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A+ Guide to Hardware

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A+ Guide to Hardware

by: ANDREWS

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9780619186241
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Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/04/2003
Publisher: Course Technology
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Summary

Designed to be the most through, step-by-step book available for learning the fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer hardware, this text has been updated for currency and covers new technologies in computer hardware and peripherals. Maps completely to the objectives of CompTIA&s 2003 A+ Core Exam.

A+ Table of Contents

xiii

Introduction

xxiii

How Computers Work

(48)

Hardware Needs Software to Work

(2)

PC Hardware Components

(31)

Hardware Used for Input and Output

(3)

Hardware Inside the Computer Case

(2)

The Motherboard

(2)

The CPU and the Chip Set

(1)

Storage Devices

(8)

Motherboard Components Used for Communication Among Devices

(6)

Interface (Expansion) Cards

(2)

The Electrical System

(2)

Instructions and Data Stored on the Motherboard

(4)

How a CPU Works and Communicates with Other Devices

(5)

How the CPU Works

(1)

How the CPU Uses Memory

(1)

How the CPU and Devices Use the System Bus to Communicate

(3)

Understanding Binary

(3)

Chapter Summary

(2)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Hands-on Projects

(2)

How Hardware and Software Work Together

(32)

Hardware and Software Interaction: An Overview

(2)

System Resources

(12)

The 8-bit and 16-bit ISA Slots

(3)

Interrupt Request Number (IRQ)

(4)

Memory Addresses

(1)

I/O Addresses

(2)

DMA Channels

(1)

Booting Up Your Computer

(10)

Plug and Play Standard

(1)

Startup BIOS Controls the Beginning of the Boot

(9)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Hands-on Projects

(5)

Electricity and Power Supplies

(62)

Electricity: A Basic Introduction

(10)

Voltage

(1)

Amps

(1)

The Relationship Between Voltage and Current

(1)

Ohms

(1)

Relationships Among Voltage, Current, and Resistance

(1)

Wattage

(1)

AC and DC

(1)

Hot, Neutral, and Ground

(3)

Some Common Electronic Components

(1)

Protecting Your Computer System

(9)

Protecting Against Electricity

(1)

Static Electricity

(4)

EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)

(1)

Surge Protection and Battery Backup

(4)

The Computer Case and Form Factors

101

(8)

Case, Power Supply, and Motherboard Form Factors

102

(3)

Types of Cases

105

(4)

Detecting and Correcting Power Supply Problems

109

(16)

Measuring the Voltage of a Power Supply

110

(8)

Upgrading Your Power Supply

118

(1)

Introduction to Troubleshooting

119

(2)

Troubleshooting the Power System

121

(4)

Energy Star Systems (the Green Star)

125

(4)

Power Management Methods and Features

125

(2)

Energy Star Monitors

127

(2)

Chapter Summary

129

(2)

Key Terms

131

(1)

Review Questions

131

(2)

Hands-on Projects

133

(3)

Case Project

136

(7)

The Motherboard

143

(64)

Types of Motherboards

144

(5)

Components on the Motherboard

149

(38)

The System Clock

149

(1)

The CPU and the Chip Set

150

(19)

ROM BIOS

169

(2)

Buses and Expansion Slots

171

(5)

Relationship of CPU Speed to Bus Speed

176

(1)

Hardware Configuration

176

(10)

Protecting Documentation and Configuration Settings

186

(1)

Building a Computer: An Introduction

187

(3)

Installing the Motherboard

190

(8)

Preparing the Motherboard to Go into the Case

190

(4)

Installing the Motherboard in the Case

194

(4)

Completing the Installation

198

(1)

Troubleshooting the Motherboard and CPU

198

(2)

Chapter Summary

200

(1)

Key Terms

201

(1)

Review Questions

202

(1)

Hands-on Projects

203

(4)

Supporting I/O Devices

207

(68)

Basic Principles of Peripheral Installations

208

(6)

A Review of System Resources

208

(1)

Installation Overview

209

(2)

Purchasing and Installing a Hardware Device

211

(3)

Using Ports and Expansion Slots for Add-on Devices

214

(27)

Using Serial Ports

214

(6)

Using Parallel Ports

220

(2)

Using USB Ports

222

(4)

Using IEEE 1394 Ports

226

(3)

Using PCI Expansion Slots

229

(8)

Microchannel Architecture (MCA) Bus

237

(1)

The EISA Bus

237

(1)

Using ISA Expansion Slots

237

(1)

Installing Legacy Hardware

238

(3)

Keyboards

241

(5)

Keyboard Connectors

242

(2)

Installing Keyboards

244

(1)

Troubleshooting Keyboards

244

(2)

Pointing Devices

246

(3)

Cleaning the Mouse

248

(1)

Other Pointing Devices

248

(1)

