Build Your Own PC by Morris Rosenthal
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- Pub. Date: October 2004
- 240pp
- Sales Rank: 301,993
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 2004
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
- Format: Paperback, 240pp
- Sales Rank: 301,993
- Series: Build Your Own Series
- ISBN-13: 9780072255591
- ISBN: 0072255595
- Edition Number: 4
- Edition Description: REV
Synopsis
This visual how-to manual is loaded with photographs and images that show you exactly how to assemble from scratch--or even upgrade--a PC in no time. You’ll learn, step-by-step, how to find the best components for your budget and your performance requirements, assemble and connect the parts, install the operating system, troubleshoot common problems, and much more. Build Your Own PC is a start-to-finish, illustrated guide to the skills, tools, and accessories you’ll need to create a cost-effective, customized machine.
- Learn about all the basic PC components and their functions
- Select and purchase parts based on performance and cost
- Explore different case designs and assembly techniques
- Build with the latest Intel Pentium 4 technology
- Assemble an Athlon 64 or Athlon 64 FX in Socket 939
- Install Windows XP
- Troubleshoot hardware problems common to new builds
- Follow along with more than 200 photos and illustrations
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Morris Rosenthal is a best-selling author and computer consultant. He has built or repaired thousands of PCs and has trained many PC technicians. Morris has been featured on the Dateline MSNBC Web site and in the national press as an expert on computer repair and purchasing issues.
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A practical guide to buying all the parts for a PC and putting them together. The author looks at all the pieces of hardware that go into and outside the case, explains which components are desirable for specific needs, demonstrates what it takes to install an operating system and other software, and covers technology upgrades and add-ons. Includes 150-plus b&w photographs that illustrate the construction steps and hardware under discussion. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Morris Rosenthal (Springfield, MA) is an independent computer hardware consultant who holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is the author of The Hand-Me-Down PC.
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Great for meby Nada12
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May 16, 2009: it is great for beginner and to get information about computer work for person don't know nothing about computer, and want to learn building and troubleshooting computer.
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Great book, great buy and so easy to understandby Anonymous
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April 11, 2005: This book teach you exactly how to build your pc (intel or amd) the pictures and the explanations are so simple, there is no way you can't build your own computer if you have this book handly...y'all i'm a begginer and i built this incredible P4 sistem at half the price!!!!
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