Discover how easy it can be to get the most out of your PC! High-quality color photographs and extremely easy-to-follow text make this an ideal resource for upgrading, repairing and building your own computer. This informative visual guide will show you how to improve the performance of your current system and use peripherals including DVDs, scanners, digital cameras, scanners, and much more.
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This highly illustrated full-color guide is the easiest way to master the art of upgrading, maintaining, and repairing your PC. Written with humor and simplicity, The Do-It-Yourself PC Book demystifies and explains the inner workings of your computer and makes it easy for anyone to give their old machine a boost or keep their new one in perfect working order. Each chapter features clear explanations and step-by-step instructions while the accompanying full-color photographs show you every procedure and component. You get all the essential facts quickly and painlessly in special "techie-corner" and "trouble-shooter" features.
Inside, you'll find:
- Detailed explanations of your PC's components and add-ons
- Tips for boosting performance (motherboards, processors, and RAM)
- Instructions for adding new drives (CD-ROM, DVD, floppy, external)
- Step-by-step guides for adding expansion cards (graphics, sound, modems, USB)
- Installation tips for essential peripherals (monitors, printers, scanners)
- General maintenance techniques to keep Windows running smoothly
- Troubleshooting tips and tricks to help you recover quickly when things go wrong
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Outdated, bad advice, nice pictures however,
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This review is from: The Do-It-Yourself PC Book: An Illustrated Guide to Upgrading and Repairing Your PC (Paperback)
I bought this book thinking it might make a good companion text for an Adult-ed course I am developing. The technical advice it contains is out-of-date and I'm not sure it ever made sense in the first place. It has beautiful illustrations for things like "how to upgrade your monitor" (answer: "buy a new one"). I give the book two stars because the pictures are so pretty, but if you have a Pentium II with 32 Meg of RAM running Windows ME you don't want to upgrade, you want to replace it with a new computer. A nicely illustrated book with sensible advice like "donate your old computer to charity" or "take it the dump" wouldn't be worth the price of this book, but at least it would correct.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Instructional Guide On Upgrading And Reparing PCs !,
By "minsonngo" (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Do-It-Yourself PC Book: An Illustrated Guide to Upgrading and Repairing Your PC (Paperback)
All i can say about this book is it is a wonderful guide. It is filled with large pictures and easy step by step instructions. Great for a beginner or a experienced person. I recommend this book to everyone. A good first book for people interested in upgrading or building their own PC.
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