| Description |
lxxiv, 1552 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. An inside look at a contemporary PC -- 2. An inside look at operating systems and the boot process -- 3. Arranging the preservice checkout -- 4. Backup guide -- 5. Batteries -- 6. BIOS -- 7. Busses -- 8. CD drives -- 9. Chipsets -- 10. CMOS -- 11. Conflict troubleshooting -- 12. CPU identification and troubleshooting -- 13. Data recovery techniques -- 14. Drive adapters and RAID basics -- 15. DVD drives -- 16. Enhancing system performance -- 17. Error codes -- 18. Fans and cooling devices -- 19. Floppy drives -- 20. Hard drives -- 21. Joysticks, controllers, and game ports -- 22. Keyboards -- 23. Memory troubleshooting -- 24. Mice and trackballs -- 25. Modems -- ch. 26. Motherboard troubleshooting -- 27. Parallel port troubleshooting -- 28. Plug-and-play configuration and troubleshooting -- 29. Power protection -- 30. Power supplies and power management -- 31. Removable media drives -- 32. SCSI systems and troubleshooting -- 33. Serial and infrared port troubleshooting -- 34. Sound boards -- 35. Video adapters and accelerators. |
| System Details |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: PC; Windows; CD-ROM drive. |
| Subject |
Microcomputers -- Maintenance and repair -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Microcomputers -- Upgrading -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Spine Title |
PC hardware desk reference |
| ISBN |
0072225254 |
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0072225262 book |
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0072225270 CD |
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