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By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
March 2006
Pages: 447
ISBN 10: 0-596-00866-X |
ISBN 13: 9780596008666
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Repairing and Upgrading Your PC delivers start-to-finish instructions, simple enough for even the most inexperienced PC owner, for troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading your computer. Written by hardware experts Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson, this book covers it all: how to troubleshoot a troublesome PC, how to identify which components make sense for an upgrade, and how to tear it all down and put it back together. This book shows how to repair and upgrade all of your PC's essential components.
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Which upgrades offer the best bang for the buck? How do you pinpoint the faulty component that's making your system freeze? What about compatibility issues?
Get ready to get unstuck and get your PC running fast and running right. Repairing and Upgrading Your PC delivers start-to-finish instructions, simple enough for even the most inexperienced PC owner, for troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading your computer. Written by hardware experts Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson, this book covers it all: how to troubleshoot a troublesome PC, how to identify which components make sense for an upgrade, and how to tear it all down and put it back together. This book shows how to repair and upgrade all of your PC's essential components:
- Motherboard, CPU, and Memory. Choose the optimal match of these core components to keep your PC running at top speed
- Hard Drive, Optical Drive, and Removable Storage
- Give your computer what it needs for long-term and short-term storage
- Audio and Video. Enhance your computing experience with the right sound and graphics devices for your needs
- Input Devices. Pick the best keyboard and mouse to keep your hands happy and healthy
- Networking. Set up secure wireless networking to keep the bits flowing between your computers and the outside world
- Cases and Power Supplies. Keep everything running cool and reliably
With its straightforward language, clear instructions, and extensive illustrations, this book makes it a breeze for PC owners of any skill level to work on their computer.
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A great book for everyone, April 05 2006
A retired couple was visiting our house and the man asked me about whether, how often, and how to clean their PC. In the middle of my somewhat stumbling but I think reasonable response, a package was delivered to the door - my copy of Repairing & Upgrading Your PC had arrived. I opened it, turned to the table of contents, then to system cleaning, and handed the book to our friend. He read the short section on system cleaning, closed the book and said, approximately, “I’d better not get into this any further right now” (being polite company). Then, “I can understand this, is this book available? Where can I get a copy?” That is what I mean when I say the Thompson’s write well. The information is as complete as one can expect in this rapidly changing world, but you don’t need to be some sort of techno nerd to understand what they present. If you are going to delve into your own computer maintenance or add/replace components then this is a darn good place to start, and with this book in hand there is no reason why you should not do so. It will help you make better decisions about what, when, how, and even whether you should bother to upgrade, and probably save you money besides.
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"Reading through this book has provided me with the training to be able to pop the hood on my Windows PC with confidence. I’ve already removed the dust and cat hair from inside the box and installed a USB2/firewire card and the software drivers for the board. (I did back up my hard drive first, just in case.) Repairing & Upgrading Your PC is an excellent desktop reference."
-- Iris Yoffa, eJournal of the Tucson Computer Society
"As a reasonably experienced home PC user/builder, if I could only have one practical, easily readable, objective book on PC repair and maintenance for reference when I needed advice or help, this would be it! If someone wishing to get started with their own PC work, asked me for a recommendation I would also have no hesitation in suggesting this book. In fact this book could easily be called, “Building, Repairing, Upgrading & Maintaining Your PC” and still fit the bill. I give it an enthusiastic 5 stars."
-- Graham Jones, Canadian IT Professionals
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