PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition [Electronic resources]

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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
By Publisher: O''Reilly
Pub Date: July 2003
ISBN: 0-596-00513-X
Pages: 874

Dedication
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Audience
Organization
Conventions
We''d Like to Hear from You
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Fundamentals
Section 1.1. PCs Defined
Section 1.2. PC Components and Technologies
Section 1.3. System Resources
Section 1.4. Building or Buying a PC
Section 1.5. Upgrading a PC
Section 1.6. Smart Buying Practices
Section 1.7. Things to Do with Old PCs
Chapter 2. Working on PCs
Section 2.1. Rules to Upgrade By
Section 2.2. Tools
Section 2.3. General Procedures
Chapter 3. Motherboards
Section 3.1. Motherboard Characteristics
Section 3.2. Choosing a Motherboard
Section 3.3. Installing a Motherboard
Section 3.4. Upgrading the System BIOS
Section 3.5. Our Picks
Chapter 4. Processors
Section 4.1. Processor Design
Section 4.2. Intel Processors
Section 4.3. AMD Processors
Section 4.4. Choosing a Processor
Section 4.5. Forthcoming AMD and Intel Processors
Section 4.6. Installing a Processor
Section 4.7. Our Picks
Chapter 5. Memory
Section 5.1. Understanding Memory
Section 5.2. Memory Access Methods
Section 5.3. CAS Latency
Section 5.4. Memory Packaging
Section 5.5. How Much Memory Is Enough?
Section 5.6. Memory Selection Guidelines
Section 5.7. Installing Memory
Section 5.8. Troubleshooting Memory Installation and Operation
Section 5.9. Our Picks
Chapter 6. Floppy Disk Drives
Section 6.1. Diskette Types and Formats
Section 6.2. Drive Types
Section 6.3. FDD Interface and Cabling
Section 6.4. Installing an FDD
Section 6.5. Working with FDDs
Section 6.6. Working with Obsolete Diskette Formats
Section 6.7. Salvaging Diskette Data
Section 6.8. Our Picks
Chapter 7. High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drives
Section 7.1. High-Capacity FDD Types
Section 7.2. Choosing a High-Capacity FDD
Section 7.3. Using an ATAPI Zip or SuperDisk Drive as the Boot Device
Section 7.4. Drive Letter Assignment Problems
Section 7.5. Our Picks
Chapter 8. Removable Hard Disk Drives
Section 8.1. Uses for Removable and External Hard Disk Drives
Section 8.2. Cartridge-Based Removable Hard Disk Drives
Section 8.3. Frame/Carrier-Based Removable Hard Disk Drives
Section 8.4. Our Picks
Chapter 9. Tape Drives
Section 9.1. Tape Technologies
Section 9.2. Choosing a Tape Drive
Section 9.3. Installing and Configuring a Tape Drive
Section 9.4. Care and Feeding of a Tape Drive
Section 9.5. Troubleshooting Tape Drive Problems
Section 9.6. The Dirty Little Secret of Long Filenames
Section 9.7. Developing a Backup Strategy
Section 9.8. Our Picks
Chapter 10. CD-ROM Drives
Section 10.1. Compact Disc Fundamentals
Section 10.2. CD-ROM Drive Performance
Section 10.3. Choosing a CD-ROM Drive
Section 10.4. Installing and Configuring a CD-ROM Drive
Section 10.5. Cleaning a CD-ROM Drive
Section 10.6. Our Picks
Chapter 11. CD Writers
Section 11.1. CD Writers and Media
Section 11.2. Writable CD Formats
Section 11.3. CD Recording Methods
Section 11.4. Buffer Underrun Protection
Section 11.5. Choosing a CD Writer
Section 11.6. CD Writer Software
Section 11.7. Installing and Configuring a CD Writer
Section 11.8. Updating CD Writer Firmware
Section 11.9. Media Issues
Section 11.10. Burning CDs
Section 11.11. Special Problems and Applications
Section 11.12. Writable CD Troubleshooting
Section 11.13. Additional CD-R(W) Source Material
Section 11.14. Our Picks
Chapter 12. DVD Drives
Section 12.1. DVD-ROM
Section 12.2. DVD Writable and Rewritable
Section 12.3. Installing and Configuring a DVD Drive
Section 12.4. Troubleshooting DVD Problems
Section 12.5. Our Picks
