Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Repairing PCs

Stephen J. Bigelow (Leicester, MA) is the founder and President of Dynamic Learning Systems, a technical research and writing firm specializing in PC and peripheral service. An experienced electronics engineer, he is the author of several best-selling computer books including Troubleshooting, Maintaining and Repairing PCs, now in its fourth edition and is the editor of The PC Tolbox Newsletter.

1: An Inside Look at Contemporary PC 2: An Inside Look at Monitors 3: An Inside Look at Operating Systems and the Boot Process 4: Arranging the Preservice Checkout 5: Backup Guide 6: Batteries 7: BIOS 8: Busses 9: CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW Drives 10: Chipsets 11: CMOS 12: Conflict Troubleshooting 13: CPU Identification and Troubleshooting 14: Data Recovery Techniques 15: Drive Adapters and RAID Basics 16: DVD Drives 17: Enhancing System Performance 18: Error Codes 19: Fans and Cooling Devices 20: Floppy and LS-120 Drives 21: Hard Drives 22: Joysticks and Game Ports 23: Keyboards 24: Memory Troubleshooting 25: Mice and Trackballs 26: Modems and Fax Cards 27: Monitor Troubleshooting 28: Motherboard Troubleshooting 29: Parallel Port Troubleshooting 30: Plug-and-Play Configuration and Troubleshooting 31: Power Protection 32: Power Supplies and Power Management 33: Removable Media Drives 34: SCSI Systems and Troubleshooting 35: Serial and Infrared Port Troubleshooting 36: Sound Boards 37: Video Adapters and Accelerators 38: Video Capture Cards 39: USB Troubleshooting 40: Windows 9x/Me Issues A: Using the Companion DiscThe following appendixes are on the accompanying CD: B: PC99 System Compliance Standards C: PC Standards D: Index of Filename Extensions E: Standard ASCII Chart (0 to 127) F: Windows 9x/Me Shortcut Keys G: PC-related Related FAQs and Newsgroups H: Preparing for A+ I: The DLS Technician's Certificate