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PC Hacks View Larger Image | Jim Aspinwall
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, Published October 2004, 285 pages, ISBN 0596007485 | List Price: $24.95
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Intel-and AMD-powered PCs--which account for more than 90% of all personal computers--are
powerful and expandable, and operating systems like Windows and Linux do a great
job of running well on this hardware. But to maintain maximum stability and predictability,
these operating systems don't push the hardware to its limits.
That doesn't mean you can't.
PC Hacks shows PC users like you how to get the most out of your hardware and
software to make your PC experience more satisfying than ever. You don't need
another collection of simple tips and command-clicks; you need PC Hacks, where
you'll find proven techniques for enhancing performance and preventing problems
with your PC hardware. This step-by-step, hack-by-hack guide, with invaluable
tips and tricks throughout, will get you hacking the system board, CPU, BIOS,
peripherals and operating system--everything but the unhackable power supply!
In PC Hacks, Jim Aspinwall, the Windows Helpdesk columnist and feature editor
for CNET.COM and author of three books on PC maintenance, delivers basic to
advanced hacks for overclocking CPU and video cards, tweaking RAM timing, selecting
the best performing components, and much more. He includes suggestions for reusing
an old PC to off-load work from newer systems as well as ways to prevent security
hacks. He also offers many tips for avoiding common mistakes--and for getting
the system back up and running if something does go wrong.
PC Hacks combines of the bestselling Hacks series style with the world's most
popular computing hardware. Presented in a clear and direct format and covering
both Windows and Linux operating systems, PC Hacks ensure that you'll hack and
tweak your way to the best performance possible out of your trusty PC.
About the Author
Jim Aspinwall has been the Windows Helpdesk columnist and feature
editor for CNET.COM and author of three books on PC maintenance. A resident
of Campbell, California, Jim is also an amateur radio operator, electronics
technician, and OSHA certified tower climber, maintaining radio transmission
sites in northern California.
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