PC Hardware in a Nutshell
Subtitle: A Desktop Quick Reference
By: Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson.
Contributors: Thompson, Barbara Fritchman.
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Beijing; Cambridge; Farnham; Köln; Paris; Sebastopol; Taipei; Tokyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 501
Subjects: Microcomputers -- Equipment and supplies; Microcomputers -- Upgrading; Microcomputers -- Maintenance and repair; Microcomputers -- Purchasing
Description: "PC Hardware in a Nutshell is a guide to buying, building, upgrading, and repairing Intel-based PCs, presented in O'Reilly's concise "In a Nutshell" Format."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals; title: Working on PCs; title: Motherboards; title: Processors; title: Memory; title: Floppy disk drives; title: Floppy disk drive replacements; title: Removable hard disk drives; title: Tape drives; title: CD-ROM drives; title: CD-R and CD-RW drives; title: DVD drives; title: Hard disk interfaces; title: Hard disk drives; title: Video adapters; title: Monitors; title: Sound cards; title: Speakers and headphones; title: Keyboards; title: Mice and trackballs; title: Game controllers; title: Cases; title: Power supplies; title: Backup power supplies; title: Designing a PC; title: Building a PC.