Product Description

This text offers a guide to working with the latest generation of CPUs, including Intel's ground-breaking processor, the Pentium III. It offers step-by-step instructions from selecting components to installing software, and money-saving tips and troubleshooting advice.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1512668 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 640 pages

From the Back Cover

With falling prices for computer components, now is a great time to build your own PC. And, by using the brand-new Pentium III chip from Intel, you'll see how easy it is to build a leading-edge, high performance Pentium III machine while saving money on unneeded parts.

Clearly written by preeminent author Aubrey Pilgrim, this hands-on guide strips away the mystery of the internal workings of the PC, giving you the technical confidence and expertise to build the dream computer you've always wanted.
This book includes many successful do-it-yourself strategies and expert tips. In addition, you'll find featured new, quick-and-easy, step-by-step instructions for building your PC, showing you how to:

- Gain valuable knowledge of how computers work
- Make informed decisions about computer hardware
- Assemble your own computer
- Prepare for the inevitable upgrades you'll want
- Troubleshoot and repair your own PC
- Upgrade an older computer

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Customer Reviews

ok, but not outstanding
Most 'build/upgrade DIY' books seem to contain 90% or more info about peripherals and general computing stuff, and less than 10% material about actual building/upgrading. This book is no exception, and I find this disappointing. The book is less thorough, but also less expensive, than Mueller's book, with which it competes directly. Positive points: it is well written, has plenty of photos, and contains material not treated in depth by other books, such as a step-by-step guide to using the 'fdisk' program. Is up-to-date, as the title would suggest. Negative points: the photos are so dark it is hardly possible to make out any detail on them (perhaps thats just a particular print run). Most processor details are about AMD, not Intel. Not enough troubleshooting advice. Recommendation: buy if you are on a tight budget, otherwise go for Mueller's book.

One of the greatest books ever
This is a great book, it covers most aspects of the main hardware in any PC. It has details on USB and Pentium 3 chipsets as well as many motherboards. All in all this is a book that you should buy.