Upgrading and repairing PCs
By: Scott Mueller.
Edition: 14th ed.
Publisher: Que
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Indianapolis, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1605
Subjects: Microcomputers -- Maintenance and repair; Microcomputers -- Equipment and supplies; Microcomputers -- Upgrading
Other titles: Scott Mueller's upgrading and repairing PCs
Notes: Includes index.

System requirements for accompanying DVD: DVD Player or DVD-ROM. System requirements for playing in DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM drive; Intel Celeron/Pentium or AMD Duron/Athlon processor ; 400 MHz (600 MHz is optimal) ; Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP ; 64 MB of RAM ; 4MB Graphics card ; 800x600 resolution, 16-bit color ; DirectSound-Compatible sound card ; 4X (16X is preferred) DVD-ROM drive (UDMA enabled) ; DirectorShow-compliant DVD decoder software installed ; DirectX 7.0 ; Internet Explorer 5.0.
Table of contents: title: Development of the PC; title: PC components, features, and system design; title: Microprocessor types and specifications, motherboards and buses; title: BIOS; title: Memory; title: IDE interface; title: SCSI interface; title: Magnetic storage principles; title: Hard disk storage; title: Floppy disk storage; title: High-capacity removable storage; title: Optical storage; title: Physical drive installation and configuration; title: Video hardware; title: Audio hardware; title: I/O interfaces from serial and parallel to IEEE-1394 and USB; title: Input devices; title: Internet connectivity; title: Local area networking; title: Power supply and chassis/case; title: Building or upgrading systems; title: PC diagnostics, testing and maintenance; title: File systems and data recovery.; title: DVD : Printers and scanners; title: Portable PCs; title: Vendor lists; title: Technical reference; title: Original PC hardware reference; title: Hard drive specifications database.