Bigelow's Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Repairing PCs, Fourth Edition (Book/CD Set)
4th Edition
Published on 16. September 2000
Book
Hardback
1600 pages
978-0-07-212686-0 (ISBN)
Description
Stephen J. Bigelow, the #1 author in PC hardware, has done it again--the ultimate PC reference has been fully revised and updated! With this authoritative resource on hand, you'll be able to solve all of your PC problems, including conflicts, power supply issues, error codes, virus aftermath, and much more. Inside, you'll find an indispensable "Symptoms-at-a-Glance" section which lists specific solutions to more than 2,000 PC problems. In addition, all the material covered on the A+ and CST certification exams is included. The bonus CD-ROM is loaded with more than 120 ready-to-use tools and utilities.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 66 mm
Weight
2563 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-212686-0 (9780072126860)
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Stephen Bigelow
Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Repairing PCs
Book
08/2001
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McGraw-Hill Professional
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Person
Stephen J. Bigelow (Leicester, MA) is the founder and President of Dynamic Learning Systems, a technical research and writing firm specializing in PC and peripheral service. An experienced electronics engineer, he is the author of several best-selling computer books including Troubleshooting, Maintaining and Repairing PCs, now in its fourth edition and is the editor of The PC Tolbox Newsletter.
Content
An Inside Look at Desktops and Towers. An Inside Look at Monitors. An Inside Look at Operating Systems and the Boot Process. Arranging the Preservice Checkout. Backup Guide. Batteries. BIOS. Busses. CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW Drives. Chipsets. CMOS. Conflict Troubleshooting. CPU Identification and Troubleshooting. Data Recovery Techniques. Disk Compression Troubleshooting. Drive Adapters and RAID Basics. DVD Drives. Enhancing System Performance. Error Codes. Fans and Cooling Devices. Floppy and LS-120 Drives. Floppy Drive Testing and Alignment. Hard Drives. Joysticks and Game Ports. Keyboards. Memory Troubleshooting. Memory Managers. Mice and Trackballs. Modems and Fax Cards. Monitor Troubleshooting. Monitor Testing and Alignment. Motherboad Troubleshooting. Overlay Software Troubleshooting. Parallel Port Troubleshooting. Plug-and-Play Configuration and Troubleshooting. Power Protection. Power Supplies and Power Management. Preventive Maintenance. SCSI Systems and Troubleshooting. Serial and Infrared Port Troubleshooting. Sound Cards. Using the Companion Disc.