Paul:
My suggestion is that you spend some time browsing through the
collection at your local mass market bookstore -- Books-a-Million,
Borders, whatever. They all have a broad spectrum of books, ranging from
Idiots' Guides on up, and the best way that I know to make the choice is
to spend some time browsing through their offerings. They ain't cheap
($60 US seems to be standard), so it is prudent to find something that
is a good match to your needs and your abilities.
Robert's recommendation of Scott Mueller's book is an excellent one. For
my part, I've learned a ton from Mark Minasi's books in the past. And,
FWIW, I recently bought "Troubleshooting, Maintaining and Repairing PCs"
by Stephan Bigelow (McGraw Hill). It's aimed at PC technicians, so much
of it is over my head, but I've been able to learn quite a bit about the
innards of this beast. There is a lot of background material as well as
links to other sources of information. The downside, which I didn't
realize until I got home, is that some of the content isn't really in
the book but on a CD-ROM -- not too convenient when the (only) system is
in a coma.
Anyway, that's my two cents -- I expect that other listers will have
other recommendations.
Regards,
Carroll Grigsby


Robert Castorf wrote:
>
> Paul,
>     My favorite book on this subject is actually called "Upgrading and
> Repairing PCs"  by Scott Mueller.  This book is a constant work in
> progress, and there is a new edition just about once every year.  It is
> currently in its 12th edition.  This is a QUE book, and you can find
> further information at http://www.quecorp.com .
>
> Paul Tiwana wrote:
> >Can somebody please suggest me a  book on upgrading and repairing pcs.
> >It should be easy to follow and well supported with illustrations.

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