Upgrading and Repairing PCs : Academic Edition

Appropriate for courses in hardware, PC troubleshooting and repair. Upgrading & Repairing PC's, 13th Academic Edition is a comprehensive reference guide that addresses and resolves hardware problems. This book teaches students about what goes on inside the computer. It also covers PC building, upgrading, repairing and troubleshooting. Written by Scott Mueller, the most trusted, authoritative hardware voice in the industry, it is the complete solution for hardware information.

Introduction

1

(8)

Week 1 A PC Primer

9

(14)

Personal Computer Background

11

(12)

Week 2 Hard Drive Technologies

23

(104)

The IDE Interface

25

(30)

The SCSI Interface

55

(32)

Hard Disk Storage

87

(40)

Week 3 Floppy Drives and CD Drives

127

(90)

Floppy Disk Storage

129

(28)

Optical Storage

157

(28)

Physical Drive Installation and Configuration

185

(32)

Week 4 CPU Technology

217

(114)

Microprocessor Types and Specifications

219

(112)

Week 5 Motherboards and Memory

331

(194)

Motherboards and Buses

333

(130)

Memory

463

(62)

Week 6 Video and Audio

525

(86)

Video Hardware

527

(48)

Audio Hardware

575

(36)

Week 7 Input/Output

611

(56)

I/O Interfaces from Serial and Parallel to IEEE-1394 and USB

613

(24)

Input Devices

637

(30)

Week 8 Power Supplies

667

(44)

Power Supply and Chassis/Case

669

(42)

Week 9 BIOS

711

(34)

BIOS

713

(32)

Week 10 Putting it All together

745

(58)

Building or Upgrading Systems

747

(56)

Week 11 Caring for Your PC

803

(52)

PC Diagnostics, Testing, and Maintenance

805

(50)

Week 12 Cram Session

855

(8)

Course Review

857

(6)

Appendixes

863

(154)

A Glossary

865

(66)

B Key Vendor Contacts

931

(6)

C Troubleshooting Index

937

(20)

D Student Workbook

957

(60)

List of Acronyms

1017

(4)

Index

1021

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Upgrading and Repairing PCs : Academic Edition

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