Chapter 13. Hard Disk Interfaces
Section 13.1. IDE
Section 13.2. Serial ATA
Section 13.3. SCSI
Section 13.4. ATA Versus SCSI
Section 13.5. Our Picks
Chapter 14. Hard Disk Drives
Section 14.1. How Hard Disks Work
Section 14.2. Choosing a Hard Disk
Section 14.3. Installing a PATA (Standard ATA) Hard Disk
Section 14.4. Installing an SATA Hard Disk
Section 14.5. Installing a SCSI Hard Disk
Section 14.6. Preparing a Hard Disk for Use
Section 14.7. Our Picks
Chapter 15. Video Adapters
Section 15.1. Video Adapter Characteristics
Section 15.2. Choosing a Video Adapter
Section 15.3. Installing a Video Adapter
Section 15.4. Configuring Video Under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Section 15.5. Configuring Video under Linux
Section 15.6. Troubleshooting Video Adapter Problems
Section 15.7. Our Picks
Chapter 16. Displays
Section 16.1. CRT Monitors
Section 16.2. Flat-Panel Displays
Section 16.3. Installing and Configuring a Display
Section 16.4. Troubleshooting Display Problems
Section 16.5. Our Picks
Chapter 17. Sound Adapters
Section 17.1. PC Audio Types
Section 17.2. MIDI Synthesis Methods
Section 17.3. Downloadable Sounds
Section 17.4. Sound Card Components
Section 17.5. Sound Card Characteristics
Section 17.6. Choosing a Sound Card
Section 17.7. Installing a Sound Card
Section 17.8. Configuring a Sound Card Under Windows 95/98/2000/XP
Section 17.9. Configuring a Sound Card Under Linux
Section 17.10. Troubleshooting Sound Card Problems
Section 17.11. Our Picks
Chapter 18. Speakers and Headphones
Section 18.1. Speaker and Headphone Characteristics
Section 18.2. Choosing Speakers and Headphones
Section 18.3. Our Picks
Chapter 19. Keyboards
Section 19.1. Keyboard Switch Types
Section 19.2. Keyboard Styles
Section 19.3. Keyboard Interfaces
Section 19.4. Choosing a Keyboard
Section 19.5. Configuring a Keyboard
Section 19.6. Cleaning a Keyboard
Section 19.7. Troubleshooting and Repairing Keyboards
Section 19.8. Our Picks
Chapter 20. Mice and Trackballs
Section 20.1. Mice Versus Trackballs
Section 20.2. Mouse Characteristics
Section 20.3. Choosing a Mouse
Section 20.4. Configuring a Mouse or Trackball
Section 20.5. Cleaning a Mouse
Section 20.6. Troubleshooting a Mouse
Section 20.7. Our Picks
Chapter 21. Game Controllers
Section 21.1. Game Controller Characteristics
Section 21.2. Gameport Interface
Section 21.3. Choosing a Game Controller
Section 21.4. Installing a Game Controller
Section 21.5. Troubleshooting Game Controllers
Section 21.6. Our Picks
Chapter 22. Serial Communications
Section 22.1. Serial Communications Overview
Section 22.2. Serial Ports
Section 22.3. Serial Cables
Section 22.4. Installing and Configuring Serial Port Hardware
Section 22.5. Troubleshooting Serial Port Problems
Section 22.6. Our Picks
Chapter 23. Parallel Communications
Section 23.1. Mapping Parallel Ports to LPTs
Section 23.2. Our Picks
Chapter 24. USB Communications
Section 24.1. USB Characteristics
Section 24.2. USB Host Controller Interfaces
Section 24.3. Configuring USB
Section 24.4. Troubleshooting USB
Section 24.5. Our Picks
Chapter 25. Cases
Section 25.1. Case Characteristics
Section 25.2. Choosing a Case
Section 25.3. Our Picks
Chapter 26. Power Supplies
Section 26.1. Power Supply Characteristics
Section 26.2. Volts, Amps, Watts, and Regulation
Section 26.3. Power Connectors
Section 26.4. Choosing a Power Supply
Section 26.5. Installing a Power Supply
Section 26.6. Troubleshooting Power Supplies
Section 26.7. Our Picks
Chapter 27. Backup Power Supplies
Section 27.1. What BPSs Protect Against
Section 27.2. BPS Types
Section 27.3. BPS Characteristics
Section 27.4. Choosing a BPS
Section 27.5. Our Picks
Chapter 28. Building a PC
Section 28.1. Purchasing Components
Section 28.2. Building the System
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Index