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Chapter 1. Fundamentals
1.1 PCs Defined
1.2 PC Components and Technologies
1.3 System Resources
1.4 Building or Buying a PC
1.5 Upgrading a PC
1.6 Smart Buying Practices
1.7 Things to Do with Old PCs
Chapter 2. Working on PCs
2.1 Rules to Upgrade By
2.2 Tools
2.3 General Procedures
Chapter 3. Motherboards
3.1 Motherboard Characteristics
3.2 Choosing a Motherboard
3.3 Installing a Motherboard
3.4 Upgrading the System BIOS
3.5 Our Picks
Chapter 4. Processors
4.1 Processor Design
4.2 Intel Processors
4.3 AMD Processors
4.4 Choosing a Processor
4.5 Forthcoming AMD and Intel Processors
4.6 Installing a Processor
4.7 Our Picks
Chapter 5. Memory
5.1 Understanding Memory
5.2 Memory Access Methods
5.3 CAS Latency
5.4 Memory Packaging
5.5 How Much Memory Is Enough?
5.6 Memory Selection Guidelines
5.7 Installing Memory
5.8 Troubleshooting Memory Installation and Operation
5.9 Our Picks
Chapter 6. Floppy Disk Drives
6.1 Diskette Types and Formats
6.2 Drive Types
6.3 FDD Interface and Cabling
6.4 Installing an FDD
6.5 Working with FDDs
6.6 Working with Obsolete Diskette Formats
6.7 Salvaging Diskette Data
6.8 Our Picks
Chapter 7. High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drives
7.1 High-Capacity FDD Types
7.2 Choosing a High-Capacity FDD
7.3 Using an ATAPI Zip or SuperDisk Drive as the Boot Device
7.4 Drive Letter Assignment Problems
7.5 Our Picks
Chapter 8. Removable Hard Disk Drives
8.1 Uses for Removable and External Hard Disk Drives
8.2 Cartridge-Based Removable Hard Disk Drives
8.3 Frame/Carrier-Based Removable Hard Disk Drives
8.4 Our Picks
Chapter 9. Tape Drives
9.1 Tape Technologies
9.2 Choosing a Tape Drive
9.3 Installing and Configuring a Tape Drive
9.4 Care and Feeding of a Tape Drive
9.5 Troubleshooting Tape Drive Problems
9.6 The Dirty Little Secret of Long Filenames
9.7 Developing a Backup Strategy
9.8 Our Picks
Chapter 10. CD-ROM Drives
10.1 Compact Disc Fundamentals
10.2 CD-ROM Drive Performance
10.3 Choosing a CD-ROM Drive
10.4 Installing and Configuring a CD-ROM Drive
10.5 Cleaning a CD-ROM Drive
10.6 Our Picks
Chapter 11. CD Writers
11.1 CD Writers and Media
11.2 Writable CD Formats
11.3 CD Recording Methods
11.4 Buffer Underrun Protection
11.5 Choosing a CD Writer
11.6 CD Writer Software
11.7 Installing and Configuring a CD Writer
11.8 Updating CD Writer Firmware
11.9 Media Issues
11.10 Burning CDs
11.11 Special Problems and Applications
11.12 Writable CD Troubleshooting
11.13 Additional CD-R(W) Source Material
11.14 Our Picks
Chapter 12. DVD Drives
12.1 DVD-ROM
12.2 DVD Writable and Rewritable
12.3 Installing and Configuring a DVD Drive
12.4 Troubleshooting DVD Problems
12.5 Our Picks
Chapter 13. Hard Disk Interfaces
13.1 IDE
13.2 Serial ATA
13.3 SCSI
13.4 ATA Versus SCSI
13.5 Our Picks
Chapter 14. Hard Disk Drives
14.1 How Hard Disks Work
14.2 Choosing a Hard Disk
14.3 Installing a PATA (Standard ATA) Hard Disk
14.4 Installing an SATA Hard Disk
14.5 Installing a SCSI Hard Disk
14.6 Preparing a Hard Disk for Use
14.7 Our Picks
Chapter 15. Video Adapters
15.1 Video Adapter Characteristics
15.2 Choosing a Video Adapter
15.3 Installing a Video Adapter
15.4 Configuring Video Under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
15.5 Configuring Video under Linux
15.6 Troubleshooting Video Adapter Problems
15.7 Our Picks
Chapter 16. Displays
16.1 CRT Monitors
16.2 Flat-Panel Displays
16.3 Installing and Configuring a Display
16.4 Troubleshooting Display Problems
16.5 Our Picks
Chapter 17. Sound Adapters
17.1 PC Audio Types
17.2 MIDI Synthesis Methods
17.3 Downloadable Sounds
17.4 Sound Card Components
17.5 Sound Card Characteristics
17.6 Choosing a Sound Card
17.7 Installing a Sound Card
17.8 Configuring a Sound Card Under Windows 95/98/2000/XP
17.9 Configuring a Sound Card Under Linux
17.10 Troubleshooting Sound Card Problems
17.11 Our Picks
Chapter 18. Speakers and Headphones
18.1 Speaker and Headphone Characteristics
18.2 Choosing Speakers and Headphones
18.3 Our Picks
Chapter 19. Keyboards
19.1 Keyboard Switch Types
19.2 Keyboard Styles
19.3 Keyboard Interfaces
19.4 Choosing a Keyboard
19.5 Configuring a Keyboard
19.6 Cleaning a Keyboard
19.7 Troubleshooting and Repairing Keyboards
19.8 Our Picks
Chapter 20. Mice and Trackballs
20.1 Mice Versus Trackballs
20.2 Mouse Characteristics
20.3 Choosing a Mouse
20.4 Configuring a Mouse or Trackball
20.5 Cleaning a Mouse
20.6 Troubleshooting a Mouse
20.7 Our Picks
Chapter 21. Game Controllers
21.1 Game Controller Characteristics
21.2 Gameport Interface
21.3 Choosing a Game Controller
21.4 Installing a Game Controller
21.5 Troubleshooting Game Controllers
21.6 Our Picks
Chapter 22. Serial Communications
22.1 Serial Communications Overview
22.2 Serial Ports
22.3 Serial Cables
22.4 Installing and Configuring Serial Port Hardware
22.5 Troubleshooting Serial Port Problems
22.6 Our Picks
Chapter 23. Parallel Communications
23.1 Mapping Parallel Ports to LPTs
23.2 Our Picks
Chapter 24. USB Communications
24.1 USB Characteristics
24.2 USB Host Controller Interfaces
24.3 Configuring USB
24.4 Troubleshooting USB
24.5 Our Picks
Chapter 25. Cases
25.1 Case Characteristics
25.2 Choosing a Case
25.3 Our Picks
Chapter 26. Power Supplies
26.1 Power Supply Characteristics
26.2 Volts, Amps, Watts, and Regulation
26.3 Power Connectors
26.4 Choosing a Power Supply
26.5 Installing a Power Supply
26.6 Troubleshooting Power Supplies
26.7 Our Picks
Chapter 27. Backup Power Supplies
27.1 What BPSs Protect Against
27.2 BPS Types
27.3 BPS Characteristics
27.4 Choosing a BPS
27.5 Our Picks
Chapter 28. Building a PC
28.1 Purchasing Components
28.2 Building the System
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