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  • Series: Upgrading and Repairing
  • Hardcover: 1200 pages
  • Publisher: Que Publishing; 21 edition (April 1, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0789750007
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789750006
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 2.6 inches
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About the Author

Scott Mueller is the president of Mueller Technical Research (MTR), an international research and corporate training firm. Since 1982, MTR has produced the industry’s most in-depth, accurate, and effective seminars, books, articles, videos, and FAQs covering PC hardware and data recovery. MTR maintains a client list that includes Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. and foreign governments, major software and hardware corporations, as well as PC enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Scott’s seminars have been presented to several thousands of PC support professionals throughout the world.

 

Scott personally teaches seminars nationwide covering all aspects of PC hardware (including troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and upgrade), A+ Certification, and data recovery/forensics. He has a knack for making technical topics not only understandable, but entertaining; his classes are never boring! If you have ten or more people to train, Scott can design and present a custom seminar for your organization.

 

Although he has taught classes virtually nonstop since 1982, Scott is best known as the author of the longest-running, most popular, and most comprehensive PC hardware book in the world, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, which has become the core of an entire series of books, including Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, and Upgrading and Repairing Windows.

 

Scott’s premiere work, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, has sold more than two million copies, making it by far the most popular and longest-running PC hardware book on the market today. Scott has been featured in Forbes magazine and has written several articles for PC World magazine, Maximum PC magazine, the Scott Mueller Forum, various computer and automotive newsletters, and the Upgrading and Repairing PCs website.

 

Contact MTR directly if you have a unique book, article, or video project in mind or if you want Scott to conduct a custom PC troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrade, or data-recovery seminar tailored for your organization:

 

Mueller Technical Research

Web: www.muellertech.com

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Forum: www.forum.scottmueller.com

 

Scott has a forum exclusively for his readers at www.forum.scottmueller.com. Anybody can view the forum, but posting is only available to registered members.

 

If you have suggestions or comments about the book or new book or article topics you would like to see covered, send them to info@muellertech.com.

Customer Reviews

Kudos to Scott Mueller for his outstanding work.
Newell A. Franks II
The book is great for anyone wanting to upgrade, repair or even build a new computer.
Tim
He organizes this information in an easy to understand format and layout.
Andy Alekseichuk

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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful By Andrea Polk TOP 50 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on April 4, 2013
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I purchased the 21st Edition of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, based upon reviews of previous editions of the book. I have built a few desktop PCs (reading other books and materials online to do so) and have replaced internal parts including memory, hard drives, video and sound cards, over the past 12 years. I consider myself an advanced intermediate in terms of upgrading and repairing PCs, with a desire to learn more.

Getting a book with the latest information on this subject was important to me. This 21st edition, is the first I've seen from this author, is impressive and fit my needs perfectly!

Who should buy this book?

I think this book would be useful to anyone from a beginner to a strong intermediate PC user who is interested in building and repairing PCs.

Those preparing to take specific IT related tests like the A+ Certification Exam, would also find it helpful and undoubtedly it is or will be used as a textbook for either high school or college students.

What is included?

You get this comprehensive hardbound book along with 45 days of FREE online access to the online edition of this book (code at back of the book) and a 2 hour DVD in which the author shows the components of a PC build and how they go together. His hands on approach is easy to understand and pleasant to watch.

What will I learn with this book?

Twenty chapters cover everything from the Development of the PC to PC Diagnostics, Testing and Maintenance. Networking, hardware types and functions, and building and upgrading systems are also covered.

Basically anything hardware related - not software - for PCs is comprehensively covered by this 1000+ page book.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful By Lawrence Tuczynski on April 16, 2013
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This is a great book to have if building or troubleshooting a PC. It's very up to date with the latest technologies. I've bought the previous two versions when they came out and this latest version doesn't disappoint. The book also comes with a DVD with interesting how-to information as have previous versions. The contents on the DVD's for each book are different. Great reference book and usable information. The DVD alone is almost worth the cost of the book.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful By splash on May 2, 2013
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I am 40 years old and do not have the time or money to go back to school, but I wanted very much to learn more about computers than simply how to type on one. This book is great, using the appendix I can search for and find answers to all the questions I have about computers from the beginning of the PC to taking one apart and putting it back together again.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful By Fuzzynucker on April 21, 2013
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Over the years, I have come to respect most books published by QUE.
This edition is easily readable and packed full of useful data.
It is well worth the wait (I pre-ordered) and well worth the price.
Scott Mueller's book is the single source for reliable information on
troubleshooting and fixing problems, adding hardware, optimizing performance,
and building new PCs.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful By Tom Hocking on May 2, 2013
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If you were a computer technician and could own just one computer reference book, this should be it. One could spend hours singing the praises of Scott's outstanding reference series (and many have), but I'll keep it short here: Get it, refer to it, and when you get bored, read something in it--just for fun! It may seem high-priced, but when you factor in the one-stop-shopping convenience of how-to videos and technical knowledge in one volume (and the electronic versions of the past two editions included with your purchase), it is worth every penny.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful By Elaine Martinez on April 26, 2013
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I shopped around and found this particular title and actually messaged and received a reply from the author about his book. He seemed really knowledgeable and really passionate about getting more in depth knowledge about computers to a range of people. I was a little bit intimidated by the terminology but he explained that the book starts out by explaining in full detail in the ins and outs of computers and quickly getting from a complete beginner to more advanced users. My brother has always been into computers and even still he said there was much to learn. I've seen online that he has published an updated version every year so it made me a little more confident about the purchase.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful By Paul B. on June 16, 2013
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I have rarely read computer manuals that give connecting reasons for the functions of hardware. You get to see the purpose and ways things work together. Nice for a change to see reasons not straight facts. I have found reams of easy reading, story like style.
This makes fun and interesting learning.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful By Robert S. Lyss on June 5, 2013
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This is truly an incredible book. Virtually everything related to PC hardware is covered in detail. This 21st edition is the latest update and I find I read at least every third edition from cover to cover, even though I am not a computer professional. The writing is quite good and actually pretty entertaining. There indeed is a lot of stuff from previous editions but that is the nature of a book about a rapidly evolving technology. The author works hard to keep the book at a "reasonable" length by taking less used information out and putting it on the companion disk. If you want to know how each hard drive type works or how each modern connector is configured, it's all in here. About the only complaint I could have is with the book's title "Upgrading and Repairing PCs" since the book is so much more than that. That title is now as outdated as was the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe Trilogy" when the fifth volume came out.
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