Chapter 4
Internal Issues
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting inside the PC case
Discovering what’s in the console
Replacing a power supply
Adding more memory
Expanding the system
Working with internal storage
Addressing power management issues
Who knows what evil lurks within a computer box!
I prefer to call the computer box the console, which is the operating term for the device. The term console is also used to describe a dedicated gaming computer, so it’s no longer as descriptive as it once was. Still, whether it’s a gaming system or a PC, a lot goes on inside that box. Some of the stuff, you can fix — if you’re brave enough to venture inside and face the evil!
Deep Inside the Case
The original success of the IBM PC, and the billions of computers that followed its design, was that the internal ...
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