The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide: (With CD-ROM) |
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| Title: | The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide: (With CD-ROM) |
| Author: | Mark Minasi
Mark Minsasi |
| Publisher: | Sybex Inc |
| Type: | Book / Hardcover |
| Publication Date: | 15 July, 2002 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0782140750 / 9780782140750 |
| List Price: | $59.99 |
| You Save: | $51.03 |
| Amazon Price: | $8.96 (via Amazon marketplace seller) |
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Editorial Review / Publisher's Information:
Product Description
The 2003 edition of the best-selling Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide is yet another milestone in the continuing evolution of a title recognized as the leader in its field. Written in Mark Minasi's friendly style, it shows you how to get the best performance from your computer system through upgrading and how to prevent disasters and fix them when they occur. Based upon the author's extremely popular world-wide PC upgrade and maintenance seminars (which cost $800 per person to attend), the 2003 Edition gives PC owners and support personnel all they need to know to deal with the most common PC problems. You'll find new chapters on troubleshooting scanners and flash memory, as well as updated networking coverage and new material on Windows XP, USB, Firewire, and data recovery. This book comes with two CDs: the first includes an hour of instructional video in which PC expert Mark Minasi teaches you his field-proven upgrade and repair techniques; the second CD includes over 30 system tune-up and diagnostic tools.
Amazon.com Review
Rarely does one see a book written with authority and clarity the way this one is. Author Mark Minasi takes information from his experiences as a computer technician (among other things) and explains problems you may encounter. This book is full of sentences that begin, "I once saw ..." or "This happened to me ..." Rather than explain the differences among different kinds of screwdrivers in the beginning of the book, the author gets right to the point by showing how to disassemble a machine and see what's inside. Then, there's a sort of "hall of horrors" for PC components--a section that details how different parts can fail. Quickly, the book moves into explanations of general troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques. The bulk of this book is a series of chapters explaining how to install and fix various components, such as RAM, hard disks, modems, video-capture cards, and audio peripherals. There aren't a lot of illustrations, but most of the ones here are useful. Minasi wraps up his book with a table of hard drive specifications, manufacturer contact information, and an excellent, lengthy glossary of computer and hardware terms. You'll also find two companion CD-ROMs, one containing video clips of Minasi's lectures and the other containing handy diagnostic software. Taken as a whole, The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide, Seventh Edition, is an excellent value. The author does an outstanding job of communicating his ample knowledge to the reader.
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Customer Reviews:
• Minasi Or Mueller?
06 June, 2003
I have both Mueller's 14th edition and Minasi's 3rd edition and consider them to be superb. If you are going for an engineering degree in computers and like thick technical explanations interspersed with great useable information get Mueller. But, with Mueller don't expect an enjoyable, easy read. But, if you want an enjoyable easy read with great information, get Minasi.Some complain that Minasi's information is not up-to-date. Well, neither is Mueller's. (In all fairness, Mueller is more current than Minasi.) If you want cutting edge information in any technology field, you are not going to get it in a static book. For that go online to Tom's Hardware and the like. So, bottom line, if you need highly technical information about computer systems (i.e., pin outs, electrical diagrams, etc.) get Mueller. But, if you just want to learn how to upgrade and repair computer systems or get (and maintain) the background necessary for your A+ certification, get Minasi. Better yet, do like I did and get both!
- Amazon Customer Review
• Check The Back Of The Book.
21 January, 2003
One guy here wrote on July 4 of last year that the cd was unhelpful because it only included lectures. Apparently he did not make it to the back of the book, where the excellent utility cd is located. There are two cd's with the hardcover edition. I agree that the history is interesting and may be helpful in legacy troubleshooting, but one of the most difficult techie things is staying abreast with the new developments. No one can write a paper text that is up to date unless they are using one of the new technology "smartbooks" that are self updating. It will be interesting to see if there is a book about repairing smartbooks.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Getting Started With Ease, Without Intimidation!
19 September, 2004
I have so far bought two editions of this book, the 7th and the 2003 edition. Both books were and are very helpful in the areas that I need them for. A beginner can't ask for a better book to learn about computers, than this line of books. I have no complaints about Marks books, because a person who isn't a computer technician or an IT professional wouldn't want anything that's extremely complicated to start learning about their computer.
Marks' books teach you in a way that they not only capture your interest they give excellent examples of the subject at hand. I will continue to buy his books because when I needed help, when I first started out dubbing into computers'and information on how to upgrade and repair them his book at the time was the best information for what I wanted and needed. Any one who's in a more advanced stage of computer repair, would go for the expert information without the Laymens terms. That type of book would defeat the purpose for a beginner or intermediate student.
I feel that Mark did exactly what he set out to do, and that was to allow the reader to come away with more information than they started with, each time they read and study his books without feeling intimidated. And that is exactly what his books does. Not to mention the extras' on the CDs', which I thought to be very considerate of him to include them!
- Amazon Customer Review
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