The hugely popular, bestselling Pocket Reference series has been extended to cover one of the major problems faced by PC technicians--Drive and Memory. Designed as a technician-level reference, this pocket-sized guide covers all the essential information needed to diagnose and repair common computer storage systems.

A comprehensive reference guide for personal computer maintenance and repair.

Bigelow explains, in great detail, how each subsystem of an IBM-compatible PC works. In the BIOS section, for example, he details the actions, in sequence, taken by various popular BIOS routines at boot up. The CD-ROM section describes exactly how to make a bootable CD-ROM that takes advantage of the El Torito standard. In other chapters, he takes on video monitors, processors from all three major vendors, DVD drives, diagnostic beep and power-on self test (POST) codes, modems, and tons more. Throughout, he combines excellent how it works text with bountiful reference material. Bigelow also has paid considerable attention to troubleshooting, concluding each chapter with statements of common problems and their solutions.A Symptoms at a Glance section lists common problems, along with references to the pages that describe what to do about them. This is a useful feature, but it would be easier to find a particular problem if the list were broken up by subsystem.

This troubleshooting reference guide for the PC repair technician features hundreds of code tables, commands, symptom summaries and charts. It covers drive, input device, modem, motherboard and peripheral troubleshooting, as well as system configuration. The book includes an A+ certification checklist to help pass exams.

Explains how to detect viruses, what steps to take once infected, and how to prevent future attacks.

Designed as a technician-level reference, this pocket-sized book covers all the essential information needed to diagnose and repair computer printer problems. There is a massive installed base of printers and this serves as a handy, portable reference for all types of impact, innk-jet, and laser printers.

Tells how to get your drives and memory systems running quickly and efficiently--and keep them that way.