Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Repairing PCs
5th Edition
Published on 16. August 2001
Book
Hardback
1500 pages
978-0-07-213272-4 (ISBN)
Description
The #1 author in PC hardware, Stephen J. Bigelow, once again brings you the ultimate PC reference! 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 a convenient "Symptoms-at-a-Glance" section containing solutions for 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 loads of ready-to-use tools and utilities.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
400 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 66 mm
Weight
2495 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-213272-4 (9780072132724)
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Previous edition
Stephen Bigelow
Bigelow's Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Repairing PCs, Fourth Edition (Book/CD Set)
Book
09/2000
4th Edition
McGraw-Hill Professional
€48.35
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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
1: An Inside Look at Contemporary PC 2: An Inside Look at Monitors 3: An Inside Look at Operating Systems and the Boot Process 4: Arranging the Preservice Checkout 5: Backup Guide 6: Batteries 7: BIOS 8: Busses 9: CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW Drives 10: Chipsets 11: CMOS 12: Conflict Troubleshooting 13: CPU Identification and Troubleshooting 14: Data Recovery Techniques 15: Drive Adapters and RAID Basics 16: DVD Drives 17: Enhancing System Performance 18: Error Codes 19: Fans and Cooling Devices 20: Floppy and LS-120 Drives 21: Hard Drives 22: Joysticks and Game Ports 23: Keyboards 24: Memory Troubleshooting 25: Mice and Trackballs 26: Modems and Fax Cards 27: Monitor Troubleshooting 28: Motherboard Troubleshooting 29: Parallel Port Troubleshooting 30: Plug-and-Play Configuration and Troubleshooting 31: Power Protection 32: Power Supplies and Power Management 33: Removable Media Drives 34: SCSI Systems and Troubleshooting 35: Serial and Infrared Port Troubleshooting 36: Sound Boards 37: Video Adapters and Accelerators 38: Video Capture Cards 39: USB Troubleshooting 40: Windows 9x/Me Issues A: Using the Companion DiscThe following appendixes are on the accompanying CD: B: PC99 System Compliance Standards C: PC Standards D: Index of Filename Extensions E: Standard ASCII Chart (0 to 127) F: Windows 9x/Me Shortcut Keys G: PC-related Related FAQs and Newsgroups H: Preparing for A+ I: The DLS Technician's Certificate