Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies by Mark L. Chambers

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  • Pub. Date: January 2009
  • 316pp
  • Sales Rank: 96,529

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    • Pub. Date: January 2009
    • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
    • Format: Paperback, 316pp
    • Sales Rank: 96,529

    Synopsis

    If you’ve dreamed about having a customized multimedia PC or one tricked out for your favorite games, build your own and make your dreams come true! Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies makes it easy.

    Not only is building your own PC a really rewarding project, it can also save you a nice chunk of cash. This step-by-step guide helps you decide what you need, teaches you what all those computer terms mean, and tells you exactly how to put the pieces together. It shows you:

    • What tools you need (not as many as you might think!)
    • All about operating systems
    • How to install CD and DVD drives
    • The scoop on sound and video, and how to put a sound system together from start to finish
    • How to connect a monitor and install a modem
    • All about setting up and configuring the hard drive
    • Secrets for securing your system, and more

    Included is a bonus DVD showing you how to install the motherboard, CPU, RAM, ports, hard drive, video and sound cards, a DVD drive, and more. With Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, you can have the computer you want plus the satisfaction of doing it yourself!

    Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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    Mark L. Chambers has been building, customizing, and repairing PCs for over 20 years for himself and clients. As a consultant, he helps everyday folks update, maintain, and troubleshoot PCs.

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    A very good book for people that do and don't know how to build computers.by Anonymous

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    May 30, 2009: You should buy this book I liked it alot and I'm an experience IT Professional and I recommed it to my friends and anyone that wants to build computers and loves computers.

    I Also Recommend: Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 18th Edition, Build a PC with Scott Mueller.