This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

For 20 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the industry’s #1 guide to PC hardware: the single source for reliable, step-by-step information on identifying and fixing problems, adding hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs from scratch. Now, this 20^th Anniversary Edition has been completely updated to focus on today’s technologies and today’s maintenance challenges!

From processors and motherboards, memory to storage, video to power, and networking to Internet connectivity, it’s all here: technical details, practical insights, and step-by-step solutions to difficult problems. Updates include new CPUs like Intel Core i7, Atom, and AMD’s six-core Opteron...breakthrough video technologies like NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Hybrid Graphics...netbooks, mini-ITX motherboards, Windows 7 readiness, and a whole lot more!

Your guide, Scott Mueller, has taught thousands in his legendary personal seminars and millions more through his books and videos. Nobody knows more about choosing, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining PC hardware. Whether you’re a professional technician, a small business owner who doesn’t want to pay for service calls, or a home PC enthusiast, this is the one book you need!

NEW IN THIS EDITION

• Intel’s and AMD’s hottest new processors, including Core i7 and six-core Opteron

• The latest netbooks and notebooks, including the new mini-ITX motherboard form factor

• State-of-the-art graphics cards, GPUs, and chipsets from NVIDIA and ATI/AMD

• Terabyte-class hard disks, solid state drives, and other data storage innovations

• Revamped coverage of building PCs from scratch–from assembling hardware to BIOS setup and installing Windows Vista or Windows 7