ÂChris Angelini, Managing Editor, TomÂs Hardware
For 20 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the industryÂs #1 guide to PC hardware: the single source for reliable, step-by-step information on identifying and fixing problems, adding hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs from scratch. Now, this 19th Edition has been completely updated to focus on todayÂs technologies and todayÂs maintenance challenges!
From processors and motherboards, memory to storage, video to power, and networking to Internet connectivity, itÂs all here: technical details, practical insights, and step-by-step solutions to difficult problems. Updates include new CPUs like the Intel Core i Series and AMDÂs Phenom family...solid state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives...motherboard form factors, chipsets, power supplies, DDR3 memory, Windows 7 readiness, and a whole lot more!
Your guide, Scott Mueller, has taught thousands in his legendary personal seminars and millions more through his books and videos. Nobody knows more about choosing, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining PC hardware. Whether youÂre a professional technician, a small business owner who doesnÂt want to pay for service calls, or a home PC enthusiast, this is the one book you need!
NEW IN THIS EDITION
ON THE DVD
The DVD contains two hours of up-to-the minute, studio-quality how-to videosÂall playable on either your DVD player or computer! YouÂll find detailed presentations covering important PC components like processors, motherboards, chipsets, memory, hard disk drives, chassis, and power supplies, including tips that will help you select the best components when building or purchasing new systems as well as when upgrading or repairing existing ones. There is a complete step-by-step guide to building a new PC from scratch, including tips that will not only make the build process run smoothly, but will also help you build a system that has performance, durability, and will be easy to maintain, upgrade, and repair in the future. ThatÂs not all: YouÂll also find the complete 16th Edition of this book, plus extensive technical reference material, a comprehensive PC glossary, and much more!