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Table of content

Dedication

Copyright

Foreword

Preface

Audience

Organization

Conventions

We'd Like to Hear from You

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Fundamentals

1.1 PCs Defined

1.2 PC Components and Technologies

1.3 System Resources

1.4 Building or Buying a PC

1.5 Upgrading a PC

1.6 Smart Buying Practices

1.7 Things to Do with Old PCs

Chapter 2. Working on PCs

2.1 Rules to Upgrade By

2.2 Tools

2.3 General Procedures

Chapter 3. Motherboards

3.1 Motherboard Characteristics

3.2 Choosing a Motherboard

3.3 Installing a Motherboard

3.4 Upgrading the System BIOS

3.5 Our Picks

Chapter 4. Processors

4.1 Processor Design

4.2 Intel Processors

4.3 AMD Processors

4.4 Choosing a Processor

4.5 Forthcoming AMD and Intel Processors

4.6 Installing a Processor

4.7 Our Picks

Chapter 5. Memory

5.1 Understanding Memory

5.2 Memory Access Methods

5.3 CAS Latency

5.4 Memory Packaging

5.5 How Much Memory Is Enough?

5.6 Memory Selection Guidelines

5.7 Installing Memory

5.8 Troubleshooting Memory Installation and Operation

5.9 Our Picks

Chapter 6. Floppy Disk Drives

6.1 Diskette Types and Formats

6.2 Drive Types

6.3 FDD Interface and Cabling

6.4 Installing an FDD

6.5 Working with FDDs

6.6 Working with Obsolete Diskette Formats

6.7 Salvaging Diskette Data

6.8 Our Picks

Chapter 7. High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drives

7.1 High-Capacity FDD Types

7.2 Choosing a High-Capacity FDD

7.3 Using an ATAPI Zip or SuperDisk Drive as the Boot Device

7.4 Drive Letter Assignment Problems

7.5 Our Picks

Chapter 8. Removable Hard Disk Drives

8.1 Uses for Removable and External Hard Disk Drives

8.2 Cartridge-Based Removable Hard Disk Drives

8.3 Frame/Carrier-Based Removable Hard Disk Drives

8.4 Our Picks

Chapter 9. Tape Drives

9.1 Tape Technologies

9.2 Choosing a Tape Drive

9.3 Installing and Configuring a Tape Drive

9.4 Care and Feeding of a Tape Drive

9.5 Troubleshooting Tape Drive Problems

9.6 The Dirty Little Secret of Long Filenames

9.7 Developing a Backup Strategy

9.8 Our Picks

Chapter 10. CD-ROM Drives

10.1 Compact Disc Fundamentals

10.2 CD-ROM Drive Performance

10.3 Choosing a CD-ROM Drive

10.4 Installing and Configuring a CD-ROM Drive

10.5 Cleaning a CD-ROM Drive

10.6 Our Picks

Chapter 11. CD Writers

11.1 CD Writers and Media

11.2 Writable CD Formats

11.3 CD Recording Methods

11.4 Buffer Underrun Protection

11.5 Choosing a CD Writer

11.6 CD Writer Software

11.7 Installing and Configuring a CD Writer

11.8 Updating CD Writer Firmware

11.9 Media Issues

11.10 Burning CDs

11.11 Special Problems and Applications

11.12 Writable CD Troubleshooting

11.13 Additional CD-R(W) Source Material

11.14 Our Picks

Chapter 12. DVD Drives

12.1 DVD-ROM

12.2 DVD Writable and Rewritable

12.3 Installing and Configuring a DVD Drive

12.4 Troubleshooting DVD Problems

12.5 Our Picks

Chapter 13. Hard Disk Interfaces

13.1 IDE

13.2 Serial ATA

13.3 SCSI

13.4 ATA Versus SCSI

13.5 Our Picks

Chapter 14. Hard Disk Drives

14.1 How Hard Disks Work

14.2 Choosing a Hard Disk

14.3 Installing a PATA (Standard ATA) Hard Disk

14.4 Installing an SATA Hard Disk

14.5 Installing a SCSI Hard Disk

14.6 Preparing a Hard Disk for Use

14.7 Our Picks

Chapter 15. Video Adapters

15.1 Video Adapter Characteristics

15.2 Choosing a Video Adapter

15.3 Installing a Video Adapter

15.4 Configuring Video Under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

15.5 Configuring Video under Linux

15.6 Troubleshooting Video Adapter Problems

15.7 Our Picks

Chapter 16. Displays

16.1 CRT Monitors

16.2 Flat-Panel Displays

16.3 Installing and Configuring a Display

16.4 Troubleshooting Display Problems

16.5 Our Picks

Chapter 17. Sound Adapters

17.1 PC Audio Types

17.2 MIDI Synthesis Methods

17.3 Downloadable Sounds

17.4 Sound Card Components

17.5 Sound Card Characteristics

17.6 Choosing a Sound Card

17.7 Installing a Sound Card

17.8 Configuring a Sound Card Under Windows 95/98/2000/XP

17.9 Configuring a Sound Card Under Linux

17.10 Troubleshooting Sound Card Problems

17.11 Our Picks

Chapter 18. Speakers and Headphones

18.1 Speaker and Headphone Characteristics

18.2 Choosing Speakers and Headphones

18.3 Our Picks

Chapter 19. Keyboards

19.1 Keyboard Switch Types

19.2 Keyboard Styles

19.3 Keyboard Interfaces

19.4 Choosing a Keyboard

19.5 Configuring a Keyboard

19.6 Cleaning a Keyboard

19.7 Troubleshooting and Repairing Keyboards

19.8 Our Picks

Chapter 20. Mice and Trackballs

20.1 Mice Versus Trackballs

20.2 Mouse Characteristics

20.3 Choosing a Mouse

20.4 Configuring a Mouse or Trackball

20.5 Cleaning a Mouse

20.6 Troubleshooting a Mouse

20.7 Our Picks

Chapter 21. Game Controllers

21.1 Game Controller Characteristics

21.2 Gameport Interface

21.3 Choosing a Game Controller

21.4 Installing a Game Controller

21.5 Troubleshooting Game Controllers

21.6 Our Picks

Chapter 22. Serial Communications

22.1 Serial Communications Overview

22.2 Serial Ports

22.3 Serial Cables

22.4 Installing and Configuring Serial Port Hardware

22.5 Troubleshooting Serial Port Problems

22.6 Our Picks

Chapter 23. Parallel Communications

23.1 Mapping Parallel Ports to LPTs

23.2 Our Picks

Chapter 24. USB Communications

24.1 USB Characteristics

24.2 USB Host Controller Interfaces

24.3 Configuring USB

24.4 Troubleshooting USB

24.5 Our Picks

Chapter 25. Cases

25.1 Case Characteristics

25.2 Choosing a Case

25.3 Our Picks

Chapter 26. Power Supplies

26.1 Power Supply Characteristics

26.2 Volts, Amps, Watts, and Regulation

26.3 Power Connectors

26.4 Choosing a Power Supply

26.5 Installing a Power Supply

26.6 Troubleshooting Power Supplies

26.7 Our Picks

Chapter 27. Backup Power Supplies

27.1 What BPSs Protect Against

27.2 BPS Types

27.3 BPS Characteristics

27.4 Choosing a BPS

27.5 Our Picks

Chapter 28. Building a PC

28.1 Purchasing Components

28.2 Building the System

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