and DVD; multimedia; storage; communications (network and Internet); peripherals; and integrating with laptops and handhelds Concludes with a step-by-step tutorial on building an "extreme" machine that can handle the most demanding multimedia or gaming applications Written by Marcia and Barry Press, authors of PC Toys (076454229X)

PC Upgrade & Repair Simplified
PC Upgrade & Repair Simplified

Author: Ruth Maran

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780764535604

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With "PC Upgrade and Repair Simplified", Ruth Maran and her 3-D Visual cohorts have delivered the penultimate PC upkeep manual. Each chapter is clearly presented with helpful illustrations, common considerations, FAQs, troubleshooting tips, and software benefits

PC Repair Bench Book
PC Repair Bench Book

Author: Ron Gilster

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2003-03-21

Total Pages: 792

ISBN-13: 9780764525780

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Your one-stop guide to Understanding and repairing motherboards, processors, chipsets, BIOS, and system resources Updating and optimizing memory and aging systems Diagnosing common PC problems and performing routine maintenance Installing and configuring system upgrades Working safely with the electrical components of a PC Troubleshooting peripherals, storage systems and devices, sight and sound systems, and more Here’s everything you need to know to fix or maintain a PC–and nothing you don’t If you’re a PC technician, time is money. Bestselling author Ron Gilster trimmed every scrap of fat from this indispensable reference guide, packing it with clear, concise information that helps you do your job. Organized by hardware or component groups–motherboards, storage devices, printers, communications and networking, operating system software, and so on–it’s liberally illustrated for faster comprehension. This is the one book you can’t afford not to have on your repair bench.

Managing and Maintaining Your PC
Managing and Maintaining Your PC

Author: Jean Andrews

Publisher: Delmar

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 1287

ISBN-13: 9781435487048

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Written by best-selling PC repair author and educator Jean Andrews, the seventh edition of A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, International Edition maps fully to CompTIA’s 2009 A+ Exam objectives. This full-color guide is the most complete, step-by-step book available for learning the fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer hardware and software. At the same time, it prepares readers to successfully pass the A+ 220-701 and 220-702 exams. The new edition is formatted to support any teaching style and course format, featuring an essentials-to-practical reorganization within each chapter and inclusion of new tabs distinguishing exam content. Further content and live demonstrations with Jean Andrews are available on the accompanying CD, making this new edition a total solution for PC repair.

The Complete Network Upgrade & Maintenance Guide
The Complete Network Upgrade & Maintenance Guide

Author: Mark Minasi

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 1702

ISBN-13:

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Written by an expert in the networking industry, this authoritative resource is intended for system administrators who must upgrade, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot real-world networks. The CD-ROM includes the book in electronic format and scores of network utilities and tools.

Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Lab Manual
Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Lab Manual

Author: Donald R. Evans

Publisher: Sybex

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780782127072

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The lab manual, targeted toward college students and exam takers, reinforces lessons learned in each chapter with practical, hands-on tasks. Each exercise provides students with: recommended reading in the book; objectives to be accomplished in the lab; lists of hardware and software needed to perform the task; step-by-step procedures; and a student lab report for observations and information.

The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide
The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide

Author: Mark Minasi

Publisher: Sybex

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780782128000

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Completely revised and 100 percent up to date, each chapter in this problem-solving wonder has been rewritten by a team of seasoned hardware gurus. Readers can learn to rely on easy-to-find step-by-step lists for installing and upgrading all essential PC hardware. A 2-disc CD-ROM set provides installation procedures in the form of 600MB of professional video clips, valuable diagnostic and tune-up utility programs and additional videos.