Upgrading and Repairing PCs

For 25 years Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the worlds #1 guide to PC hardware: The single source for reliable information on troubleshooting and fixing problems adding hardware optimizing performance and building new PCs. Now better than ever this 21st edition offers beefed-up coverage of the newest hardware innovations and maintenance techniques plus more than two hours of new DVD video. Scott Mueller delivers practical answers about PC processors mother-boards buses BIOSes memory SSD and HDD storage video audio I/O input devices networks Internet connectivity power and much more. Youll find the industrys best coverage of diagnostics testing and repairplus cutting-edge discussions of improving performance via overclocking and other techniques. Mueller has taught thousands of professionals in person and millions more through his books and videosnobody knows more about keeping PCs running perfectly. Whether youre a professional technician a small business owner trying to save money or a home PC enthusiast this is the only PC hardware book you need! NEW IN THIS EDITION The newest processors including Intels 3rd generation Ivy Bridge Core i-Series processors and AMDs 2nd generation Trinity CPUs 3TB (and larger) disks 4K sectoring partition alignment faster SATA disk interfaces and SSD (solid state drive) hard drive replacements New firmware innovations from full UEFI BIOS support to built-in motherboard flash BIOS upgrade utilities Integrated video and audio including 5.1/7.1 surround sound HDMI and DisplayPort connections and Windows 8 compatible multi-touch touchscreen technology Updated PCI Express 3.0 4.0 interfaces and Power Supply specifications for powering high-end video cards Emerging interfaces such as SATA Express USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt Updated coverage of building PCs from scratchfrom choosing and assembling hardware through BIOS setup and troubleshooting ON THE DVD Get 2 hours of up-to-the minute studio-quality how-to videosall playable on your DVD player or computer! In this edition Scott Mueller offers true insider information about several of the key components in a PC including motherboards solid-state drives and more. You will see a detailed tour of a modern high-performance motherboard showing all the components from the processor socket and CPU voltage regulators to the audio and network chipsets and more. Youll learn how all the devices on the board are interconnected so you can more easily understand their importance. There is a detailed segment comparing solid-state drives (SSDs) to conventional hard disk drives (HDDs) explaining all the differences and similarities between them in an easy to understand fashion. Finally there are several segments on building a state-of-the art system from scratch using a high-performance overclockable motherboard and processor combination. Youll see tips on how to best prepare the components how to assemble the system properly how to make the front panel connections much easier to deal with and finally how to route the cables for maximum airflow and ease of future upgrades or repairs. This DVD also contains the complete 19th and 2