Presents ten minute lessons on upgrading a PC, including adding memory, replacing the motherboard, and installing a sound card.

Grimes shows how to give your PC a diagnostics test, add more memory, replace the motherboard or processor, replace the floppy disk drive, and connect to the Internet at top speed with a new modem. With the help of this compact tutorial, readers will be able to upgrade to a newer, more powerful operating system.

Consumers with questions about upgrading their PCs get them answered in this practical, easy-to-understand guide--updated to cover the latest operating systems, partitioning software and DVD drives. The book has also been reorganized to make it more accessible to beginners, and a detailed Glossary and manufacturers' reference have been added.

The step-by-step lessons in this book guide readers through the topics they need to upgrade and fix PCs. Learning tools include question-and-answer sections, quizzes and exercises.

About The Book: No matter how the PC is used-as a business tool, an entertainment center, or an Internet on-ramp-this latest edition of The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide has it covered. Inside, readers will find the clear, expert advice on maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting for which this book is famous. It's all updated to cover the latest technologies and guaranteed to help extend the life and power of the reader's PC. It also includes targeted instruction on a wide range of entertainment upgrades-ways to enhance enjoyment of music, photos, movies, and more.

This guide will answer the need of people who want basic computer information so they can make an intelligent buying decision, without having to read a 400-page book. The tutorial covers the most important issues to consider when buying a computer, in approximately 20 mini-tutorials--each of which can be completed in 10 minutes or less.

Offers information on the Q&A, version 4, word processing and database operations package. It adopts a format of 15 to 20 short task-by-task lessons, each establishing a goal that can be achieved in 10 minutes. Topics covered include TimeSaver tips, Plain English definitions and more.