Second Edition.
Intermediate Level Users.
Includes CD-ROM.
Features of this book:
- Advantages and disadvantages of upgrading a PC on your own
- What should and shouldn't be upgraded
- How to do the huge overhaul job
- Illustrations and photos of how to carry out tasks
- Clear explanations, instructions, and cost-saving tips
- Computer's components, such as the CPU, motherboard, memory, sound and video cards, and more.
- CD-ROM featuring diagnostic utilities; a mapping utility that tests for drives, networks, sound cards, COM ports, printers, modems, SCSI, and much more; and third-party utilities such as Space Hound, an application that sniffs out wasted space on hard drives.