Bigelow's Build Your Own PC Pocket Reference

Name: Bigelow's Build Your Own PC Pocket Reference
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ISBN: 9780070371392

ISBN-10: 0070371393

ISBN-13: 9780070371392

Edition: 1st 1998

Authors: Stephen J. Bigelow

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Bigelow's approach to PC building is partly based on his online teaching at www.zdu.com on the Web. This book is based on that experience and shows how to build a new system and upgrade or troubleshoot existing systems.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 4.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Preface
Choosing the Parts	p. 1
So You Want to Build Your Own PC	p. 1
Deciding to Upgrade	p. 3
The Issues with Troubleshooting	p. 5
The Contemporary PC	p. 6
Cases and Power Supplies	p. 13
Motherboards and Related Parts	p. 21
Video System	p. 49
Sound Boards	p. 53
Drive Systems	p. 56
Modems	p. 69
Input Devices	p. 72
Starting the Assembly	p. 77
PC Builder's Checklist	p. 77
Case and Power Supply Assembly	p. 85
Assembling the Main Board	p. 88
Motherboard Problems and Troubleshooting	p. 108
Completing the Initial Assembly	p. 112
Finishing the Assembly	p. 127
Setting Up the Hard Drive	p. 127
Setting Up the Mouse	p. 147
Setting Up for Multimedia	p. 150
Installing the Operating System	p. 165
Installing Windows 95	p. 165
Supplemental Installations	p. 179
Understanding CMOS Features	p. 203
Summary of Current Standards	p. 229
PC Preventive Maintenance	p. 231
List of PC Acronyms	p. 251
Index	p. 263
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