Upgrading and Repairing PCs
“…a comprehensive resource for PC enthusiasts and
professionals alike. Packed with the latest speeds and feeds, you’ll
want to keep this book on-hand as an authoritative technology
reference.”
–Chris Angelini, Managing Editor, Tom’s Hardware
For 20 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has
been the world’s #1 guide to PC hardware: the single source for
reliable information on troubleshooting and fixing problems, adding
hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs. Now, better than
ever, this 20th Edition offers beefed-up coverage of the newest
hardware innovations and maintenance techniques, plus more than 90
minutes of new DVD video.
Scott
Mueller delivers practical answers about PC processors, motherboards,
buses, BIOSes, memory, storage, video, audio, I/O, input devices,
networks, Internet connectivity, power, and much more. You’ll find the
industry’s best coverage of diagnostics, testing, and repair–plus
cutting-edge discussions of improving performance via overclocking and
other techniques.
Mueller has taught thousands of professionals in person and millions more through his books and videos–nobody knows more about keeping PCs running perfectly. Whether
you’re a professional technician, a small business owner trying to save
money, or a home PC enthusiast, this is the only PC hardware book you
need!
NEW IN THIS EDITION
- The newest processors, including Intel’s 2nd generation Core i3, i5, i7 plus the Atom, and AMD’s new VISION series CPUs
- 3TB
(and larger) disks, 4K sectoring, partition alignment, faster SATA disk
interfaces, and SSD (Solid State Drive) hard drive replacements
- New firmware innovations, from full UEFI BIOS support to built-in motherboard flash BIOS upgrade utilities
- Integrated video and audio, including 5.1/7.1 surround sound, HDMI, and DisplayPort connections
- Updated PCI Express and Power Supply specifications for powering high-end video cards
- Emerging interfaces such as USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt
- Updated coverage of building PCs from scratch–from choosing and assembling hardware through BIOS setup and troubleshooting
Get more than 90 minutes of up-to-the minute, studio quality how-to
videos–all playable on your DVD player or computer! In this edition,
Scott Mueller offers true insider information about several of the key
components in a PC, including hard disk drives, power supplies,
motherboards, and more.
You
will see hard drives completely dissected–even see an open hard drive
in operation–so you can observe exactly what happens under the covers.
One of the most common causes of failure in modern motherboards, power
supplies, and many other PC components are bad capacitors–otherwise
known as the capacitor plague. Mueller will show several
real-world examples of this “disease,” so you can easily identify and
perhaps even repair the problem. Finally, because external hard drives
are now commonly used for supplementary storage and backups, you’ll find
a complete discussion of several alternatives on the market. This
includes tips and tricks for building or assembling your own flexible,
high performance and highly reliable external storage drives, with
several examples shown. This DVD also contains the complete 19th edition of this book in printable form, plus extensive technical reference material, a comprehensive glossary, and more!
