ANNOTATION

Thoroughly covers key technologies and adds new coverage of Intel processor families, chipsets, motherboards, printer upgrades, repairs, and maintenance, file systems, and data recovery.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Push your PC's performance to the limit. Know the differences between: Pentium II, Pentium MMX, Pentium Pro, and earlier CPU chips and choose the best chip for your needs; understand compatibility and feature sets of processor upgrade sockets, motherboards, and chipsets; use Universal Serial Bus ports and devices to simplify peripheral installation, configuration, and improve performance; squeeze the most performance, life, and reliability out of your hard drives; prevent memory headaches: pick the right speed and type of SIMMs and DIMMs, run more programs at once, and work with bigger files; and integrate hot new hardware including 3D graphics accelerators, fast SDRAM memory, Zoomed Video and CardBus PC Cards for your notebook, and NLX motherboards with support for Single Edge Contact processors and Accelerated Graphics Ports.

SYNOPSIS

World-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller has taught thousands in his weeklong seminars and millions through his books, videos and articles. Often, his students refer to him with nicknames, such as "St. Scott" and claim that this book changed their lives. Here are some of the features of latest edition of Mueller's classic reference:
1. Unparalleled coverage of AMD and Intel processors: No other PC book on the bookshelf provides comprehensive coverage of the bevy of processors available from AMD and Intel -- and no other PC book explains just exactly what you're up against when matching motherboards and RAM to these processors.
2. Cutting Edge coverage of the Pentium 4: Intel's long awaited Pentium 4 processor hit the shelves in 2000. Scott steers readers through what promises to be the biggest -- and most demanding -- processor upgrade since the world shifted from 486 processors to the Pentium.
3. Used by students, hobbyists and PC professionals around the world - U&R is found on the desks of teachers, students, hobbyists, repair technicians and even Interpol agents who use the skills they learn in Scott's book to track international criminals.
4. Praised in the media - Maximum PC, the PC hardware industry's leading magazine, reviewed the 12th Edition and dubbed it the "most comprehensive book on the subject we've ever seen" and would have given the book its coveted "Kick Ass" award if books were eligible for the award.


About the Author

Scott Mueller is the most trusted, authoritative hardware voice in the industry. In addition to teaching hardware repair to more than 10,000 computer professionals and enthusiasts, he has sold more than 2 million copies of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, making him a world-renowned hardware author and his book a classic. Scott has taught hardware repair to a host of agencies in the U.S. and foreign governments, and corporations in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

Necessarily subject to frequent new editions, this hefty manual discusses all areas of computer system improvement—upgrading, repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting—as well as software issues. Mueller, president of an international research and corporate training firm, presents 25 chapters covering state-of-the-art hardware and accessories and discussing the fine points of motherboards, processors, memory, and case and power-supply improvements; proper system and component care; diagnostics hardware and software; and the important differences between major system architectures from the original Industry Standard Architecture to the latest in PCI and AGP systems. The included CD-ROM conteains some two hours of how-to video with the author. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Includes information from the most basic, such as how to get into a computer, to fairly technical specifications of various components. Generally focuses on determining whether upgrading or repairing is a good idea and if so finding the best way. Includes primary components, input/output hardware, mass storage, system maintenance, troubleshooting, and applications. The accompanying CD-ROM contains searchable versions of six technical books. The explanations and suggestions are applicable to any type and brand of personal computer. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. No bibliography. New editions have come out frequently since the first in 1988. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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