Synopsis This revised, updated edition of Mark Minasi's best-selling book includes 300 pages of information, including loads of new tables, charts, and illustrations. An extra bonus is the revolutionary companion CD, packed with actual movie clips from Minasi's professional instructional videos that show you how to upgrade and repair your PC.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2005-07-27 | | Series: | Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide |
| Size | | Length: | 872 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 7.3 in | | Thickness: | 2.0 in | | Weight: | 48.8 oz |
Publisher's Note 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
Industry Reviews "Outstanding guide to PC hardware, and its maintenance and upgrade. The instruction is lucid, erudite, and all-encompassing. The accompanying CDs contain instructional clips and a multimedia guide to tune-up and maintenance. Not only talks about PC hardware, but shows you how to fix it. If you can afford only one guide, this would be it!" Morrow
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