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Building a PC For Dummies^®, 4th Edition

by Mark L. Chambers (Columbia, Missouri, author and consultant )

ISBN13:
9780764542473
ISBN10:
0764542478
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2003-01-01
Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

Includes information on new components such as Pentium 4 processors, larger capacity and faster RAM, 3D graphics cards, and more Shows technical do-it-yourselfers how to create the computer system of their dreams-for less than what computer manufacturers charge Gradually eases the reader through installing a hard drive and other storage devices, hooking up CD and DVD drives, connecting the sound card, installing a modem, adding a scanner, printer and speakers, and much more New edition contains nearly forty percent new material to help users design and build the specific system they want, rather than buying a PC in a store or online Mark Chambers has authored more than fifteen computer books

Author Biography

Mark L. Chambers has been a computer consultant, programmer, hardware technician, and author for over 20 years. He has written more than 15 computer books.

Introduction.

Part I: Can I Really Do This?

Chapter 1: What’s in a Computer, Anyway?

Chapter 2: What Type of PC Should I Build?

Part II: Building Your PC.

Chapter 3: Building the Foundation: Your Case and Motherboard.

Chapter 4: A Bag of Chips

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