Mike Meyers' A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs

Essential Skills for On-the-Job SuccessMike Meyers, one of the premier computer and network skills trainers, has developed a learning system designed to teach A+ PC technician skills in an easy-to-understand way that will prepare you for an IT career. Mike gives you helpful tips throughout the book, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Completely up to date for the new CompTIA A+ standards, this comprehensive guide will help you pass the A+ certification exams and become an expert hardware technician.Inside this book, you will learn how to: * Configure CMOS and BIOS settings * Identify expansion bus slots and install expansion cards * Work with motherboards, CPUs, and RAM * Provide proper power and cooling * Install, partition, and format hard drives * Install and troubleshoot floppy, CD, and DVD drives * Install and upgrade Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows XP * Create SCSI chains * Install sound and video cards * Work with portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies * Manage printers and connect to networks The CD-ROM features: * Three full practice exams with hundreds of questions for both the Operating Systems and Core Hardware requirements. Available in Practice or Final Mode. * One hour of LearnKey video training featuring Michael Meyers teaching key A+ topics (online registration required) * Useful tools and utilities for PC technicians Each chapter includes: * Learning Objectives * Many Figures and Illustrations * Real-World Examples * Try This! and Cross Check Exercises * Tech Tip Sidebars * Helpful Notes and Warnings * End-of-Chapter Quizzes and Lab Projects