Build Your Own PC, Third Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 16. February 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-07-219558-3 (ISBN)
Description
Build and customize your own PC from start to finish with this highly visual guide. Now you can save money by putting together your very own PC with help from PC expert Morris Rosenthal. Containing everything you need to know--from basic vocabulary to where to find and purchase parts--this book shows you how to assemble both tower and desktop PCs, install an operating system and software, as well as upgrade and add components. If you can follow a recipe, then you can learn to build your own PC!
Reviews / Votes
"Outstanding, very informative & easy to read! This was the most informative book on building computers I have ever read, and I have read a few. I would recommend this book to anyone who was considering building a PC or who just wanted to see how they were put together, operate, and what you can do with them." -- Amazon reviewerMore details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
250 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-219558-3 (9780072195583)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Morris Rosenthal (Springfield, MA) is an independent computer hardware consultant who holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is the author of The Hand-Me-Down PC.
Content
Chapter 1: First-time Builders Chapter 2: Selecting and Purchasing Parts Chapter 3: Before You Assemble Your PC Chapter 4: Building a Pentium 4 in a Tower Case Chapter 5: Building an Athlon (Thunderbird) or Duron in a Midtower Case Chapter 6: Building a Pentium III or Celeron in a Minitower Case Chapter 7: Installing an Operating System Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Checklists