Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 21/e (Hardcover)

For 25 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the world’s #1 guide to PC hardware: The single source for reliable information on troubleshooting and fixing problems, adding hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs. Now, better than ever, this 21st edition offers beefed-up coverage of the newest hardware innovations and maintenance techniques, plus more than two hours of new DVD video.

Scott Mueller delivers practical answers about PC processors, mother-boards, buses, BIOSes, memory, SSD and HDD storage, video, audio, I/O, input devices, networks, Internet connectivity, power, and much more. You’ll find the industry’s best coverage of diagnostics, testing, and repair—plus cutting-edge discussions of improving performance via overclocking and other techniques.

Mueller has taught thousands of professionals in person and millions more through his books and videos—nobody knows more about keeping PCs running perfectly. Whether you’re a professional technician, a small business owner trying to save money, or a home PC enthusiast, this is the only PC hardware book you need!

NEW IN THIS EDITION

• The newest processors, including Intel’s 3rd generation Ivy Bridge Core i-Series processors and AMD’s 2nd generation Trinity CPUs
• 3TB (and larger) disks, 4K sectoring, partition alignment, faster SATA disk interfaces, and SSD (solid state drive) hard drive replacements
• New firmware innovations, from full UEFI BIOS support to built-in motherboard flash BIOS upgrade utilities
• Integrated video and audio, including 5.1/7.1 surround sound, HDMI, and DisplayPort connections, and Windows 8 compatible multi-touch touchscreen technology
• Updated PCI Express 3.0, 4.0 interfaces, and Power Supply specifications for powering high-end video cards
• Emerging interfaces such as SATA Express, USB 3.0, and Thunderbolt
• Updated coverage of building PCs from scratch—from choosing and assembling hardware through BIOS setup and troubleshooting

ON THE DVD

Get 2 hours of up-to-the minute, studio-quality how-to videos—all playable on your DVD player or computer! In this edition, Scott Mueller offers true insider information about several of the key components in a PC, including motherboards, solid-state drives, and more.

You will see a detailed tour of a modern high-performance motherboard, showing all the components from the processor socket and CPU voltage regulators to the audio and network chipsets, and more. You’ll learn how all the devices on the board are interconnected, so you can more easily understand their importance. There is a detailed segment comparing solid-state drives (SSDs) to conventional hard disk drives (HDDs), explaining all the differences and similarities between them in an easy to understand fashion. Finally, there are several segments on building a state-of-the art system from scratch using a high-performance overclockable motherboard and processor combination. You’ll see tips on how to best prepare the components, how to assemble the system properly, how to make the front panel connections much easier to deal with, and finally how to route the cables for maximum airflow and ease of future upgrades or repairs.

This DVD also contains the complete 19th and 20th editions of this book in printable form, plus extensive technical reference material, a comprehensive glossary, and more!

《升級與維修個人電腦》已經是全球領先的PC硬體指南已經有25年了：這是可靠的疑難排解和修復問題、添加硬體、優化性能和組建新PC的唯一可靠資訊來源。現在，這本第21版比以往任何時候都更好，提供了對最新硬體創新和維護技術的更全面的覆蓋，還有超過兩個小時的全新DVD視頻。

Scott Mueller提供了關於PC處理器、主機板、匯流排、BIOS、記憶體、SSD和HDD存儲、視頻、音頻、I/O、輸入設備、網絡、互聯網連接、電源等實用的答案。您將找到行業內最佳的診斷、測試和修復覆蓋範圍，以及關於通過超頻和其他技術提高性能的尖端討論。

Mueller通過他的書籍和視頻教授了成千上萬的專業人士，以及數百萬的觀眾，沒有人比他更了解如何使PC保持完美運行。無論您是專業技術人員、試圖節省金錢的小企業主，還是家庭PC愛好者，這是您唯一需要的PC硬體書籍！

本版的新特點包括：

- 最新的處理器，包括Intel的第三代Ivy Bridge Core i系列處理器和AMD的第二代Trinity CPU
- 3TB（及更大）硬碟，4K分區，分區對齊，更快的SATA硬碟接口，以及SSD（固態硬碟）的替代品
- 從完整的UEFI BIOS支持到內建主機板刷寫BIOS升級工具的新固件創新
- 集成視頻和音頻，包括5.1/7.1環繞聲，HDMI和DisplayPort連接，以及與Windows 8兼容的多點觸控技術
- 更新的PCI Express 3.0、4.0接口和用於供電高端顯示卡的電源規格
- 新興接口，如SATA Express、USB 3.0和Thunderbolt
- 更新的從頭開始組建PC的覆蓋範圍-從選擇和組裝硬體到BIOS設置和疑難排解

DVD內容包括2小時的最新、高品質的實用視頻，可在DVD播放器或電腦上播放！在這版中，Scott Mueller提供了關於PC的幾個關鍵組件的真實內幕信息，包括主機板、固態硬碟等。

您將看到一個現代高性能主機板的詳細導覽，展示了從處理器插座和CPU電壓調節器到音頻和網絡芯片組等所有組件。您將了解板上所有設備的互連方式，以便更容易理解它們的重要性。還有一個詳細的部分比較固態硬碟（SSD）和傳統硬碟（HDD），以易於理解的方式解釋它們之間的所有差異和相似之處。最後，還有幾個關於使用高性能超頻主機板和處理器組合從頭開始組建最先進系統的片段。您將獲得有關如何最佳準備組件、如何進行BIOS設置和疑難排解的提示。