PC hardware
Subtitle: the complete reference
By: Craig Zacker, John Rourke.
Contributors: Rourke, John, 1958-
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 697
Subjects: Microcomputers -- Maintenance and repair.; Microcomputers -- Equipment and supplies.; Computer input-output equipment.
Other titles: Complete reference : PC hardware
Notes: Includes index.
Systems requirements for accompanying computer disc: Microsoft Windows or equivalent software; 166 MHz Pentium MMX, Windows 95 second ed., Media Player 6.4.
Table of contents: title: pt I. PC components; title: 1. Fundamentals of PC technology; title: 2. The microprocessor; title: 3. Memory; title: 4. Motherboards; title: 5. Power supply, cooling, and protection; title: 6. Mass storage interfaces; title: 7. Magnetic storage devices; title: 8. Optical storage devices; title: 9. I/O ports and devices; title: 10. Keyboards and pointing devices; title: 11. The video subsystem; title: 12. The audio subsystem; title: pt. II. PC peripherals; title: 13. Modems and communications; title: 14. Networking; title: 15. Printers; title: 16. Portable PCs; title: pt. III. PC troubleshooting; title: 17. Troubleshooting tools and techniques; title: 18. Basic data recovery and disaster recovery; title: pt. IV. About the CD : building your own PC.