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Table of Contents
How to Build Your Own PC - Save A Buck And Learn A Lot- Copyright and Disclaimer
- Chapter 1: Purchasing Components
- Chapter 2: Component Overview
- Basic Steps in Building Your PC
- Static Electricity and Component Handling
- Key PC Components
- Case and Power Supply
- Case Sizes and Form Factors
- Matching the Power Supply to the Case
- Power Connectors
- Sizing the Power Supply
- Other Case Connectors and Switches
- Thin-Wire Connectors
- AT and ATX Cases and Power Supplies
- Using a Case from an Existing System
- Matching Standoffs and Screws to Mainboard Holes
- I/O, I/O, it’s Into or Out of the Computer We Go
- Mainboard
- CPU
- Heatsink and Fan
- Random Access Memory (RAM)
- Video Card
- Hard Disk Drive
- CD-RW, DVD and Other Removable Media Drives
- Sound Card
- Monitor
- Modem
- Network Interface Card (NIC)
- Keyboard and Mouse
- Operating System
- Chapter 3: Installing the CPU, Heatsink, and RAM On The Mainboard
- Chapter 4: Installing The Mainboard In The Case
- Chapter 5: Installing Drives
- Chapter 6: Connecting Components
- Chapter 7: Installing AGP and PCI Cards
- Chapter 8: Testing the System and Completing Assembly
- Chapter 9: Installing Windows XP
- Setting the BIOS to Check the CD Drive When Booting
- Booting the Windows XP CD – Initial Setup Screen
- Accepting the Microsoft License Agreement
- Partitioning and Formatting the Hard Drive
- Copying Files to the Computer
- Entering Regional, Language and Personal Settings
- Entering the Windows XP Product Key
- Naming the Computer and Setting the Date and Time
- Copying Remaining Files to Hard Drive
- Adjusting Monitor Settings
- Adding Users
- Completing Installation and Booting Windows XP from the Hard Drive
- Chapter 10: Configuring Windows XP
- Chapter 11: Installing A Dual Boot Operating System (Linux And Windows XP)
- Overview of Dual Boot Setup
- Installing Linux
- Setting the PC to Boot the Linux CD
- Beginning Installation
- Language Selection
- Selecting the Keyboard and Mouse
- Selecting the Installation Type
- Choosing the Linux Partition Creation Method
- Automatic Partitioning
- Choosing a Default Operating System
- Firewall Configuration
- Language Option Configuration
- Time Zone Setup
- Setting Up the Root Password
- Installing Packages
- Copying Files from the CDs
- Creating a Boot Floppy
- Selecting the Video Card and Monitor Type
- Choosing Screen Resolution and Color Depth
- Dual Booting and Configuring Linux
- Linux Installation Summary
- Working With and Modifying the GRUB Bootloader
- More Information on Linux and UNIX
- Chapter 12: Home Video -- “So, You Want to Be the Next Steven Spielberg?”
- Chapter 13: What’s Next?
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Version 1.0 - Version Date: May 4, 2005
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