The Complete Idiot's Guide to Upgrading and Repairing PC's


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Provides information on upgrading computer memory, increasing speed, adding multimedia equipment, and fixing common problems.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Upgrading and Repairing PCs


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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Fourth Edition, teaches you how to upgrade your PC peripherals to increase productivity on your PC, without intimidating or offending you. A straight-forward, conversational tone provides basic information in purchasing and installing the newest technology for multimedia and more. You will learn how various software applications and operating systems upgrades can help you use or not use your PC more efficiently. This book gives you the foundation on what a PC is and how to upgrade it in everyday language.




Upgrading and Repairing PCs


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This is the newest comprehensive update to the world's #1 guide to PC repair and maintenance. World-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller has thoroughly updated his legendary "Upgrading and Repairing PCs to reflect today's latest PC technologies, and added a new DVD with more than two hours of digital video demonstrating PC maintenance and repair, which can be watched on either their DVD-equipped PCs or any DVD player. Mueller presents updated coverage of every significant PC component: processors, motherboards, memory, the BIOS, IDE and SCSI interfaces, drives, removable and optical storage, video and audio hardware, USB, FireWire, Internet connectivity, LANs, power supplies, even PC cases. This book also contains a detailed troubleshooting index designed to help readers rapidly diagnose more than 250 common PC hardware problems, as well as an extensive vendor contact guide, and a comprehensive PC technical glossary.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fixing Your #$%@ PC


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Explains how to troubleshoot hardware conflicts, repair Internet connections, resurrect deleted files, recover from system crashes, repair damaged disks, and unfreeze a frozen system




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Philosophy


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Explores the ideas of several philosophers, including Socrates, Descartes, Kierkegaard, and Freud, and discusses how to create a philosophy and apply philosophical principles.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Electrical Repair


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Offers information and advice on how to install and repair home electrical wiring, including when and how to deal with professionals, and the specific requirements of different rooms.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Office XP


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Demonstrates Microsoft Office's component applications while explaining how to create documents, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, business presentations, send and receive e-mail, track contacts, and schedule appointments.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology


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An introduction to Greek and Roman mythology provides explanations of all the gods and their roles, origins of the myths and theories on who wrote them, and the function of myths in society




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Computer Basics, 5th Edition


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Time for an upgrade! The fifth edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Computer Basics places the reader in charge of the computer, rather than the other way around, and places the focus on software troubleshooting rather than hardware techno-babble. The reader wants to do something practical with his or her computer—this book shows them how. • Covers basic office programs and how to manage photo, video, and music files • Advice on safe web-surfing, including coverage of newsgroups, message boards, and mailing lists • New green computing initiatives that help protect the environment • Maintenance and upgrading information




The Geek Squad Guide to Solving Any Computer Glitch


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The Geek Squad demystifies software forever and comes to the rescue of computer users who are tired of paying and waiting for technical assistance. 15 illustrations.