The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide [Hardcover]

Mark Minasi (Author), Sybex Inc. (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide | Publication Date: September 1998

Nearly a million readers have found The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide to be a problem-solving wonder. In simple, easy-to-follow language, this reference shows you how to prevent disasters and fix them when they happen. Based on authority Mark Minasi's extremely popular worldwide PC upgrade and repair seminars (course price $800!), this book gives a PC owner or tech support person all the information they need to know to handle 99 percent of their PC problems. The 9th edition is "Complete", with detailed troubleshooting for the latest motherboards, sound cards, video boards, CD-ROM drives, and all other multimedia devices. This guide even covers notebook computers, laser printers, scanners, keyboards, and serial devices, something no other competitive book does.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1559 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; 9th edition (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782123570
• ISBN-13: 978-0782123579
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,643,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Minasi, CS Directory Services MVP, is one of the world's leading Windows authorities. He teaches classes in two dozen countries and is a much sought-after speaker at conferences and industry gathering keynotes. His firm, MR&D, has taught tens of thousands of people to design and run Windows networks. Mark has written over 15 books for Sybex, including the market-leading Mastering Windows Server 2003 and The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book a PC technician must have!, August 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide (Hardcover)

This is a technicians bible. I'm just learning about pc repair and upgrading and this book is everything I need to know about when to do what and when not to do something. This is a book I'm going to keep around for a very long time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good information for the fledgling technophile!, January 17, 1999

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This review is from: The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide (Hardcover)

Minasi has created a book that spans the development of PC technology. Without a foundation in the history of computer technology, current hardware and software issues would have no meaning.I found the book easy to read, easy to understand and more importantly easy to use as a reference book for computer problems. As computer technology is developing and changing at a rapid rate, books on the subject will be out of date by the time they leave the publishers. This book will endure for several years as an excellent source of computer related information.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide, December 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide (Hardcover)

I really like the book. I have the 8th and 9th editions and feel the book is very informative for beginners and for the experienced PC techs. There are thing that I sometimes forget and I use the book to research things. I also use it when I have trouble with my home PC that I built. I don't think I would have gotten as far into computers if I had not had this book to assist me in my education