PC Repair Bench Book

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 768 pages
• Published by: Wiley March 3, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764525786
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764525780
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Weighs: 10 pounds

Product Description

• A get-in, get-out Power Pack guide that focuses strictly on what PC technicians and serious hobbyists need to know to maintain, upgrade, and repair PCs
• Each chapter focuses on one particular hardware feature, briefly explaining its design, operation, characteristics, features, and purpose, with information and tips on installing, upgrading, troubleshooting, diagnosing, and problem solving
• Highly-illustrated approach-at least one figure for every two pages
• Find-a-Fix tool takes readers through all the most common symptoms of computer problems, helps them refine a diagnosis, and provides immediate solutions
• Ron Gilster is bestselling author of A+ Certification For Dummies, Second Edition (0-7645-0812-1) with more than 250,000 copies sold in all editions
• CD-ROM provides valuable diagnostic software, searchable text of the entire book and Find-a-Fix tool

Back Cover Copy
Your one-stop guide to

• Understanding and repairing motherboards, processors, chipsets, BIOS, and system resources
• Updating and optimizing memory and aging systems
• Diagnosing common PC problems and performing routine maintenance
• Installing and configuring system upgrades
• Working safely with the electrical components of a PC
• Troubleshooting peripherals, storage systems and devices, sight and sound systems, and more

Heres everything you need to know to fix or maintain a PC–and nothing you dont

If youre a PC technician, time is money. Bestselling author Ron Gilster trimmed every scrap of fat from this indispensable reference guide, packing it with clear, concise information that helps you do your job. Organized by hardware or component groups–motherboards, storage devices, printers, communications and networking, operating system software, and so on–its liberally illustrated for faster comprehension. Theres even a searchable e-version of the book on CD-ROM to help you diagnose problems. This is the one book you cant afford not to have on your repair bench.

CD-ROM Includes

• Find-a-Fix tool, which lists many common PC problems and their solutions
• Bonus content, including glossary and troubleshooting tips
• Evaluation versions of PC Certify Pro and ToolStar Test demo

Reader Reviews
Being involved with computers for over 15 years now, I have learned that there is always something new to learn. Everyday this industry changes and keeping up it can and is a full time job. The book is written by someone with over 35 year experience and the material covered is nothing short of great. When I started reading this book I thought is was another text for the A+ Exam, and while you could use it as a study tool, the book is more in line for the technician. What the book covers is hardware mostly, from the motherboard through printers and everything in between. There is coverage of C3 and Itanium processors, binary conversions, AT Commands, video and monitors and so much more. Ron Glister has given you a real reference manual and a great addition to my technical library. The text is technically and material wise up to date with the latest information. Also there is a cd included with a host of utilities, most of which a trialware or shareware. About everyone should find a few of them useful in some way and overall if you are serious about fixing and repairing than you have a first rate source to work with.