PC Hardware in a Nutshell : a Desktop Quick Reference

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Autores principales: Thompson, Robert Bruce, Fritchman Thompson, Barbara
Otros Autores: Pournelle, Jerry (pról.)
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: California : O'Reilly, 2003.
Edición:3a ed.
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505 |a Foreword. -- Preface. -- FUNDAMENTALS. -- PCs defined. -- PC components and technologies. -- System resources. -- Building or buying a PC. -- Upgrading a PC. -- Smart buying practices. -- Things to do with old pics. -- WORKING ON PCs. -- Rules to upgrade by. -- Tools. -- General procedures. -- MOTHERBOARDS. -- Motherboard characteristics. -- Choosing a motherboard. -- Installing a motherboard. -- Upgrading the system BIOS. -- Our picks. -- PROCESSORS. -- Processor desing. -- Intel processors. -- AMD Processors. -- Choosing a processor. -- Forthcoming AMD and Intel processors. -- Installing a processor. -- Our picks. -- MEMORY. -- Understanding memory. -- Memory acces methods. -- CAS latency. -- Memory packaging. -- How much memory is enough?. -- Memory selection guidelines. -- Installing memory. -.- Troubleshooting memory installation and operation. -- Our picks. -- FLOPPY DISCK DRIVERS. -- Disjette types and formats. .-- Drive types. -- FDD interface and cabling. -- Installing an FDD. -- Working with FDDs. -- Working with obsolete diskette formats. -- Salvaging diskette data. -- Our picks. -- HIGH-CAPACITY FLOPPY DISK DRIVES. -- High-capactiy FDD types. -- Choosing a high-capacity FDD. -- Using an ATAPI zip or SuperDisk drive as te boot device. -- Drive letter assignment problems. -- REMOVABLE HARD DISK DRIVES. -- Uses for removable and external hard disk drives. -- Carteidge-based removable hard disk drives. -- Frame/carrier-based Rremovable hard disk drives. -- Our picks. -- TAPE DRIVES. -- Tape technologies. -- Choosing a tape drive. -- Installing and configuring a tape drive. -- Cara and feeding of a tape drive. -- Troubleshooting tape drive problems. -- The dirty little secret of long filenames. -- Developing a backup strategy. -- Our picks. -- CD-ROM DRIVES. -- Compact disc fundamentals. -- CD-ROM drive performance. -- Choosing a CD-ROM drive. -- Our picks. -- CD WRITERS. -- CD writers and media. -- Writable CD formats. -- CD recording methods. -- Buffer underrun protection. -- Choosing a CD writer. -- CD writer software. -- Installing and configuring a CD writer. -- Updating CD writer firmware. -- Media issues. -- Burnign CDs. -- Special problems and applications. -- Writable CD troubleshooting. -- Additional CD-R(W) source material. -- Our picks. -- DVD DRIVES. -- DVD-ROM. -- DVD writable and rewritable. -- Installing and configuring a DVD drive. -- Troubleshooting DVD problems. -- Our picks. -- HARD DISK INTERFACES. -- IDE. -- Serial ATA. -- SCSI. -- ATA versus SCSI. -- Our picks. -- HARD DISK DRIVES. -- How hard disks work. -- Choosing a hard disk. -- Installing a PATA (standard ATA) hard disk. -- Installing an SATA hard disk. -- Installin a SCSI hard disk. -- Preparing a hard disk for use. -- Our picks. -- VIDEO ADAPTERS. -- Video adapter characteristics. -- Choosing a video adapater. -- installing a video adapter. -- Configuring video under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. -- Configuring video under Linux. -- Troubleshooting video adapater problems. -- Our picks. -- DISPLAYS. -- CRT monitors. -- Flat-panel displays. -- Installing and configuring a display. -- Troubleshooting video adapter problems. -- Our picks. -- SOUND ADAPTERS. -- PC audio typers. -- MIDI synthesis methods. -- Downloadable sounds. -- Sound card and components. -- Sound card characteristics. -- Choosing a sound card. -- Installing a sound card. -- Configuring a sound card under Windows 95/98/2000/XP. -- Configuring a sound card under Linux. -- Troubleshooting sound card problems. -- Our picks. -- SPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES. -- Speaker and headophone characteristics. -- Choosing speakers and headphones. -- Our picks. -- KEYBOARDS. -- Keyboard switch types. -- Keyboard styles. -- Keyboard interfaces. -- Choosing a keyboard. -- Configuring a keyboard. -- Cleaning a keyboard. -- Troubleshooting and repairing keyboards. -- Our picks. -- MICE AND TRACKBALLS. -- Mice versus trackballs. -- Mouse characteristics. -- Choosing a mouse. -- Configuring a mouse or trackball. -- Cleaning a mouse. -- Troubleshooting a mouse. -- Our picks. -- GAME CONTROLLERS. -- Fame controller characteristics. -- Gameport interface. -- Choosing a game controller. -- Installing a game controller. -- Troubleshooting game controllers. -- Our picks. -- SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS. -- Serial communications overview. -- Serial ports. -- Serial cables. -- Installing and configuring serial ports hardware. -- Troubleshooting serial port problems. -- Our picks. -- PARALLEL COMMUNICATIONS. -- Mapping parallel ports to LPTs. -- Our picks. -- USB COMMUNICATIONS. -- USB characteristics. -- USB host controller interfaces. -- Configuring USB. -- Troubleshooting USB. -- Our picks. -- CASES. -- Case characteristics. -- Choosing a case. -- Our picks. -- POWER SUPPLIES. -- Power supply characteristics. -- Volts, amps, watts, and regulation. -- Power connectors. -- Choosing a power supply. -- Installing a power supply. -- Troubleshooting power supplies. -- Our picks. -- BACKUP POWER SUPPLIES. -- What BPs protect against. -- BPS types. -- BPS Characteristics. -- Choosing a BPS. -- Our picks. -- BUILDING A PC. -- Purchasing components. -- Building the System. -- Index. 
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