PC Disaster and Recovery [Paperback]

Kate J. Chase (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2003 | ISBN-10: 078214182X | ISBN-13: 978-0782141825 | Edition: 1

Has Disaster Struck?

If you're reading this, Something Very Bad may have already happened to your PC. Or maybe you're wisely looking ahead to any of several what-if scenarios. Either way, PC Disaster and Recovery is the book you nee recover from today's disaster and not lose sleep over the ones that lie around the corner. No matter how dire the situation, expert, step-by-step instructions will keep you cool and focused and get you back on your feet. Coverage includes:
* Understanding how hardware, OS, and applications work together
* Limiting your risks
* Assembling a PC recovery resource kit
* Drafting a disaster recovery plan
* Detecting, analyzing, and diagnosing problems
* Restarting a problem PC
* Fixing upgrading problems
* Stabilizing your operating system
* Understanding and troubleshooting hardware failures
* Avoiding power and overheating problems
* Diagnosing, monitoring, and troubleshooting performance problems
* Recovering lost and damaged files and applications
* Recovering from small-network disasters
* Finding help online
* Knowing when and how to start from scratch
* Resurrecting a dead hard drive
* Knowing when to call professionals

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Has Disaster Struck?

If you’re reading this, Something Very Bad may have already happened to your PC. Or maybe you’re wisely looking ahead to any of several what-if scenarios. Either way, PC Disaster and Recovery is the book you nee recover from today’s disaster and not lose sleep over the ones that lie around the corner. No matter how dire the situation, expert, step-by-step instructions will keep you cool and focused and get you back on your feet. Coverage includes:

• Understanding how hardware, OS, and applications work together
• Limiting your risks
• Assembling a PC recovery resource kit
• Drafting a disaster recovery plan
• Detecting, analyzing, and diagnosing problems
• Restarting a problem PC
• Fixing upgrading problems
• Stabilizing your operating system
• Understanding and troubleshooting hardware failures
• Avoiding power and overheating problems
• Diagnosing, monitoring, and troubleshooting performance problems
• Recovering lost and damaged files and applications
• Recovering from small-network disasters
• Finding help online
• Knowing when and how to start from scratch
• Resurrecting a dead hard drive
• Knowing when to call professionals

About the Author

Kate Chase is the author, editor, or contributor over a dozen PC reference books from operating systems to hardware to applications with a focus on helping users understand how all the parts work together and how to troubleshoot them. Kate currently consults as an online support professional and technical community manager. She has run major help centers focused on PC hardware and OS for commercial online services such as AOL, MSN, and ZDNet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (January 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078214182X
• ISBN-13: 978-0782141825
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,293,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For Computer Techncians !!, April 15, 2007

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M. Garcia (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PC Disaster and Recovery (Paperback)

Anyone that works with computers should get this book, fixing an unstable PC is sometimes a mind numbing experience without any preparation, where do you start? This book addresses how to isolate a potential problem, prevent and get organized in the event a PC Software or Hardware Disaster, how to recover and future preventions.

This book will transform yourself into a smart troubleshooter, specially when you read and really learn how the hardware, operating system and applications work together. There is a lot to learn here for every walk of your computer life. Make It Part Of Your Resource Learning Library. Good Luck.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good addition to my other computer training books., January 7, 2009

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Ervin L. Goss (Terrell, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PC Disaster and Recovery (Paperback)

Good addition to my computer book library. Currently studying for the CompTIA A+ exam and this will help answer questions that the training doesn't provide.