Chambers, Mark L.
Build your own PC for dummies : do-it-yourself / by Mark L. Chambers. - Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], c2009. - xx, 308 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) - For dummies . - For dummies. .
Includes index. Includes DVD.
Preparations and planning. A screwdriver is all you need ; What type of PC should I build? -- Assembling the basics. Building the foundation : the case and motherboard ; A bag of chips : adding RAM and a CPU ; Installing your ports, mouse, and keyboard ; Adding video hardware ; Installing your hard drive and other storagte devices ; Choosing and installing an operating system -- Adding the fun stuff. Installing an optical drive ; Let your PC rock! ; Modems and the call of broadband -- Advanced PC options. So you want to add a LAN? ; Input and output : scanners, cameras, and printers ; Building a gaming PC -- The part of tens. Ten tools and tasks for a power user's PC ; Tem important assembly tips ; Ten ways to maintain your PC ; Ten PC pitfalls to avoid like the plague -- Appendixes. A, About the DVD ; B, The PC builder's glossary. DVD. Installing your motherboard -- Installing your CPU -- Installing your RAM -- Installing your ports -- Installing your hard drive -- Installing your optical drive -- Installing your sound card -- Maintaining your hard drive.
DVD system requirements: PC (running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista) or Macintosh computer (running Apple OS X or later) DVD-ROM drive; sound card and speakers ; 512MB of RAM or greater; can also be played on a DVD player connected to a television.
9780470196113 (pbk.) : $29.99 0470196114 (pbk.)
2008940688
Microcomputers--Design and construction--Amateurs' manuals.
TK7888.3 / .C38 2009
621.3916
Build your own PC for dummies : do-it-yourself / by Mark L. Chambers. - Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], c2009. - xx, 308 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) - For dummies . - For dummies. .
Includes index. Includes DVD.
Preparations and planning. A screwdriver is all you need ; What type of PC should I build? -- Assembling the basics. Building the foundation : the case and motherboard ; A bag of chips : adding RAM and a CPU ; Installing your ports, mouse, and keyboard ; Adding video hardware ; Installing your hard drive and other storagte devices ; Choosing and installing an operating system -- Adding the fun stuff. Installing an optical drive ; Let your PC rock! ; Modems and the call of broadband -- Advanced PC options. So you want to add a LAN? ; Input and output : scanners, cameras, and printers ; Building a gaming PC -- The part of tens. Ten tools and tasks for a power user's PC ; Tem important assembly tips ; Ten ways to maintain your PC ; Ten PC pitfalls to avoid like the plague -- Appendixes. A, About the DVD ; B, The PC builder's glossary. DVD. Installing your motherboard -- Installing your CPU -- Installing your RAM -- Installing your ports -- Installing your hard drive -- Installing your optical drive -- Installing your sound card -- Maintaining your hard drive.
DVD system requirements: PC (running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista) or Macintosh computer (running Apple OS X or later) DVD-ROM drive; sound card and speakers ; 512MB of RAM or greater; can also be played on a DVD player connected to a television.
9780470196113 (pbk.) : $29.99 0470196114 (pbk.)
2008940688
Microcomputers--Design and construction--Amateurs' manuals.
TK7888.3 / .C38 2009
621.3916