Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies

by Chambers, Mark L.

• ISBN13: 9780470196113
• ISBN10: 0470196114
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-03
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

* Packed with over 300 detailed, step-by-step photos and illustrations-including eight pages in full color-this innovative guide breaks the PC-building process into small, easily achievable tasks * A bonus DVD starring the author shows people how tackle key steps, including building the foundation, adding a processor and RAM, installing a video card, setting up a hard drive, hooking up CD and DVD drives, and installing an operating system * From selecting parts to troubleshooting problems, this is the clearest, most accessible PC-building guide ever-a book whose progressive, task-by-task chapters show people exactly how to construct the computer they've always wanted * Includes options for creating every type of specialized PC, from souped-up gaming and multimedia machines to inexpensive office and family computers

Author Biography

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

Preparations and Planning

A Screwdriver Is All You Need

What Type of PC Should I Build?

Assembling the Basics

Building the Foundation: The Case and Motherboard

A Bag of Chips: Adding RAM and a CPU

Installing Your Ports, Mouse, and Keyboard

Adding Video Hardware

Installing Your Hard Drive and Other Storage Devices

Choosing and Installing an Operating System

Adding the Fun Stuff

Installing an Optical Drive

Let Your PC Rock!

Modems and the Call of Broadband

Advanced PC Options

So You Want to Add a LAN?

Input and Output: Scanners, Cameras, and Printers

Building a Gaming PC

The Part of Tens

Ten Tools and Tasks for a Power User's PC

Ten Important Assembly Tips

Ten Ways to Maintain Your PC

Ten PC Pitfalls to Avoid Like the Plague

Appendixes

About the DVD

The PC Builder's Glossary

Index

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