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Title:
Do-it-yourself build your own PC for dummies
Personal Author:
Chambers, Mark L.
Publication Information:
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Publishing, 2009
Physical Description:
xx, 308 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (12 cm.)
ISBN:
9780470196113
General Note:
Accompanied by CD-ROM : CP 015707
Subject Term:
Microcomputers

Computer programming

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Summary

Summary

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.


Author Notes

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.


Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I Preparations and Planning
Chapter 1 A Screwdriver Is All You Need
Chapter 2 What Type of PC Should I Build?
Part II Assembling the Basics
Chapter 3 Building the Foundation: The Case and Motherboard
Chapter 4 A Bag of Chips: Adding RAM and a CPU
Chapter 5 Installing Your Ports, Mouse, and Keyboard
Chapter 6 Adding Video Hardware
Chapter 7 Installing Your Hard Drive and Other Storage Devices
Chapter 8 Choosing and Installing an Operating System
Part III Adding the Fun Stuff
Chapter 9 Installing an Optical Drive
Chapter 10 Let Your PC Rock!
Chapter 11 Modems and the Call of Broadband
Part IV Advanced PC Options
Chapter 12 So You Want to Add a LAN?
Chapter 13 Input and Output: Scanners, Cameras, and Printers
Chapter 14 Building a Gaming PC
Part V The Part of Tens
Chapter 15 Ten Tools and Tasks for a Power User's PC
Chapter 16 Ten Important Assembly Tips
Chapter 17 Ten Ways to Maintain Your PC
Chapter 18 Ten PC Pitfalls to Avoid Like the Plague
Part VI Appendixes
Appendix A About the DVD
Appendix B The PC Builder's Glossary
Index