Chambers Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-46219-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

If you've dreamed about having a customized multimedia PC orone tricked out for your favorite games, build your own and makeyour dreams come true! Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself ForDummies makes it easy.
Not only is building your own PC a really rewarding project, itcan also save you a nice chunk of cash. This step-by-step guidehelps you decide what you need, teaches you what all those computerterms mean, and tells you exactly how to put the pieces together.It shows you:
* What tools you need (not as many as you might think!)
* All about operating systems
* How to install CD and DVD drives
* The scoop on sound and video, and how to put a sound systemtogether from start to finish
* How to connect a monitor and install a modem
* All about setting up and configuring the hard drive
* Secrets for securing your system, and more
Included is a bonus DVD showing you how to install themotherboard, CPU, RAM, ports, hard drive, video and sound cards, aDVD drive, and more. With Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself ForDummies, you can have the computer you want plus thesatisfaction of doing it yourself!
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chambers, Mark L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: Preparations and Planning.
Chapter 1: A Screwdriver Is All You Need.
Chapter 2: What Type of PC Should I Build?
Part II: Assembling the Basics.
Chapter 3: Building the Foundation: The Case andMotherboard.
Chapter 4: A Bag of Chips: Adding RAM and a CPU.
Chapter 5: Installing Your Ports, Mouse, and Keyboard.
Chapter 6: Adding Video Hardware.
Chapter 7: Installing Your Hard Drive and Other StorageDevices.
Chapter 8: Choosing and Installing an Operating System.
Part III: Adding the Fun Stuff.
Chapter 9: Installing an Optical Drive.
Chapter 10: Let Your PC Rock!
Chapter 11: Modems and the Call of Broadband.
Part IV: Advanced PC Options.
Chapter 12: So You Want to Add a LAN?
Chapter 13: Input and Output: Scanners, Cameras, andPrinters.
Chapter 14: Building a Gaming PC.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 15: Ten Tools and Tasks for a Power User's PC.
Chapter 16: Ten Important Assembly Tips.
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Maintain Your PC.
Chapter 18: Ten PC Pitfalls to Avoid Like the Plague.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: About the DVD.
Appendix B: The PC Builder's Glossary.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Mark L. Chambers has been building, customizing, and repairing PCs for over 20 years for himself and clients. As a consultant, he helps everyday folks update, maintain, and troubleshoot PCs.