Author: Mark Minasi Publisher: Sybex ISBN: 9780782144314 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 0
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
Author: Mark Minasi Publisher: Sybex ISBN: 9780782143102 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 930
Book Description
The World's Leading PC Guide--Updated, Expanded, Reorganized The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide continues its reign as the PC world's great problem-solving wonder. In simple, easy-to-follow language, it shows you how to prevent disasters, fix the ones that occur, and maximize your PC's power and longevity. Based on author Mark Minasi's popular seminars, this book is an unbeatable value. It teaches you everything you need to know to meet all your PC challenges, present and future. Coverage includes: * Preventing hardware disasters * Upgrading memory * Replacing power supplies * Installing EIDE and Serial ATA hard drives * Adding SCSI ports * Partitioning drives using NTFS and FAT32 * Protecting your PC from viruses, worms, and spyware * Solving data backup challenges * Adding and repairing DVDs and CD-ROMs * Installing and troubleshooting scanners * Troubleshooting printers * Installing communications devices * Resolving mouse and keyboard problems * Installing video and sound cards * Tackling networking issues * Installing a wireless network * Troubleshooting Internet connectivity * Solving laptop problems
Author: Marcia Press Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0764573179 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 501
Book Description
Updated and revised with eighty percent new material, this book is 100 percent of what readers need to upgrade, fix, or troubleshoot PCs Sixty-five percent of U.S. households own a PC; this book caters to the do-it-yourselfers in these households, both novices and tech hobbyists alike, who are looking for an approachable reference A one-stop reference for topics such as video, CD, and DVD; multimedia; storage; communications (network and Internet); peripherals; and integrating with laptops and handhelds Concludes with a step-by-step tutorial on building an "extreme" machine that can handle the most demanding multimedia or gaming applications Written by Marcia and Barry Press, authors of PC Toys (076454229X)
Author: Ruth Maran Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 9780764535604 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 220
Book Description
With "PC Upgrade and Repair Simplified", Ruth Maran and her 3-D Visual cohorts have delivered the penultimate PC upkeep manual. Each chapter is clearly presented with helpful illustrations, common considerations, FAQs, troubleshooting tips, and software benefits
Author: Jean Andrews Publisher: Delmar ISBN: 9781435487048 Category : Computer input-output equipment Languages : en Pages : 1287
Book Description
Written by best-selling PC repair author and educator Jean Andrews, the seventh edition of A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, International Edition maps fully to CompTIA’s 2009 A+ Exam objectives. This full-color guide is the most complete, step-by-step book available for learning the fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer hardware and software. At the same time, it prepares readers to successfully pass the A+ 220-701 and 220-702 exams. The new edition is formatted to support any teaching style and course format, featuring an essentials-to-practical reorganization within each chapter and inclusion of new tabs distinguishing exam content. Further content and live demonstrations with Jean Andrews are available on the accompanying CD, making this new edition a total solution for PC repair.
Author: Ron Gilster Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 9780764525780 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 792
Book Description
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 Here’s everything you need to know to fix or maintain a PC–and nothing you don’t If you’re 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–it’s liberally illustrated for faster comprehension. This is the one book you can’t afford not to have on your repair bench.
Author: Mark Minasi Publisher: ISBN: Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 1702
Book Description
Written by an expert in the networking industry, this authoritative resource is intended for system administrators who must upgrade, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot real-world networks. The CD-ROM includes the book in electronic format and scores of network utilities and tools.
Author: Donald R. Evans Publisher: Sybex ISBN: 9780782127072 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
The lab manual, targeted toward college students and exam takers, reinforces lessons learned in each chapter with practical, hands-on tasks. Each exercise provides students with: recommended reading in the book; objectives to be accomplished in the lab; lists of hardware and software needed to perform the task; step-by-step procedures; and a student lab report for observations and information.
Author: Publisher: Jeffrey Frank Jones ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 1664
Book Description
Over 1,600 total pages ... 14097 FIRE CONTROLMAN SUPERVISOR Covers Fire Controlman supervisor responsibilities, organization, administration, inspections, and maintenance; supervision and training; combat systems, subsystems, and their maintenance; and weapons exercises. 14098 FIRE CONTROLMAN, VOLUME 01, ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY Covers general administration, technical administration, electronics safety, and hazardous materials as they pertain to the FC rating. 14099A FIRE CONTROLMAN, VOLUME 02--FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND RADAR FUNDAMENTALS Covers basic radar systems, fire control systems, and radar safety as they relate to the Fire Controlman rating. 14100 FIRE CONTROLMAN, VOLUME 03--DIGITAL DATA SYSTEMS Covers computer and peripheral fundamentals and operations, configurations and hardware, operator controls and controlling units, components and circuits, central processing units and buses, memories, input/output and interfacing, instructions and man/machine interfaces, magnetic tape storage, magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM storage, printers, data conversion devices, and switchboards. 14101 FIRE CONTROLMAN, VOLUME 04--FIRE CONTROL MAINTENANCE CONCEPTS Introduces the Planned Maintenance System and discusses methods for identifying and isolating system faults, liquid cooling systems used by Fire Controlmen, battery alignment (purpose, equipment, and alignment considerations), and radar collimation. 14102 FIRE CONTROLMAN, VOLUME 05--DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Covers basic display devices and input devices associated with Navy tactical data systems as used by the FC rating. 14103 FIRE CONTROLMAN, VOLUME 06--DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS Covers the fundamentals of data communications, the Link-11 and Link-4A systems, and local area networks. 14104A FIREMAN Provides information on the following subject areas: engineering administration; engineering fundamentals; the basic steam cycle; gas turbines; internal combustion engines; ship propulsion; pumps, valves, and piping; auxiliary machinery and equipment; instruments; shipboard electrical equipment; and environmental controls.
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