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Fix Your Own PC » (8th Edition)

Book cover image of Fix Your Own PC by Corey Sandler

Authors: Corey Sandler
ISBN-13: 9780470107874, ISBN-10: 0470107871
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: June 2007
Edition: 8th Edition

Author Biography: Corey Sandler

Corey Sandler is a pioneer of computer journalism. He was the first executive editor of PC Magazine and the founding editor of Digital News. Among his more than 180 books are Upgrading & Fixing Laptops For Dummies and Laptops For Dummies Quick Reference.

Book Synopsis

Why rush to the repair shop or hire expensive consultants to install a next-generation video card, troubleshoot a CD-ROM drive, or deal with a Windows 2000 meltdown? With a good set of screwdrivers, an antistatic strap, and Fix Your Own PC, you'll be ready to tackle any job - big or small. Packed with detailed charts and photos, this indispensable guide will help you keep your PC up and running and up to date.

Covers everything in and around your personal computer:

Processors: Pentium III and AMD Athlon, plus their ancestors

Memory: SIMM, DIMM, SDRAM, and more

Connections: Universal Serial Bus and Fireware, among others

Drives: Hard, floppy, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, Zip, Jaz, tape

Multimedia: From sound cards to 3D video-adapter cards

Peripherals: Flat-screen monitors, cable, modems, and much more

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Corey Sandler, a computer-journalism pioneer, was one of the first editors of PC Magazine, as well as the founding editor of Digital News. The author of more than 150 books on computers, business, video games, and travel, he is currently the president of World Association, a consortium of freelance writers.

	Acknowledgments
	Preface
Ch. 1	Looking Under the Hood	2
Ch. 2	The Microprocessor	20
Ch. 3	BIOS	90
Ch. 4	Driving the Computer Bus	100
Ch. 5	Basic Hardware Skills	118
Ch. 6	Step-by-Step through a Modern Machine	174
Ch. 7	Shopping for PC Parts	194
Ch. 8	Memory	210
Ch. 9	Floppy Drives	238
Ch. 10	Hard Drives	258
Ch. 11	Removable Hard Drives	318
Ch. 12	CD and DVD Drives	332
Ch. 13	Video Display Adapters and Standards	350
Ch. 14	Monitors and LCDs	380
Ch. 15	Serial, USB, and FireWire Connections	400
Ch. 16	Modems	422
Ch. 17	The Parallel Interface	440
Ch. 18	Hard Copy	450
Ch. 19	Your Computer's Hands, Eyes, and Ears	464
Ch. 20	Networks, Gateways, and Routers	498
Ch. 21	Living the Good Life: Backing Up Regularly	514
Ch. 22	Antivirus, Utility and Diagnostic Programs	522
Ch. 23	Windows Troubleshooting and Repairs	530
Ch. 24	Common-Sense Solutions to Common Problems	552
App. A	Numeric Codes and Text Messages	564
App. B	Text Error Messages	574
App. C	Beep Error Codes	598
App. D	IRO, DMA, and Memory Assignments	608
App. E	Hardware and Software Toolkit	614
App. F	Encyclopedia of Cables and Connectors	622
	App. G: Troubleshooting Charts	630
	Glossary	646
	Index	676