Upgrading and Repairing PCs

Mueller, Scott

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9780789716361: Upgrading and Repairing PCs

ISBN 10: 0789716364 ISBN 13: 9780789716361

Publisher: Que, 1998

The new Tenth Anniversay Edition of Upgrading and Repairing PCs is completely revised with over 300 pages of new coverage of processors, motherboards, chipsets, printers, memory, and hard drive specifications. Choose the best processor for your needs with greatly expanded coverage that explains the features differentiating the latest processors. Learn every detail about Sockets 1-8, Slots 1 and 2, voltage regulators, and heat dissipation so your new processor will work right the first time you install it.

All of the information from Scott's $1,300 3-day seminars in this handy reference
Upgrade and troubleshoot your entire PC--video, audio, and network cards; drives, processors, memory, and motherboards
Learn the real benefits and drawbacks of new technologies from a trusted and experienced independent PC authority
2 CD-ROMs contain technical specifications for over 7,000 hard drives, modems, and NICs, videos from Scott's hardware repair seminars, and an A+ Certification training tutorial

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Review:

If you want to understand what's going on inside an Intel-standard PC, Mueller's tome should be at the top of your hardware-book heap. Upgrading and Repairing PCs overflows with both tutoring and reference material. Mueller intersperses intelligent and easy-to-follow prose with conceptual diagrams and drawings and factual tables. You can either read through and learn from the author's experience or flip right to the answer you need to solve a problem. The up-to-date information includes Pentium II and limited coverage of Celeron, Xeon, and the latest non-Intel processors. The author also accurately surveys state-of-the-art components aside from CPUs, covering new SCSI boards and Voodoo Rush video, for example.

The guide hosts a directory of almost every company that makes hardware for the PC, complete with physical addresses, phone numbers, and URLs. On top of that, there's a good glossary, a table of modem commands, and thousands of hard-drive parameters (heads, cylinders, and so forth). Two companion CD-ROMs hold a searchable database of hard-drive specs, some videos of Mueller's lectures, and a bunch of diagnostic software.

Though it's not specifically written as an A+ certification study guide, this book could be used as preparation for the hardware portion of the A+ exam. Mueller's coverage is far more comprehensive than what that exam requires, so be careful about studying details that don't appear on the test. --David Wall

From the Publisher:

Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 12th Edition, is a must-have reference for anyone serious about PC upgrading and repair. Scott Mueller is known worldwide for his best-selling book, which has been credited with launching and reviving thousands of careers, not to mention rescuing many PCs from the scrap heap. Whether you are a student who wants to break into a career building and repairing PCs, or you are a tech-hardened professional, you’ll find Scott’s book to be a vital addition to your workbench. The 12th Edition contains a bevy of new photos, illustrations and technical detail that you won’t find anywhere else. With more than 2 million copies sold and millions of students around the world, Scott is the undisputed PC hardware authority.

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