Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 928 pages
- Published by: Sybex; 16 edition July 27, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0782144314
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782144314
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 7.5 x 2.1 inches
- Weighs: 3.4 pounds
Book Description
Clear, Expert Advice for PC Users of Every Stripe
No matter how you use your PC--as a business tool, an entertainment center, or an Internet on-ramp--this latest edition of The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide has you covered. Inside, you'll find the clear, expert advice on maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting for which this book is famous. It's all updated to cover the latest technologies and guaranteed to help you extend the life and power of your PC. You also get targeted instruction on a wide range of entertainment upgrades--ways to enhance your enjoyment of music, photo, movies, and more. Coverage includes:
* Preventing hardware disasters
* Upgrading memory
* Replacing power supplies
* Partitioning drives using NTFS and FAT32
* Solving data backup challenges
* Protecting your PC from viruses, worms, and spyware
* Adding SCSI cards and drives
* Installing DVDs, CD-ROMs, and EIDE and Serial ATA hard drives
* Troubleshooting printers and scanners
* Installing communications devices
* Resolving mouse and keyboard problems
* Installing video and sound cards
* Tackling networking issues, both wired and wireless
* Troubleshooting Internet connectivity
* Solving laptop problems
* Capturing and editing video
* Managing music and image files
* Watching movies on DVD
* Getting the most out of new storage and networking technologies
Back Cover Copy
Clear, Expert Advice for PC Users of Every Stripe No matter how you use your PC—as a business tool, an entertainment center, or an Internet on-ramp—this latest edition of
The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide has you covered. Inside, you’ll find the clear, expert advice on maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting for which this book is famous. It’s all updated to cover the latest technologies and guaranteed to help you extend the life and power of your PC. You also get targeted instruction on a wide range of entertainment upgrades—ways to enhance your enjoyment of music, photo, movies, and more. Coverage includes:
- Preventing hardware disasters
- Upgrading memory
- Replacing power supplies
- Partitioning drives using NTFS and FAT32
- Solving data backup challenges
- Protecting your PC from viruses, worms, and spyware
- Adding SCSI cards and drives
- Installing DVDs, CD-ROMs, and EIDE and Serial ATA hard drives
- Troubleshooting printers and scanners
- Installing communications devices
- Resolving mouse and keyboard problems
- Installing video and sound cards
- Tackling networking issues, both wired and wireless
- Troubleshooting Internet connectivity
- Solving laptop problems
- Capturing and editing video
- Managing music and image files
- Watching movies on DVD
- Getting the most out of new storage and networking technologies
Reader Reviews
Sybex and the authors have updated this long running and successful text with the 16th edition. The rapid changes in personal computer hardware mean that you might want to consider getting this book for its comprehensive advice of a wide range of hardware items. I should say that even with the changes in this industry, if you have the 14th or 15th editions, you may well want to stick with those. Not everything changes between consecutive editions, and those still hold considerable relevance. The book's remit extends across a broad range of hardware. Not just items that might be directly plugged into your computer. For example, there is discussion about routers for your local network. Where these might be wired or wireless devices. Typically, across all the hardware they describe, there is enough information to be able to install that hardware, even without the manufacturers' instructions. Sometimes, the book's instructions may even be clearer!
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