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Upgrading Your Home PC
By: Glenn E. WeadockeBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: Sybex
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"With the Right Resource, Upgrading's Easier than You Think
Ever feel like PC technologies evolve so quickly that your own machine is out of date just months after you get it? Now you can keep up without taking it to a professional, without getting in trouble, and without buying a new one.
Upgrading Your Home PC uses detailed photographs and clear, step-by-step instructions to show you how to accomplish the most common, most satisfying upgrade tasks yourself. You'll be amazed by how easy it is!
Coverage includes: Adding memory Adding a hard drive Adding a Zip or Jaz drive Adding a recordable CD drive Setting up a broadband Internet connection Installing an inkjet or laser printer Upgrading a display card Connecting a flat-panel LCD monitor Installing a network card Setting up a wired or wireless network Upgrading a power supply Upgrading your PC's sound system Using a digital camera with your PC Installing joysticks and other input devices Capturing video Upgrading your BIOS Upgrading or adding a CPU Setting up USB, SCSI, or FireWire buses "
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| Title of Computers eBook: Upgrading Your Home PC | |
| Release Date: 02-20-2006 | |
| Publisher: Sybex |
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Upgrading Your Home PC
Chapter One
Read Me First
If you've ever installed a computer program, you've probably seen one or more little paper slips saying "Read me first" or "No, read me first," which contain details you should know before installing the program, such as "If you do not have a Ph.D. in computer science, please acquire one before proceeding." Many programs also place text files onto your hard drive with names like README.1ST and NOREADME.1ST to provide similarly vital information that you are likely to read for the first time two years later.
Well, this is your "Read Me First" chapter, and we even went to the expense of binding it with the rest of the book. This chapter contains information you're likely to need in several of the following chapters. Before you launch into this book's detailed procedures, take a look here for a few tips on tools, PC cover removal, and PC anatomy. Even those of you who've already performed one or more PC surgeries may enjoy a quick review, and for those of you who wouldn't know a motherboard from a cheese board, this chapter is de rigueur.
As I describe specific procedures in the chapters that follow, I'll describe (and include pictures of) any specific hardware relevant to the procedure. This chapter will simply serve to suggest some appropriate tools, lay down some basic ground rules for handling electronic devices, and help you get your bearings when you dive under your computer's cover for the first time.
Tools for Upgraders
Whether you're working on cars, fission reactors, or PCs, having the right tools makes all the difference. Don't attempt any of the procedures in this book if you don
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