Product Description

Why rush to the repair shop to install a next–station video card or deal with a Windows 2000 meltdown? With a good set of screwdrivers, an antistatic strap, and Fix Your Own PC, you′ll be ready to tackle any job –– big or small. Packed with detailed charts and photos, this indispensable guide will help you keep your PC up and running and up to date.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2069163 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 569 pages

Review
Recommended  “…does a good job…a very handy reference tool when it comes to fixing those inevitable problems with your little beige chum…” (PC Utilities, May 2003)

From the Back Cover
Fix Your Own PC Sixth Edition Now Revised and Updated Do It Yourself! Why rush to the repair shop or hire expensive consultants to install a next–generation video card, troubleshoot a CD–ROM drive, or deal with a Windows 2000 meltdown? With a good set of screwdrivers, an antistatic strap, and Fix Your Own PC, you'll be ready to tackle any job — big or small. Packed with detailed charts and photos, this indispensable guide will help you keep your PC up and running and up to date. Covers everything in and around your personal computer:

• Processors: Pentium III and AMD Athlon, plus their ancestors
• Memory: SIMM, DIMM, SDRAM, and more
• Connections: Universal Serial Bus and Firewire, among others
• Drives: Hard, floppy, CD–ROM, CD–R, CD–RW, DVD, Zip, Jaz, tape
• Multimedia: From sound cards to 3D video–adapter cards
• Peripherals: Flat–screen monitors, cable modems, and much more

About the Author
About the Author Corey Sandler, a computer–journalism pioneer, was one of the first editors of PC Magazine, as well as the founding editor of Digital News. The author of more than 150 books on computers, business, video games, and travel, he is currently the president of Word Association, a consortium of freelance writers.