PC Repair Bench Book

PC Repair Bench Book

Summary:

A get-in, get-out Power Pack guide that focuses strictly on what PC technicians and serious hobbyists need to know to maintain, upgrade, and repair PCs

Each chapter focuses on one particular hardware feature, briefly explaining its design, operation, characteristics, features, and purpose, with information and tips on installing, upgrading, troubleshooting, diagnosing, and problem solving

Highly-illustrated approach-at least one figure for every two pages

Find-a-Fix tool takes readers through all the most common symptoms of computer problems, helps them refine a diagnosis, and provides immediate solutions

Ron Gilster is bestselling author of A+ Certification For Dummies, Second Edition (0-7645-0812-1) with more than 250,000 copies sold in all editions

CD-ROM provides valuable diagnostic software, searchable text of the entire book and Find-a-Fix tool


Table of Contents
Preface.
Part I: The Motherboard and Its Components.
Chapter 1: Mastering the Motherboard.
Chapter 2: Processors.
Chapter 3: Chipsets and Controllers.
Chapter 4: Booting and the BIOS.
Chapter 5: Configuring System Resources.
Chapter 6: Memory.
Chapter 7: Applying Cache Memory.
Part II: The System Case and Power Supply.
Chapter 8: The System Case.
Chapter 9: Powering Up the PC.
Part III: Storage Devices.
Chapter 10: Working with Hard Disks.
Chapter 11: Hard Disk Interfaces.
Chapter 12: Floppy Disks and Removable Storage Devices.
Chapter 13: CD-ROM and DVD.
Part IV: Sight and Sound Systems.
Chapter 14: Video Systems.
Chapter 15: Monitors and Displays.
Chapter 16: Audio and Image Capture Devices.
Part V: Printers.
Chapter 17: Impact and Inkjet Printers.
Chapter 18: Laser Printers.
Part VI: Keyboards and Pointing Devices.
Chapter 19: Keyboards.
Chapter 20: Mice and Other Pointing Devices.
Part VII: Communications and Networking.
Chapter 21: Dialup Networking.
Chapter 22: Networking the PC.
Part VIII: Configuring the PC.
Chapter 23: Expansion Cards.
Chapter 24: Ports and Connectors.
Part IX: PC Operating Systems.
Chapter 25: The Windows Operating System.
Chapter 26: Unix and Linux Operating Systems.
Part X: Maintaining a PC.
Chapter 27: Preventive Care.
Chapter 28: Optimizing the PC.
Part XI: Appendix.
Appendix A: About the CD.
Index.
End-User License Agreement.
Bonus Appendix A: Troubleshooting PC Problems.
Bonus Appendix B: The PC Technician’s Toolkit.
Bonus Appendix C: Glossary.