Troubleshooting a Mouse

249

(1)

Computer Video

249

(19)

Monitors

249

(6)

Video Cards

255

(7)

Troubleshooting Video Problems

262

(6)

Chapter Summary

268

(1)

Key Terms

269

(1)

Review Questions

269

(2)

Hands-on Projects

271

(4)

Memory and Floppy Drives

275

(46)

Physical Memory

276

(11)

ROM on the Motherboard

276

(2)

RAM on the Motherboard

278

(9)

Upgrading Memory

287

(9)

What to Look for When Buying Memory Chips and Modules

288

(1)

How Much and What Kind of Memory to Buy

289

(2)

Reading Ads About Memory Modules

291

(2)

Installing Memory

293

(2)

Troubleshooting Memory

295

(1)

Floppy Drives

296

(20)

How Data Is Physically Stored on a Floppy Disk

296

(5)

How Data Is Logically Stored on a Floppy Disk

301

(1)

The Formatting Process for a Floppy Disk

302

(3)

Using Commands to Manage a Floppy Disk

305

(1)

Using Windows to Manage a Floppy Disk

306

(1)

Exchanging and Supporting Floppy Drives

307

(1)

Replacing a Floppy Drive

307

(4)

Adding a New Drive

311

(1)

When a Floppy Disk Drive Doesn't Work

312

(2)

Some Common Error Messages and Their Meanings

314

(2)

Chapter Summary

316

(1)

Key Terms

317

(1)

Review Questions

318

(1)

Hands-on Projects

319

(2)

Understanding and Supporting Hard Drives

321

(56)

Hard Drive Technology

322

(8)

Types of Hard Drive Interfaces

322

(4)

How Hard Drives Work

326

(4)

Communicating with the Hard Drive BIOS

330

(4)

Calculating Drive Capacity on Older Drives

331

(1)

Adjusting for More Complex Hard Drive Organization

331

(2)

Installations Using Legacy BIOS

333

(1)

How a Hard Drive Is Logically Organized to Hold Data

334

(9)

Hard Drive Partitions and Logical Drives

335

(6)

What Happens During Formatting

341

(2)

Installing a Hard Drive

343

(15)

Prepare for Installation

343

(3)

Set Jumpers and DIP Switches

346

(1)

Mount the Drive in the Bay

347

(6)

Use CMOS Setup to Change Hard Drive Settings

353

(1)

Setup for Large-Capacity Hard Drives

354

(2)

Use Fdisk to Partition a Drive

356

(1)

Format Each Logical Drive

357

(1)

Using Windows to Partition and Format a New Drive

357

(1)

A Note on Moving a Hard Drive or Changing BIOS

358

(1)

Managing and Troubleshooting Hard Drives

358

(12)

An Ounce of Prevention

359

(1)

Commands to Use with Hard Drives

360

(4)

Problems When Installing Hard Drives

364

(1)

Resolving Common Hard Drive Problems

365

(4)

Getting Technical Support

369

(1)

Chapter Summary

370

(2)

Key Terms

372

(1)

Review Questions

372

(1)

Hands-on Projects

373

(4)

All About SCSI

377

(26)

SCSI Basics

378

(13)

The SCSI Subsystem

378

(1)

Host Adapters

378

(4)

SCSI Device Drivers

382

(1)

Variations in SCSI

382

(9)

Comparing IDE and SCSI

391

(1)

SCSI Installation

392

(4)

Installing a Host Adapter Card

392

(2)

Setting Device IDs During Installation

394

(1)

Installing a SCSI Hard Drive

395

(1)

Troubleshooting SCSI Devices

396

(1)

Chapter Summary

397

(2)

Key Terms

399

(1)

Review Questions

399

(1)

Hands-on Projects

400

(3)

Multimedia Devices and Mass Storage

403

(44)

Multimedia on a PC

404

(10)

CPU Technologies for Multimedia

404

(1)

Multimedia Devices

404

(1)

Sound Cards

404

(6)

Digital Cameras

410

(2)

MP3 Players

412

(2)

Video Capture Card

414

(1)

Optical Storage Technology

414

(15)

CD-ROM

415

(5)

CD-R and CD-RW

420

(1)

DVD

421

(8)

Hardware Used for Backups and Fault Tolerance

429

(11)

Tape Drives

430

(4)

Removable Drives

434

(3)

RAID

437

(3)

Troubleshooting Guidelines

440

(3)

Problems with CD-ROM or DVD Installation

440

(1)

Troubleshooting Sound Problems

441

(1)

Troubleshooting Tape Drives

441

(2)

Chapter Summary

443

(1)

Key Terms

444

(1)

Review Questions

444

(1)

Hands-on Projects

445

(2)

Supporting Modems

447

(28)

All About Modems

448

(15)

How Modems Are Rated

451

(5)

