Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies

Andy Rathbone (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

408 Seiten

2002 | 6th Revised edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7645-1665-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The average cost of desktop PCs has fallen steadily over the years while power and functionality have increased. Despite lower prices, however, you still may not feel like spending money on a new, faster PC. Instead, you can transform your balky PC into a glitch-free, turbocharged, multimedia machine with minimum cost. If you want your PC to do more and crash less but don't know where to begin, then Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies, 6th Edition, is your answer. Don't let the fear of opening your computer's case prevent you from do-it-yourself upgrades. Plenty of computer parts stay completely on the outside of the computer! So get ready to discover the ins and outs of today's hardware and software. This book is for anyone who wants to Upgrade an older PC to run Windows XP Add a larger hard drive Upgrade a video card Set up a firewall Take advantage of low-priced memory chips from warehouse stores This easy-to-understand guide shows you how to deal with the most common upgrading and repair problems and explains what to buy, where to plug it in, and how to make sure your computer knows what to do with it.
This sixth edition of Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies contains several new chapters and sections: A visual appendix that explains how to use all the ports on your computer and install the ones you may be missing A network installation guide to help you configure a network with both wired and wireless devices The scoop on drivers: When you need them, where to find them, and how to install them successfully Detailed coverage on virus attacks -- how to avoid them and to repair the damage if one hits your PC The facts on DVD burners -- their odd format terminology and incompatibilities Plus, this edition continues to include the information that hundreds of thousands of people have relied on for 10 years: information about upgrading and fixing video cards, hard drives, CD/DVD drives, memory chips, monitors, modems, printers, scanners, hard drives, and other popular computer parts.

Autor

Andy Rathbone's For Dummies guides to Windows are the bestselling computer books of all time. He is also the author of MP3 For Dummies.

Inhalt

Introduction. PART 1: Boring, Basic Repairs. Chapter 1: Start Here First. Chapter 2: Keyboards, Mice, and Joysticks. Chapter 3: Tweaking the Monitor. Chapter 4: Printers (Those Paper Wasters). PART II: The Scary Stuff Inside the Case. Chapter 5: Power Supplies. Chapter 6: Playing with Cards. Chapter 7: Memory Stuff You Wish You Could Forget. Chapter 8: Hard Drives and Floppy Drives. PART III: Adding the Fun Toys. Chapter 9: Digital Cameras and DV Camcorders. Chapter 10: The Dirt on Scanners. Chapter 11: Playing with CD and DVD Drives. Chapter 12: Sounds Good to Me. PART IV: Communications and Networking. Chapter 13: Mucked--Up Modems. Chapter 14: Networks for the Needy. Chapter 15: Filtering Out Evil with Firewalls. PART V: Notifying Windows XP That You've Made Changes. Chapter 16: Hiring the Right Driver for Windows. Chapter 17: Installing or Upgrading to Windows XP. Chapter 18: Moving from the Old PC to the New One. PART VI: Fixing Software. Chapter 19: Troubleshooting and Fixing Windows XP. Chapter 20: Handling Windows XP's Incompatibilities. Chapter 21: Repairing Virus Damage. Chapter 22: Finding Help Online. PART VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Cheap Fixes to Try First. Chapter 24: Ten Handy Upgrade Tools. Chapter 25: (Nearly) Ten Upgrade Do's and Donuts. Appendix: The Rathbone Reference of Fine Ports. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2002
• Zusatzinfo: illustrations
• Verlagsort: Foster City
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 188 x 233 mm
• Gewicht: 595 g
• Einbandart: Paperback
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware
• ISBN-10: 0-7645-1665-5 / 0764516655
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-1665-8 / 9780764516658
• Zustand: Neuware