First aid for New Zealand PC users
Subtitle: software and hardware troubleshooting and tips for a happier relationship with your computer
By: Stephen Stratford
Publisher: Viking in association with PC direct
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780670874163
Subjects: Microcomputers; Popular works; Maintenance and repair
Other titles: PC direct.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the machine (The front panel ; The keyboard ; The mouse ; The monitor ; The floppy disk drive ; The hard disk drive ; The CD-ROM drive ; The CPU ; The sound card ; The fax modem ; CMOS setup); title: Good housekeeping (Backing up ; Care and feeding of CD-ROMs ; Filing system ; Floppy disks ; Hard drive ; Recycle bin ; Internet ; Keyboard ; Real men don't read manuals ; OOS ; Shutting down ; Virus protection); title: Troubleshooting (General ; Backup ; CD-ROM drives ; Clock ; DOS ; Drivers ; Fax modem ; Files ; Flopy disks ; Fonts ; Games ; Hard drive ; Help ; Installing hardware ; Installing software ; Keyboard ; Monitor ; Mouse ; Printer ; Sound ; Starting up ; Video playback ; Viruses).; title: Technical stuff and help (Installing new devices ; High voltages ; Never open a monitor case ; Anti-static ; Configuring a new device ; Device drivers ; Parallel ports and com ports ; Interrupts ; I/O addresses ; Common conflicts ; Serial ports ; IRQ conflicts ; Support ; Radio and TV ; Interference problems ; Further help on the Internet).