Serial Port Settings

456

(3)

Modem Features

459

(1)

Installing and Configuring a Modem

459

(4)

The AT Command Set

463

(4)

Troubleshooting Guidelines for Modems

467

(4)

Chapter Summary

471

(1)

Key Terms

472

(1)

Review Questions

472

(1)

Hands-on Projects

473

(2)

PCs on a Network

475

(40)

Physical Network Architectures

476

(9)

Ethernet

477

(5)

Token Ring

482

(1)

FDDI

483

(1)

Wireless LANs

484

(1)

Connecting a PC to a Network

485

(16)

How NICs Work

486

(2)

Installing a Network Card and Protocol Under Windows 9x

488

(4)

Installing a NIC Under Windows 2000/XP

492

(2)

Installing a Wireless NIC

494

(3)

Troubleshooting a Network Connection

497

(1)

Segmenting a Network

498

(3)

Connecting Networks

501

(6)

Routers

502

(2)

Bandwidth Technologies

504

(3)

Chapter Summary

507

(2)

Key Terms

509

(1)

Review Questions

510

(1)

Hands-on Projects

511

(4)

Notebooks, PDAs, and Printers

515

(38)

Notebook Computers

516

(11)

Upgrading Memory

517

(2)

Other Field Replaceable Units for Notebooks

519

(2)

Connecting Peripheral Devices to Notebooks

521

(5)

Supporting Notebooks

526

(1)

PDAs

527

(4)

Battery Life on a PDA

529

(1)

Applications on a PDA

529

(1)

Connecting a PDA to a PC

529

(1)

PDA Manufacturers and Operating Systems

530

(1)

Printers

531

(17)

Laser Printers

531

(5)

Ink-Jet Printers

536

(2)

Dot-Matrix Printers

538

(2)

Installing a Printer

540

(1)

Troubleshooting Guidelines for Printers

540

(8)

Chapter Summary

548

(1)

Key Terms

549

(1)

Review Questions

549

(1)

Hands-on Projects

550

(3)

Troubleshooting and Maintenance Fundamentals

553

(22)

Troubleshooting Perspectives and Tools

554

(3)

Troubleshooting Tools

554

(3)

Your Approach to Troubleshooting

557

(6)

Fundamental Rules

557

(2)

Gathering Information

559

(4)

Preventive Maintenance

563

(7)

When a PC Is Your Permanent Responsibility

564

(2)

A Preventive Maintenance Plan

566

(2)

When Moving Equipment

568

(1)

Disposing of Used Equipment

568

(1)

Fire Extinguishers

569

(1)

Chapter Summary

570

(1)

Key Terms

571

(1)

Review Questions

571

(1)

Hands-on Projects

571

(4)

Purchasing a PC or Building Your Own

575

(34)

Selecting a Personal Computer to Meet Your Needs

576

(4)

Purchasing a Brand-Name PC vs. a Clone

577

(1)

Selecting Software

578

(1)

Selecting Hardware

579

(1)

Selecting a Total Package

579

(1)

Preparing to Build Your Own PC

580

(3)

Getting Ready for Assembly: Selecting Parts

582

(1)

Getting Ready for Assembly: Final Preparations

583

(1)

Building a Personal Computer, Step by Step

583

(22)

Overview of the Assembly Process

583

(1)

Step 1: Verify You Have All the Parts

584

(1)

Step 2: Prepare the Computer Case

585

(2)

Step 3: Install Drives

587

(3)

Step 4: Set Jumpers or Switches on the Motherboard

590

(3)

Step 5: Install the CPU and CPU Fan

593

(2)

Step 6: Install RAM on the Motherboard

595

(1)

Step 7: Install the Motherboard and Attach Cabling

596

(5)

Step 8: Install the Video Card

601

(1)

Step 9: Plug the Computer In and Attach External Devices

602

(1)

Step 10: Boot the Computer, Check Settings, and Verify Operation

603

(2)

Chapter Summary

605

(1)

Key Terms

606

(1)

Review Questions

606

(1)

Hands-on Projects

607

(2)

APPENDIX A Error Messages and Their Meanings

609

(4)

APPENDIX B Interrupt Vectors

613

(4)

APPENDIX C The Professional PC Technician

617

(12)

What Customers Want: Beyond Technical Know-how

617

(1)

Support Calls: Providing Good Service

618

(6)

Planning for Good Service

619

(1)

Making an On-site Service Call

620

(1)

Phone Support

621

(3)

When You Can't Solve the Problem

624

(1)

Recordkeeping and Information Tools

624

(1)

Professional Organizations and Certifications

625

(1)

Why Certification?

626

(1)

Protecting Software Copyrights

626

(3)

What Does the Law Say?

627

(1)

What Are Your Responsibilities under the Law?

628

(1)

Glossary

629

(22)

Index

651

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