Troubleshooting, Maintaining, and Repairing Macs
The Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Maximizing Your Mac’s PerformanceIdentify, fix, and prevent Mac problems with this comprehensive and easy-to-use reference. Covering the latest Mac models - including G4s and iBooks - this complete guide will show you how to take control of your Mac when crisis hits. Highly organized and featuring a quick "Symptoms-at-a-Glance" section, you’ll find troubleshooting solutions for a slew of familiar and not-so-familiar problems, including memory issues, power supply malfunctions, and virus symptoms. This essential guide addresses Internet protocols and wireless technology, attaching all types of peripheral devices, and gives practical advice for creating a trouble-free networking environment.  Also included are detailed procedures for regular Mac maintenance, so you can keep any future problems to a minimum. Up-to-date, thorough, and practical--this is the ultimate troubleshooting guide for every Mac user.Learn to:Enhance system performanceUnderstand each Mac hardware and software componentConnect and troubleshoot all types of peripherals including scanners, printers, CD-ROM and DVD drives -- and moreMaintain your Mac regularlyRecover from system disasters quickly and effectivelyKnow what’s wrong immediately by using the "Symptoms-at-a-Glance" sectionMinimize freezing, force quits, and system crashesWork with other platformsPlus, get a peek at Mac OS X