Troubleshooting and Repairing PCs

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 458 pages
• Published by: Tab Books
• Edition: 3rd Edition March 1, 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0070305560
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0070305564
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Book Description
Sure-fire PC diagnostic and repair methods at your fingertips. Now you can maximize PC performance and minimize downtime with the Third Edition of Michael F. Hordeski's Troubleshooting and Repairing PCs: Beyond the Basics. Packed with over 300 how-to-do-it illustrations and troubleshooting flowcharts, this edition of this best-seller gives you the skill and confidence to evaluate and solve most any PC problem. You get step-by-step strategies for keeping IBM and compatible 286, 386, 486, and Pentium systems in peak condition-including the know-how to: disassemble and reassemble PCs quickly and safely; troubleshoot and configure mother-boards and adapter cards; identify and resolve POST faults; fix advanced CMOS setup problems; install and configure memory; recover lost files and directories; revive nonbootable floppies and hard disks; rescue damaged program files; understand networks and keep them operating; get impact, inkjet and laser printers back up and running; configure input devices-from keyboards to scanners; much more.

Back Cover Copy
If you want to minimize downtime and maximize PC performance, this book will help you do both--and much more! The author provides simple, step-by-step strategies for keeping IBM PCs and compatible 286, 386, 486, and Pentium systems up and running smoothly. One of the strongest-selling technician's guides to PC repair, it has now been revised with many detailed troubleshooting flowcharts and greater emphasis on Windows-related PCs, which present a unique set of system-specific troubleshooting and repair challenges. You'll learn to: Pinpoint problems; Make repairs; Perform preventive maintenance; Reconfigure PCs; Install upgrades; Expand memory or increase disk capacity; Disassemble and reassemble components; Recover lost data; Improve PC performance. Over 300 illustrations and easy-to-read text make this one of the most accessible, information-packed PC repair guides available for technicians, PC owners, and end users. This book will bring you up to date with today's constantly evolving hardware.

Reader Reviews
a no-nonsense book replete with technical diagrams, this book answers most questions a person making hardware repairs would ever ask. i've loaned my copy out several times; each time, the borrower has asked where he could get a copy. amazon.com, of course! Comment | | (Report this)