PC Hardware A Beginner's Guide

Table of contents

- PC Hardware, A Beginner's Guide (Page 1)
- Cover Image (Page 1)
- Title Page (Page 2)
- Copyright (Page 3)
- About The Author (Page 4)
- Table Of Contents (Page 6)
- Acknowledgments (Page 20)
- Introduction (Page 21)
- Part I (Page 22)
- Chapter 01 (Page 24)
- A Brief Look At The Evolution Of Computers (Page 25)
- Intel Versus Apple (Page 34)
- An Overview Of Systems And Components (Page 36)
- In This Book … (Page 43)
- Chapter 02 (Page 46)
- An Introduction To Digital Logic (Page 47)
- The Hexadecimal Number System (Page 51)
- Electricity And The Pc (Page 53)
- Part 2 (Page 58)
- Chapter 03 (Page 60)
- An Introduction To Digital Logic (Page 61)
- Semiconductors (Page 66)
- The Transistor (Page 68)
- The Microprocesor (Page 69)
- Chapter 04 (Page 92)
- Motherboard Designs (Page 93)
- Motherboard Form Factors (Page 94)
- The Components Of The Motherboard (Page 101)
- Upgrading A Motherboard (Page 103)
- Chapter 05 (Page 106)
- Introduction To Chipsets (Page 107)
- Controller Chips (Page 109)
- Chipsets (Page 113)
- New Developments (Page 125)
- Chapter 06 (Page 128)
- An Introduction To The Bios (Page 130)
- Roms, Proms, And Eproms: Bios Chips (Page 139)
- Rom Bios (Page 141)
- The Bios Configuration (Page 142)
- Bios Updates And Flash Bios (Page 148)
- Chapter 07 (Page 150)
- A Brief Overview Of Rom (Page 151)
- Cmos (Page 153)
- Ram (Page 153)
- Dram (Page 159)
- Logical Memory Configuration (Page 168)
- Dealing With Memory Errors (Page 170)
- Installing Memory Modules In A Pc (Page 172)
- Chapter 08 (Page 178)
- Cache On The Pc (Page 179)
- Installing A Cache Module (Page 187)
- Chapter 09 (Page 190)
- Hard Disk Drives (Page 191)
- Interfaces (Page 205)
- Data Organization (Page 208)
- Hard Disk Performance (Page 210)
- Interfaces (Page 205)
- Data Organization (Page 208)
- Hard Disk Performance (Page 210)
- Formatting The Disk (Page 212)
- Disk Space Requirements (Page 214)
- Floppy Disk Drives (Page 217)
- Chapter 10 (Page 222)
- The Technology Of The Cd And Cd-rom (Page 223)
- Digital Versatile/video Disc (dvd) (Page 236)
- Chapter 11 (Page 240)
- Using Expansion Cards (Page 242)
- Expansion Buses (Page 243)
- Usb And Ieee 1394 Interfaces (Page 250)
- Expansion Cards (Page 251)
- Expansion Card Operation (Page 260)
- Working With Expansion Cards (Page 264)
- Chapter 12 (Page 274)
- How A Video Card Works (Page 275)
- Video Card Standards (Page 277)
- Video Card Components (Page 280)
- Installing A Video Card (Page 295)
- Troubleshooting The Video Card (Page 296)
- Troubleshooting Video Problems (Page 298)
- Chapter 13 (Page 302)
- Interrupt Request (irq) (Page 304)
- I/o Addresses (Page 319)
- Memory Addresses (Page 323)
- Direct Memory Access (dma) (Page 323)
- Resolving Resource Conflicts (Page 328)
- Chapter 14 (Page 332)
- Understanding Electricity (Page 333)
- Elementary Electronics (Page 337)
- Static Electricity And Esd (Page 338)
- Esd (Page 339)
- The Power Supply (Page 340)
- Electrical Power Issues (Page 350)
- Part 3 (Page 358)
- Chapter 15 (Page -1)
- The Case For The Case (Page 362)
- System Case Styles (Page 373)
- System Case Features (Page 379)
- Chapter 16 (Page 388)
- Crts Versus Flat-panels (Page 389)
- The Cathode Ray Tube (crt) (Page 401)
- Flat-panel Displays (Page 410)
- Integrated Pc And Monitors (Page 415)
- Pen-based Systems (Page 417)
- Monitor Power (Page 417)
- Monitor Maintenance (Page 418)
- Monitor Safety (Page 420)
- Chapter 17 (Page 422)
- Printer Types And Technologies (Page 423)
- Dot Matrix Printers (Page 432)
- Inkjet Printers (Page 435)
- Laser Printers (Page 444)
- Led Printers (Page 454)
- Thermal Printers (Page 454)
- Connecting The Printer To The Pc (Page 455)
- Printer Safeguards (Page 457)
- Setting Up A Printer In Windows (Page 459)
- Chapter 18 (Page 462)
- Keyboards (Page 463)
- The Mouse (Page 485)
- Chapter 19 (Page 496)
- Connectors On The Motherboard (Page 497)
- External Ports And Connectors (Page 501)
- Character Data (Page 501)
- Serial And Parallel Data (Page 503)
- Full, Half, And Single Modes (Page 504)
- Serial Ports And Connectors (Page 504)
- The Usb Interface (Page 514)
- Cabling The Connection (Page 510)
- Parallel Ports (Page 512)
- The Usb Interface (Page 514)
- The Firewire Interface (Page 517)
- Wireless Ports (Page 519)
- Ps/2 And Din Connectors (Page 520)
- Video Interfaces (Page 521)
- Scsi Interface (Page 525)
- Chapter 20 (Page 530)
- Network Basics (Page 531)
- Servers (Page 534)
- Cabling (Page 535)
- Backbones And Segments (Page 541)
- Networking Devices (Page 542)
- Network Topologies (Page 545)
- Network Addressing (Page 547)
- Configuring A Pc For Network Connection (Page 550)
- Dialing Up A Network (Page 550)
- Digital Subscriber Lines (dsl) (Page 553)
- Cable Modems (Page 554)
- Isdn Terminal Adapters (Page 555)
- Wireless Networking (Page 555)
- Chapter 21 (Page 560)
- Sound On The Pc (Page 561)
- Sound Capture And Playback (Page 566)
- Cd-rom And Dvd Interfaces (Page 575)
- Installing A Sound Card (Page 575)
- Video And Graphic Files (Page 577)
- Image Capture (Page 583)
- Part 4 (Page 588)
- Chapter 22 (Page -1)
- Preventive Maintenance Of A Pc (Page 591)
- Chapter 23 (Page 620)
- Power Line Problems (Page 621)
- Protecting Against Power Problems (Page 624)
- Saving The Planet (Page 636)
- Dc Power (Page 636)
- Chapter 24 (Page 638)
- Power Source And Environmental Issues (Page 639)
- Learning From The Past (Page 640)
- Troubleshooting Frms (Page 641)
- Index (Page 660)