
Repairing and Upgrading Your PC
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- Intro
- Repairing and Upgrading Your PC
- SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with O'Reilly
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Foreword
- Preface
- Organization of This Book
- Acknowledgments
- We'd Like to Hear from You
- How to Contact O'Reilly
- How to Contact the Authors
- 1. Getting Started
- 1.1. Upgrading or Repairing Versus Buying New
- 1.2. Popular Upgrades
- 1.3. Choosing Components
- 1.4. Buying Components
- 1.5. Troubleshooting
- 1.5.1. Problem: When you apply power, nothing happens
- 1.5.2. Problem: The system seems to start normally, but the display remains black
- 1.5.3. Problem: When you connect power (or turn on the power switch on the back of the power supply), the power supply starts briefly and then shuts off
- 1.5.4. Problem: When you apply power, the floppy drive LED lights solidly and the system fails to start
- 1.5.5. Problem: The optical drive appears to play audio CDs, but no sound comes from the speakers
- 1.5.6. Problem: SATA drives are not recognized
- 1.5.7. Problem: The monitor displays BIOS boot text, but the system doesn't boot and displays no error message
- 1.5.8. Problem: The monitor displays a Hard Drive Failure or similar error message
- 1.5.9. Problem: The monitor displays a No Boot Device, Missing Operating System, or similar error message
- 1.5.10. Problem: The system refuses to boot from the optical drive
- 1.5.11. Problem: When you first apply power, you hear a continuous high-pitched screech or warble
- 2. Working on PCs
- 2.1. Rules to Upgrade and Repair By
- 2.2. Hand Tools
- 2.3. Software Tools
- 2.4. General Procedures
- 2.4.1. Before you open the case
- 2.4.2. Removing and replacing the case cover
- 2.4.3. Managing Internal Cables and Connectors
- 2.4.4. Working with expansion cards
- 2.4.5. Setting jumpers
- 2.4.6. Installing drives
- 3. System Maintenance
- 3.1. System Cleaning
- 3.2. Preventative Maintenance
- 3.2.1. Backing up the system
- 3.2.1.1. Backup hardware
- 3.2.1.2. Organizing your data directory structure
- 3.2.1.3. Developing a backup rotation scheme
- 3.2.1.4. Choosing backup software
- 3.2.2. Securing the system
- 3.2.3. Hard drive housekeeping
- 3.2.4. Keeping your system updated
- 3.2.4.1. Operating system and application software updates
- 3.2.4.2. Device driver updates
- 3.2.4.3. Firmware updates
- 3.2.5. Curing Windows Rot
- 3.2.6. A periodic maintenance checklist
- 4. Motherboards
- 4.1. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Motherboards
- 4.1.1. Choosing a motherboard
- 4.2. A Motherboard Tour
- 4.3. Identifying a Motherboard
- 4.4. Replacing a Motherboard
- 4.4.1. Getting started
- 4.4.2. Preparing the case
- 4.4.3. Seating and securing the motherboard
- 4.4.4. Connecting front-panel switch and indicator cables
- 4.4.5. Connecting front-panel ports
- 4.4.6. Reconnect the drive data cables
- 4.4.7. Reconnect the ATX Power Connectors
- 4.4.8. Reinstalling the video adapter
- 4.4.9. Finishing up the installation
- 4.5. Troubleshooting and Maintaining Motherboards
- 4.5.1. Configuring CMOS
- 4.5.2. Updating the BIOS
- 5. Processors
- 5.1. The Truth About Processor Performance
- 5.1.1. Price and performance
- 5.1.2. AMD versus Intel
- 5.1.3. Benchmarks lie
- 5.1.4. Optimizing price/performance ratio
- 5.2. Processor Characteristics
- 5.3. Processor Types
- 5.3.1. Budget processors
- 5.3.1.1. AMD Sempron
- 5.3.1.2. Intel Celeron
- 5.3.2. Mainstream processors
- 5.3.2.1. AMD Athlon 64
- 5.3.2.2. Intel Pentium 4
- 5.3.3. Dual-core processors
- 5.3.3.1. AMD Athlon 64 X2
- 5.3.3.2. Intel Pentium D
- 5.3.4. AMD and Intel processor summaries
- 5.4. CPU Coolers
- 5.5. Processor Upgrade Considerations
- 5.5.1. Identifying the current processor
- 5.5.2. Choosing a replacement processor
- 5.6. Replacing the Processor
- 5.6.1. Removing the old processor
- 5.6.2. Installing the new processor (Sockets 462/A, 478, 754, 939)
- 5.6.3. Installing the new processor (Socket 775)
- 5.7. Troubleshooting Processors
- 6. Memory
- 6.1. Understanding Memory
- 6.1.1. Memory types
- 6.2. Memory Performance
- 6.3. Other Memory Issues
- 6.3.1. Dual-channel operation
- 6.3.2. Non-parity versus ECC modules
- 6.3.3. Unbuffered versus registered modules
- 6.3.4. Motherboard compatibility issues
