Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies^®

by Mark L. Chambers (Columbia, Missouri)

ISBN13:
9780470462164
ISBN10:
0470462167
Format: eBook
Copyright: 2009-04-01
Publisher: For Dummies
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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 moreIncluded 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!

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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