Select an Action
Title:
The complete PC upgrade & maintenance guide
Author:
Minasi, Mark.
Personal Author:
Edition:
Ninth edition.
Publication Information:
San Francisco : Sybex, [1998]
©1998
Physical Description:
xxxviii, 1559 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 2 computer laser optical disks (4 3/4 in.)
General Note:
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Five easy pieces: PC hardware in a nutshell -- Disassembling the PC -- Inside the PC: pieces of the picture -- Avoiding service: preventive maintenance -- Troubleshooting PC problems -- Installing new circuit boards (without creating new problems to troubleshoot) -- Repairs with circuit boards and chips -- Semiconductor memory -- Power supplies and power protection -- Hard disk drive overview and terminology -- Installing a hard disk -- How DOS organizes your disk -- Preventive maintenance for your hard disk -- Recovering data and fixing hard disks -- Understanding, installing, and repairing floppy drives -- Understanding and installing SCSI devices -- Troubleshooting printers -- Troubleshooting laser printers -- Modems and serial interfaces -- Keyboards and mice -- Video adapters and displays -- Play it loud: sound boards -- You oughta be in pictures: video capture -- An overview of CD-ROM -- A buyer's guide to PCs -- Notebook/Laptop computers -- Utilizing the Internet and online services.
ISBN:
9780782123579
Format :
Book
CD-Rom
Available:*
Library | Call Number | Material Type | Home Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Library | TK7887.5 .M546 1998 | Book and Software Set | Central Closed Stacks | Searching... |
| Central Library | TK7887.5 .M546 1998 | Book and Software Set | Central Closed Stacks | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
In simple, easy-to-follow language, this problem-solving wonder shows how to prevent disasters and fix them when they occur. Based on Minasi's extremely popular world-wide PC upgrade and repair seminars, this book gives PC owners or support persons all they need to know to handle 99 percent of their PC problems. The CD-ROMs include diagnostic and utility programs and a multimedia product called PC Tune.