Table Of ContentAcknowledgments. Preface. Chapter 1: Looking Under the Hood. Chapter 2: The Microprocessor. Chapter 3: BIOS. Chapter 4: Driving the Computer Bus. Chapter 5: Basic Hardware Skills. Chapter 6: Step-by-Step through a Modern Machine. Chapter 7: Shopping for PC Parts. Chapter 8: Memory. Chapter 9: Floppy Drives. Chapter 10: Hard Drives. Chapter 11: Removable Hard Drives. Chapter 12: CD and DVD Drives. Chapter 13: Video Display Adapters and Standards. Chapter 14: Monitors and LCDs. Chapter 15: Serial, USB, and FireWire Connections Chapter 16: Modems. Chapter 17: The Parallel Interface. Chapter 18: Hard Copy. Chapter 19: Your Computer's Hands, Eyes, and Ears. Chapter 20: Networks, Gateways, and Routers. Chapter 21: Living the Good Life: Backing Up Regularly. Chapter 22: Antivirus, Utility, and Diagnostic Programs. Chapter 23 Windows Troubleshooting and Repairs. Chapter 24 Common-Sense Solutions to Common Problems. Appendix A: Numeric Codes and Text Messages. Appendix B: Text Error Messages. Appendix C: Beep Error Codes. Appendix D: IRQ, DMA, and Memory Assignments. Appendix E: Hardware and Software Toolkit. Appendix F: Encyclopedia of Cables and Connectors. Appendix G: Troubleshooting Charts. Glossary. Index.
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