Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 22/e (Hardcover)

DVD-ROM Includes 3 hours of new how-to video

For more than 25 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the world’s #1 guide to PC hardware: The single source for reliable information on how PCs work, troubleshooting and fixing problems, adding hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs. This 22nd edition offers beefed-up coverage of the newest hardware innovations and maintenance techniques, plus more than two hours of new video.

Scott Mueller delivers practical answers about PC processors, mother-boards, buses, BIOSes, memory, SSD and HDD storage, video, audio, 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 PC 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 latest Core i Haswell processors and AMD’s Kaveri core processors.
• Everything you need to know about the latest GPU technology from NVIDIA and AMD, including developments in OpenGL, DirectX, and Mantle.
• New firmware innovations like the InSyde BIOS, Back to BIOS buttons, and all the updated settings available for the newest processors and chipsets.
• The latest in updated home networking standards, from blazing fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi to HomeGrid and G.hn powerline networking.
• Ever larger storage, thanks to new technologies like helium-filled hard disks, shingled magnetic recording, and Cfast and XQD for flash memory.
• Emerging interfaces such as mSATA, USB 3.1, and M.2
• Updated coverage of building PCs from scratch—from choosing and assembling hardware through BIOS setup and troubleshooting

ON THE DVD

Get 3 hours of up-to-the minute, studio-quality how-to videos—all playable on your DVD player or computer! In this edition, Scott Mueller delivers a complete seminar on PC troubleshooting, teaching you how to identify and resolve an array of common and not-so-common PC problems.

From detailed explanations on all the tools that should be a basic part of any PC toolkit, to all the critical rules you should follow to safely operate on your PC’s internal components, in these videos Scott Mueller ensures you are equipped with everything you need to know to successfully resolve your PC’s problems.

From there, Scott takes you through a complete disassembly of an All-in-One (AiO) system, showing just what you can do to keep these specialized systems running smoothly. Finally, there is a detailed look at today’s ultra-fast solid state disk drives (SSD) and the benefits they bring to modern systems.

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!

“…continually revised and updated to reflect the ever-changing PC landscape. A resource from my PC repair days, Scott Mueller’s tome is one of the books that has stayed on my bookshelf
throughout the years.”

—Adam Overa, Managing Editor, Tom’s Hardware

《升級與維修個人電腦》DVD-ROM 包含全新的3小時教學影片

超過25年來，《升級與維修個人電腦》一直是世界上最受歡迎的個人電腦硬體指南：提供可靠的個人電腦運作原理、故障排除、硬體添加、效能優化和組裝新電腦的資訊來源。這本第22版增加了對最新硬體創新和維護技術的涵蓋，還包含超過兩小時的全新影片。

Scott Mueller提供了關於個人電腦處理器、主機板、匯流排、BIOS、記憶體、固態硬碟和硬碟儲存、視訊、音訊、網路、網際網路連接、電源等實用的解答。本書提供了業界最佳的診斷、測試和維修資訊，並討論了通過超頻和其他技術來提升個人電腦效能的前沿話題。

Mueller通過他的書籍和影片教授了成千上萬的專業人士，無人比他更了解如何使個人電腦保持完美運行。無論您是專業技術人員、小企業主想要節省成本，還是家庭個人電腦愛好者，這本書是您唯一需要的個人電腦硬體指南！

本版新增內容包括：

- 最新的處理器，包括Intel最新的Core i Haswell處理器和AMD的Kaveri核心處理器。
- 關於NVIDIA和AMD最新GPU技術的一切，包括OpenGL、DirectX和Mantle的發展。
- 新的固件創新，如InSyde BIOS、返回BIOS按鈕以及最新處理器和晶片組的所有更新設置。
- 更新的家庭網路標準，從極速802.11ac Wi-Fi到HomeGrid和G.hn電力線網路。
- 更大的儲存空間，得益於新技術，如充氦硬碟、瓦片式磁記錄和Cfast和XQD閃存。
- 新興接口，如mSATA、USB 3.1和M.2。
- 從選擇和組裝硬體到BIOS設置和故障排除的全面建立個人電腦的涵蓋範圍更新。

DVD內容：

這張DVD包含最新的3小時高品質教學影片，可在DVD播放器或電腦上播放！在這版中，Scott Mueller提供了一個完整的個人電腦故障排除研討會，教您如何識別和解決各種常見和不太常見的個人電腦問題。

從詳細解釋應該成為任何個人電腦工具包基本組件的所有工具，到您應該遵循的所有重要規則以安全操作您個人電腦的內部組件，Scott Mueller在這些影片中確保您具備成功解決個人電腦問題所需的一切知識。

接著，Scott將帶您完整拆解一個一體機系統，展示如何保持這些特殊系統的順暢運行。最後，詳細介紹了當今超快速固態硬碟(SSD)及其對現代系統的好處。

此DVD還包含可打印形式的第19版和第20版的完整書籍，以及廣泛的技術參考資料。