Bigelow S Pc Hardware Desk Reference

The answer book for true technicians ... From desktops and towers, to monitors, busses, hard drives, keyboards and joysticks, chipsets, media drives, sound cards, and video adapters, Bigelow's PC hardware desk reference is the serious troubleshooting reference that covers all the latest technology and hardware.

Bigelow explains, in great detail, how each subsystem of an IBM-compatible PC works. In the BIOS section, for example, he details the actions, in sequence, taken by various popular BIOS routines at boot up. The CD-ROM section describes exactly how to make a bootable CD-ROM that takes advantage of the El Torito standard. In other chapters, he takes on video monitors, processors from all three major vendors, DVD drives, diagnostic beep and power-on self test (POST) codes, modems, and tons more. Throughout, he combines excellent how it works text with bountiful reference material. Bigelow also has paid considerable attention to troubleshooting, concluding each chapter with statements of common problems and their solutions.A Symptoms at a Glance section lists common problems, along with references to the pages that describe what to do about them. This is a useful feature, but it would be easier to find a particular problem if the list were broken up by subsystem.

From Stephen Bigelow, the #1 author in PC hardware, comes a handy, step-by-step pocket reference to building your own customized PC. He explains in easy-to-follow detail how to choose your components, assemble them quickly and efficiently, test the system, troubleshoot, take advantage of upgrades, and install your operating system.

Through the use of practical solutions, this guide aims to optimize peripheral hardware devices by offering easy fixes to their most annoying traits. Designed for PC users of all levels, it is broken up into several broad hardware categories, including desktops, laptops and PDAs, graphics, sound, drives, network, and printers and scanners.

This troubleshooting reference guide for the PC repair technician features hundreds of code tables, commands, symptom summaries and charts. It covers drive, input device, modem, motherboard and peripheral troubleshooting, as well as system configuration. The book includes an A+ certification checklist to help pass exams.

*Fully revised updated edition. first edition was strong seller - over 30,000 sold. *Ties into the booming A+ Certification market. A+ technicians specialize in PC hardware troubleshooting. *Follows success of Pocket Reference Series by Bigelow, which has sold over 70,000 copies. *Handy format - designed for technicians, in a convenient, portable, pocket-sized edition. *Leading author - Bigelow's last three books have sold well over 250,000 copies.

The #1 author in PC hardware, Stephen J. Bigelow, once again brings you the ultimate PC reference! With this authoritative resource on hand, you'll be able to solve all of your PC problems, including conflicts, power supply issues, error codes, virus aftermath, and much more. Inside, you'll find a convenient "Symptoms-at-a-Glance" section containing solutions for more than 2,000 PC problems. In addition, all the material covered on the A+ and CST certification exams is included. The bonus CD-ROM is loaded with loads of ready-to-use tools and utilities.

This is a hands-on professional-level troubleshooting and repair guide for all IBM personal computers and compatibles. It includes a CD-ROM that contains more than 150 shareware diagnostic tools.