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Build Your Own Pc
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BUILD YOUR OWN PC is an easy to read book with clear instructions, and illustrations that take you through each phase of the building process.
The process of building a PC takes a skilled computer tech about an hour or less to complete. Take your time, and build it at your own pace. This book closely works with the motherboard book that accompanies your motherboard.
This book, with its seven illustrations, shows you how to go from simple parts to a fully assembled computer step by step. After years of putting this book together, and building computers for myself and others, I tell you the secrets of my strategy for successfully building a computer from Scratch.
This manual provides helpful information to help you avoid common pitfalls and costly mistakes. This beginners level book also gives you troubleshooting tips you can utilize with any PC. Even a maintenance schedule is provided to help keep your PC running at its optimum state.
With this book you can build a mid range computer, or a cutting edge gaming PC. You decide which, as you will be choosing the components that you want, and the price range that you want for your dream PC.
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Build Your Own Pc
Până la Mark Dufour
Descriere
BUILD YOUR OWN PC is an easy to read book with clear instructions, and illustrations that take you through each phase of the building process.
The process of building a PC takes a skilled computer tech about an hour or less to complete. Take your time, and build it at your own pace. This book closely works with the motherboard book that accompanies your motherboard.
This book, with its seven illustrations, shows you how to go from simple parts to a fully assembled computer step by step. After years of putting this book together, and building computers for myself and others, I tell you the secrets of my strategy for successfully building a computer from Scratch.
This manual provides helpful information to help you avoid common pitfalls and costly mistakes. This beginners level book also gives you troubleshooting tips you can utilize with any PC. Even a maintenance schedule is provided to help keep your PC running at its optimum state.
With this book you can build a mid range computer, or a cutting edge gaming PC. You decide which, as you will be choosing the components that you want, and the price range that you want for your dream PC.
- Editor:
- AuthorHouse
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- Dec 1, 2008
- ISBN:
- 9781467051903
- Format:
- Carte
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Build Your Own Pc - Mark Dufour
AuthorHouse™
1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200
Bloomington, IN47403
www.authorhouse.com
Phone: 1-800-839-8640
©2008 Mark Dufour. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
by any means without the written permission of the author.
First published by AuthorHouse 11/19/2008
ISBN: 978-1-4389-2589-9 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4670-5190-3(ebk)
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
About the Author
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank my sister Diane for helping me with the about the book
page that I had to write. I would also like to thank my Nephew Erik, and Diane, for proofreading the book.
DISCLAIMER
Since you will be working with 120 volts, and low voltages, You will need to use CAUTION. Caution not only from voltages, but from static electricity. Since static electricity can damage PC components, you MUST use an anti-static wrist strap when handling PC components. If you fry a part, you are on your own ! You must follow the instructions in this book to the letter. It is also advisable to read on a bit when doing the procedures in this book. That way you know what’s coming up next, or cautions for what you are doing. The author, publisher, representatives of the author, or representatives of the publisher assume no liability for fried parts, damage to your PC, someone else’s PC you are working on, or electrocution from plugging things into outlets, old or outdated wiring, errors in house wiring, or bad grounds, etc… If you feel uncomfortable doing the things in this book, then maybe you should buy a PC, or hire someone to build one for you. The author, publisher, representatives of the author, or representatives of the publisher also assume no liability for lost data, misrepresentation of persons, companies, corporations, or omissions.
INTRODUCTION
Since the introduction of the first PC, things have changed a lot. But the fact is, it is easier now than ever to build your own PC. Lots of hardware compatibility issues have been ironed out. USB now works pretty solid, and graphics formats have been intergrated into the PCI x16 V2 express bus. When I built my first PC in 1999, I went through 7 monitors, 4 CD drives, and 2 sets of speakers before I had a working PC. Everything seemed to conflict with everything ! Now it’s a lot different. Hardware actually works 95% of the time when you install it, At least for windows XP®. I tried Windows® XP® 64 bit, and had some trouble installing some programs. Most utilities simply didn’t work. I tried Vista® about 6 months ago, and I was not impressed. Vista® drivers were scarce especially for older hardware. I returned it. It was one of those free trial offers. If you were to ask me what Operating System you should go with ? I would have to say at this time, stay with Windows®32 bit XP®.
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