PC Upgrade and Repair Bible

by Barry Press (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $8.10

  Provides detailed hands-on sections covering each computer component (power supply, disks, monitors, etc). The text details how to install the equipment and discusses how the operating system uses/exploits each device. It guides the reader through potentially dangerous procedures - such as computer disassembly - and highlights the most sensitive parts of the process. The two attached CD-ROMs contain diagnostic tools, utilities, games, videos and tours - plus a certification study, glossary, and contact list with Web links.

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.42

  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. This is 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. It concludes with a step by step tutorial on building an extreme machine that can handle the most demanding multimedia or gaming applications. It is written by Marcia and Barry Press, authors of PC Toys (076454229X).

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $10.62

  PC Upgrade and Repair Bible, 3rd Edition brings together the personal and professional editions of this popular series into one enormously comprehensive volume. Whether you just bought your first computer or are an IT professional managing thousands of workstations, this book is indispensable. Virtually all descriptive upgrade sequences and graphics have been updated for today's technology, and all of the current issues pertaining to Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 are fully explained in easy-to-understand language. Plus, PC Upgrade and Repair Bible, 3rd Edition includes product reviews and comparisons, a Q&A, and an exhaustive online vendor list. This book is ideal if you want to: Evaluate the suitability of upgrading an existing computer. Determine the upgrades needed to make an under-powered machine suitable for your specific purposes. Specify an effective new configuration of an existing machine to meet your requirements. Build a new machine from components that precisely meet your needs. Design an approach for integrating personal computers into local area networks, wide area networks, and the Internet. Tune your computer system for peak performance. Repair or install upgrades into an existing machine.