Upgrading & Fixing Macs? & iMacs^TM For Dummies?

by Todd Stauffer

• ISBN13: 9780764506444
• ISBN10: 0764506447
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Mac users can keep their new or older machines humming with this fun and easy guide to the internal workings of Macs and iMacs. The book explains, step by step, how to upgrade a Mac -- processor, RAM, video, removable storage, and almost anything else. It also shows how to use a little preventive medicine and how to diagnose your problem in order to help you decide whether you need to repair or upgrade. Common repair scenarios, from hard disk glitches to peripheral problems, are covered. And the little gems that make this ...For Dummies edition shine are a list of utilities for getting to know your inner-iMac and special G3 and G4 fixes. With this trusty guide, you'll be thinking different" in no time.

Author Biography

Todd Stauffer is the &quot;Upgrade Guy&quot; columnist for MacCentral Online, publisher of Mac-Upgrade.com, and cohost of the Disk Doctors television show. His books include the Macworld<SUP>&#174;</SUP> Mac<SUP>&#174;</SUP> Upgrade and Repair Bible and the Macworld<SUP>&#174;</SUP> Mac<SUP>&#174;</SUP> OS 9 Bible.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: Pre-Med: Getting Started With Upgrades and Fixes	7	(42)
The Upgrade or Repair Decision	9	(12)
How a Mac Works...or Doesn't Work	21	(16)
Diagnosis: Broken or Just Slow?	37	(12)
Part II: The Clinic: Upgrading and Fixing on the Outside	49	(146)
The Port Primer	51	(16)
Keyboards, Mice, and Cool Input Devices	67	(16)
Modems and High-Speed Internet Access	83	(18)
On Monitors, or Murphy's Law of Vertical Hold	101	(16)
Making Pretty Pictures: Scanners and Digital Cameras	117	(16)
Sound Off with Your Mac	133	(14)
Houston, We Have a Printer	147	(20)
Removable Media: Zips, Floppies, and CDs	167	(18)
The New Guard: More on USB and Fire Wire	185	(10)
Part III: Advanced Surgery: Getting inside Your Mac	195	(110)
Getting inside Your Mac or iMac: The Surgeon's Handbook	197	(14)
Playing Cards: Upgrading with PDS, PCI, and NuBus	211	(14)
Improving Your Memory	225	(16)
The Need for Speed: Processor Upgrades	241	(16)
Adding Closet Space: Hard Disks and Internal Drives	257	(18)
Get Out and Mingle: Basic Networking	275	(18)
Intimate With iMac: Special Upgrades for Your Little Buddy	293	(12)
Part IV: Internal Medicine and Maintenance	305	(42)
First Aid for the Mac OS and Applications	307	(18)
Maintaining Your Mac's Files	325	(10)
Installing, Reinstalling, and Updating the Mac OS	335	(12)
Part V: The Part of Tens	347	(26)
Ten Problems and How to Fix Them	349	(12)
Ten Utilities for Snooping around Your Mac	361	(6)
Ten Special iMac and Power Mac G3 and G4 Fixes	367	(6)
Index	373