- 6.4. Choosing Memory
- 6.5. Installing Memory
- 6.5.1. Installing and removing a DIMM
- 6.5.2. Testing and configuring newly installed memory
- 6.6. Troubleshooting Memory Installation and Operation
- 6.6.1. When you have not added memory
- 6.6.2. When adding memory
- 7. Hard Disk Drives
- 7.1. Hard Disk Drive Interfaces
- 7.1.1. ATA
- 7.1.1.1. Assigning masters and slaves
- 7.1.1.2. Using Cable Select
- 7.1.1.3. Master/slave guidelines
- 7.1.1.4. ATA cables
- 7.1.2. Serial ATA
- 7.1.2.1. Serial ATA features
- 7.1.2.2. Serial ATA connectors and cables
- 7.1.2.3. Configuring an SATA hard drive
- 7.1.3. ATA RAID
- 7.2. Choosing a Hard Disk Drive
- 7.3. Installing a Hard Disk Drive
- 7.4. Enabling DMA Mode Transfers (PATA Only)
- 7.5. Troubleshooting Hard Drive Problems
- 7.5.1. Isolating the problem
- 7.5.2. Recovering data from a failed or failing drive
- 8. Optical Drives
- 8.1. Optical Drive Types
- 8.2. Optical Drive Performance
- 8.3. Optical Disc Types
- 8.3.1. Writable CD discs
- 8.3.2. Writable DVD discs
- 8.4. Installing and Configuring an Optical Drive
- 8.4.1. Choosing an interface configuration
- 8.4.2. Installing the optical drive
- 8.4.3. Enabling Bus Mastering (DMA) support
- 8.4.4. Changing optical drive letter assignments
- 8.5. Troubleshooting Optical Drives
- 8.5.1. Cleaning an optical drive
- 8.5.2. Updating drive firmware
- 8.5.3. Determining drive capabilities
- 8.5.4. Verifying quality of burned discs
- 8.5.5. Dealing with Book Type issues
- 9. External and Removable Storage Devices
- 9.1. Uses for External and Removable Storage
- 9.2. External Hard Drives
- 9.3. External Drive Enclosures
- 9.4. Removable Hard Drive Enclosures
- 9.5. USB Flash Memory Drives
- 9.6. Tape Drives
- 10. Video Adapters
- 10.1. Video Adapter Interfaces
- 10.1.1. PC adapter interfaces
- 10.1.2. AGP compatibility considerations
- 10.1.3. Adapter/display interfaces
- 10.2. Choosing a Video Adapter
- 10.3. TV Tuner/Capture Cards
- 10.4. Installing a Video Card
- 10.5. Configuring Windows Video
- 10.6. Troubleshooting Video Adapters Problems
- 11. Displays
- 11.1. CRT Displays
- 11.1.1. CRT Characteristics
- 11.1.2. CRT advantages
- 11.1.3. Choosing a CRT display
- 11.2. LCD Displays
- 11.2.1. LCD display characteristics
- 11.2.2. LCD advantages
- 11.2.3. Choosing an LCD display
- 11.3. Troubleshooting Display Problems
- 11.3.1. Troubleshooting CRTs
- 11.3.2. Troubleshooting LCD displays
- 12. Audio
- 12.1. Audio Adapters
- 12.1.1. Audio adapter components
- 12.2. Audio Adapter Characteristics
- 12.3. Choosing an Audio Adapter
- 12.4. Installing a Sound Card
- 12.5. Configuring an Audio Adapter Card Under Windows
- 12.6. Speakers and Headphones
- 12.6.1. Speaker and headphone characteristics
- 12.7. Choosing Speakers and Headphones
- 12.8. Troubleshooting Audio Problems
- 13. Input Devices
- 13.1. Keyboards
- 13.1.1. Choosing a Keyboard
- 13.1.2. Configuring a keyboard
- 13.1.3. Cleaning a keyboard
- 13.1.4. Troubleshooting and repairing keyboards
- 13.2. Mice and Trackballs
- 13.2.1. Choosing a mouse or trackball
- 13.2.2. Configuring a mouse or trackball
- 13.2.3. Troubleshooting a mouse
- 13.3. Game Controllers
- 13.3.1. Game controller characteristics
- 13.3.2. Choosing a game controller
- 13.3.3. Installing a game controller
- 13.3.4. Troubleshooting game controllers
- 14. Wireless Networking
- 14.1. Wireless Networking Standards
- 14.2. Wireless Components
- 14.2.1. Access points
- 14.2.2. Wireless adapters
- 14.2.3. Transmitter power, receiver sensitivity, and antenna considerations
- 14.2.3.1. Transmitter power
- 14.2.3.2. Receiver sensitivity
- 14.2.3.3. Antenna considerations
- 15. Cases
- 15.1. Case Characteristics
- 15.2. Tweaking Your Current Case
- 15.2.1. Improving cooling efficiency
- 15.2.2. Reducing noise level
- 16. Power Supplies and Power Protection
- 16.1. Power Supplies
- 16.1.1. Power supply characteristics
- 16.1.2. Power supply connectors
- 16.2. Choosing a Power Supply
- 16.2.1. Installing a power supply
- 16.2.2. Troubleshooting power supplies
- 16.3. Power Protection
- 16.3.1. Passive power protection
- 16.3.2. Active power protection
- 16.3.2.1. BPS types
- 16.3.2.2. BPS characteristics
- 16.3.2.3. Choosing a BPS
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
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