The PC Doctor's Fix-it-Yourself Guide- P45: A technical director for a UK-based computer company who teaches such courses as Caring for Your PC has developed prescriptions for treating sick PCs. Arguing the benefits of fixing it yourself rather than relying on experts, his mission is to empower users with trouble- shooting and safe repair skills. | Index 439 collisions 275-276 .com command files 38-39 COM port assignments 287 conflicts 288 mice 303 modems 12 overview 8 replaced by USB ports 284 common sense security 84 86 communication web sites 425 Compact Flash 280 411 compatibility issues components 64 66 graphics adapters 243-244 hardware 58 NTFS 323 components compatibility 64-66 hardware components on motherboard 161-162 power requirements of 154 transferring old components to new systems 59 compressed air for cleaning 67 143 144-145 221 compression compressed files 411 modems and 397 web sites for compression tools 425 .zip files 11 43-44 computer-aided design CAD 22 computers. See also PCs cleaning 67 disposing of old systems 56 DOA dead on arrival 58 laptop 60 replacement of faulty 110-111 secondhand 68-69 threats of unwanted access 74 connections connectors 284-295. See also expansion slots checklist 295 Ethernet 13 external storage 230 graphics tablets 305-306 IEEE 1394 ports 293-294 joysticks 312 keyboard 7 299 monitor 6 motherboard 162-163 167 mouse 8 303 networking 268-269 overview 284 285 parallel ports 289-290 power connectors on motherboard 163 power supply 152-153 printers 9 serial ports 285-289 USB ports 291-293 connectivity Internet cable modems 392-394 dial-up modems 390-392 DSL ADSL modems 397-399 OS tweaks 394-397 overview 390 containers for screws 429 context-sensitive menus 32 Control Panel Add Remove Applications 335-337 Display applet 372 Driver Rollback 379 cookies defined 411 deleting 402-403 Internet viruses and 80 shredding 43-44 cooling PCs hard disk drives 202-203 improvements to 149-150 overclocking and 179 overview 146-147 symptoms of trouble with 147-148 taking system temperature 148-149 costs external storage 227 hidden costs of replacing PCs 110-111 RAM 62 upgrades 57 CPU sockets 164 174-175 CPUs central processing units defined 412 heat sink maintenance 146 overclocking 178-180 overview 16-18 173- 174 running hot 150 sockets slots for 164 174- 175 speed of 174 symptoms .
