Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts: Troubleshooting PC Hardware Problems from Boot Failure to Poor Performance, Revised Edition

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Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts: Troubleshooting PC Hardware Problems from Boot Failure to Poor Performance, Revised Edition - Product Description

The updated edition of the classic visual manual for troubleshooting PC hardware problems. Morris Rosenthal creates a visual expert system for diagnosing component failure and identifying conflicts. The seventeen diagnostic flowcharts at the core of this book are intended for the intermediate to advanced hobbyist, or the beginning technician. Following a structured approach to troubleshooting hardware reduces the false diagnoses and parts wastage typical of the "swap 'till you drop" school of thought.

Flowcharts include: Power Supply Failure, Video Failure, Video Performance, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Failure, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Performance, IDE Drive Failure, Hard Drive Boot and Performance, CD or DVD Playback, CD or DVD Recording Problem, Modem Failure, Modem Performance, Sound Failure, Sound and Game Controller Performance, Network Failure, Peripheral Failure, SCSI Failure and Conflict Resolution.

Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts is used as a classroom text in colleges and technical schools and by the U.S. government for training forensic technicians. It's also a favorite reference with consumers and technicians all over the world.

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Computer Troubleshooting step by step tutorial.

This is the normal procedure used by most Computer Technicians in Repairing or troubleshooting a PC.

Ground Yourself to Avoid Static Electric Charges

But before going through with this process, you should turn your Computer off and disconnect the power cord. It is also important to ground yourself by touching the frame of the case before going through the troubleshooting process. All of your PC’s components are sensitive to static electric charges.

Check the power connector from the power supply to the motherboard…
Pull out and reinsert all the cards; try placing them in different slots.

Take out all non-essential parts so that only the basic part such as the motherboard, power supply, display card, controller and drive are left. You can pull-out the cards by removing the screw as shown in the screen shot below.

Replace each part one at a time, until the problem reoccurs.
When you replace a part and the computer stops working, You know that part is the reason for the problem, It can then be replaced.

If the computer still doesn’t operate.
Remove all the remaining cards including the display card and floppy controller.
Turn on the power and check if the power supply is running. If it runs, one of the cards you just removed is bad.

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Describes the features of the IBM PC, XT, and AT, explains how they work, and outlines troubleshooting and repair procedures.