Build and Upgrade Your Own PC -  Ian Sinclair

Build and Upgrade Your Own PC (eBook)

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2002 | 3. Auflage
324 Seiten
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978-0-08-050037-9 (ISBN)
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Ian Sinclair's Build Your Own books have established themselves as authoritative and highly practical guides for home PC users and advanced hobbyists alike. All aspects of building and upgrading a PC are covered, making this the book the computer retailers don't want you to read!

By getting to grips with the world of PC hardware you can avoid the built-in obsolescence that seems to be part and parcel of the fast moving world of PCs, and escape the need to buy a new PC every year. You can also have a PC that keeps pace with the ever increasing demands that new software applications place on your system.

The new edition of this book is based round building and upgrading to the latest systems such as Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon motherboards running Windows 2000 / ME. As well as guiding you round the inside of your PC base unit Ian Sinclair also covers monitors, printers, video capture, DVD drives, USB and parallel port accessories....

By reading this book PC owners will get to grips with the world of PC hardware and can avoid the built-in obsolescence that seems to be part and parcel of the fast moving world of PCs, and escape the need to buy a new PC every year.

The new edition of this book is based round building and upgrading to the latest systems such as Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon motherboards running Windows 2000 / ME. As well as guiding users around the inside of their PC base unit. The book also covers monitors, printers, video capture, DVD drives, USB and parallel port accessories, and much more.

According to a New York Times article it is estimated that between 2000 and 2007, 500 million computers will become obsolete. The National Safety Council estimates that by 2004 315 million PCs will be obsolete. Two points that highlight how most people are unaware how simple the process of upgrading their own PC is.

The third edition has been updated throughout with new and expanded sections including:
? Sound capture and editing
? Video capture from analog and digital camcorders, and TV / video
? New fast motherboards, including RAID and other types with up to eight IDE devices controlled
? Very fast processors in the range 1.5 to 2.0+ GHz
? Cooling and fan-noise problems
? Using large hard drives (60 Gb and more)
? The new USB-2 standard

* Covers all aspects of building and upgrading a PC,
making this the book the computer retailers don't
want you to read
* Guides PC owners to create the PC you really want,
not just the off-the shelf package offered by
manufacturers
* Helps you create a PC that keeps pace with the
ever increasing demands that new software
applications place on their system
Ian Sinclair's Build Your Own books have established themselves as authoritative and highly practical guides for home PC users and advanced hobbyists alike. All aspects of building and upgrading a PC are covered, making this the book the computer retailers don't want you to read! By getting to grips with the world of PC hardware you can avoid the built-in obsolescence that seems to be part and parcel of the fast moving world of PCs, and escape the need to buy a new PC every year. You can also have a PC that keeps pace with the ever increasing demands that new software applications place on your system.The new edition of this book is based round building and upgrading to the latest systems such as Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon motherboards running Windows 2000 / ME. As well as guiding you round the inside of your PC base unit Ian Sinclair also covers monitors, printers, video capture, DVD drives, USB and parallel port accessories.... By reading this book PC owners will get to grips with the world of PC hardware and can avoid the built-in obsolescence that seems to be part and parcel of the fast moving world of PCs, and escape the need to buy a new PC every year. The new edition of this book is based round building and upgrading to the latest systems such as Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon motherboards running Windows 2000 / ME. As well as guiding users around the inside of their PC base unit. The book also covers monitors, printers, video capture, DVD drives, USB and parallel port accessories, and much more. According to a New York Times article it is estimated that between 2000 and 2007, 500 million computers will become obsolete. The National Safety Council estimates that by 2004 315 million PCs will be obsolete. Two points that highlight how most people are unaware how simple the process of upgrading their own PC is.The third edition has been updated throughout with new and expanded sections including: * Sound capture and editing * Video capture from analog and digital camcorders, and TV / video * New fast motherboards, including RAID and other types with up to eight IDE devices controlled * Very fast processors in the range 1.5 to 2.0+ GHz * Cooling and fan-noise problems * Using large hard drives (60 Gb and more) * The new USB-2 standard* Covers all aspects of building and upgrading a PC, making this the book the computer retailers don't want you to read * Guides PC owners to create the PC you really want, not just the off-the shelf package offered by manufacturers * Helps you create a PC that keeps pace with the ever increasing demands that new software applications place on their system

Contents 5
Preface 9
1 The PC machine 13
Before you start 13
Words and meanings 15
Explaining the words 17
Modern PC machine 23
Decisions 24
The components 29
The essential bits 32
What do you need? 49
Planning 50
Finding components 52
Avoiding laptops 54
FAQ section 54
2 Casings 56
Desktop and tower styles 57
Ease of construction 66
Power supply 67
Fan 71
Cooling and fan noise problems 71
Front panel 74
3 The motherboard and its fittings 76
Specifications 78
Very fast processors (1.0 to 2.0+ GHz) 79
Ultra-fast motherboards 87
Fast memory 89
4 Drives 92
Types and purpose 92
Hard drives 93
DMA and UDMA 33/66 99
FAT16 and FAT32 100
Large hard drives 101
The floppy drive 104
CD principles 106
The CD system 110
CD-R and CD-RW 116
DVD 118
5 Adding boards 119
Graphics boards 119
High performance graphics cards 127
More specialized graphics boards 129
Modems 131
Sound capture and editing 138
CD rippers 141
Fitting sound and other cards 143
Unwanted noise 149
6 Connections 151
Ports 151
The parallel port 152
Connectors 154
Fitting an extra parallel port card 155
Serial ports 156
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) 160
USB-2 162
Mouse and keyboard ports 163
Firewire (IEEE 1394-1995) 163
SCSI boards 165
7 Connecting it all up 166
The essential bits 166
Motherboard preparation 167
Drive installation 184
Floppy drive installation 189
CD-ROM and DVD drive(s) 191
Installation work 192
CD-R/RW drives 195
8 Preparations 197
Positioning the boxes 197
CMOS-RAM set-up 202
Booting up 210
CMOS-RAM fine tuning 213
9 Upgrading 218
Drive change 221
Graphics card 224
Updating the motherboard 225
10 The operating system 227
Windows installation 231
Installing Windows XP Home Edition upgrade 237
Installing a printer 244
Self-test 245
Printer port 246
Drivers 247
Startup menu 250
Memory and program problems 251
11 Sundry hardware items 254
The monitor 254
Keyboards 257
The mouse 260
Scanners 265
Digital camera 268
Working with video 272
Television frame structure 273
MPEG editing 283
VCD creation 285
Digital camcorder 286
USB peripherals 288
Expanding IDE 290
Networking 291
12 Junior league upgrading 293
Assessing possibilities 293
The motherboard 296
Socket insertion 301
Memory 302
Motherboard insertion 303
Adding drives 306
EIDE/ATA interface 309
And finally 310
Glossary of terms 311
Abbreviations and acronyms 325

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.7.2002
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber
Informatik Software Entwicklung User Interfaces (HCI)
Informatik Weitere Themen Hardware
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10 0-08-050037-4 / 0080500374
ISBN-13 978-0-08-050037-9 / 9780080500379
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