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- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- PC Disaster and Recovery
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: PC Disasters and Recovery Overview
- Types of Disasters
- Recovering from a Disaster
- Chapter 2: How Your Hardware, Operating System, and Applications Work Together
- The Role of Hardware
- The Role of BIOS
- The Role of Device Drivers
- The Role of the Operating System
- The Role of Applications
- The Pride and Pitfalls of Today s Integrated PC
- Chapter 3: Prevention: Limiting Your Risk
- The Best Practices for Operating Your PC
- Maintenance: An Ounce of Prevention
- Cleaning Up the Environment
- Checking for Viruses
- PC Protection Devices
- How Backups and Drive Imaging Can Save You from Big Problems
- Doing Prep Work: What You Should Do Before an Installation
- Chapter 4: Assembling Your PC Recovery Resource Kit
- Readying Another Critical Device: You
- Using the Necessary Software
- Creating the Right Environment for Repairing Your PC
- When More Is Better: The Bonus of a Second, Internet-Ready PC
- Chapter 5: Drafting Your Disaster Recovery Plan
- Identifying Your Minimum Back-to-Work Needs
- What You Need to Work Again
- Testing Your Plan
- Developing and Implementing Your Data ProtectionBackup Plan
- Using System Restore
- Using System Restore
- Chapter 6: Transforming Yourself into a Smart Troubleshooter: Detecting, Analyzing, and Diagnosing
- Rooting Out the Problem: Troubleshooting Basics
- The Best Desktop Troubleshooting Methods
- Determining a Problem s Origin
- Chapter 7: Restarting a Problem PC
- Assessing the Situation
- What to Do When the PC Won t Turn On
- What to Do When the PC Won t Boot
- Other Means of Booting
- Chapter 8: When Upgrades Go Wrong
- Limiting Your Risks When Upgrading
- When Your BIOS Upgrade Goes Bad
- When New Memory Causes Problems
- When You Run into Problems Upgrading or Replacing a Motherboard
- When You Have Problems Upgrading or Reinstalling Your Operating System
- When You Encounter Problems Upgrading or Reinstalling Your Applications
- Chapter 9: Stabilizing Your Operating System
- Common Causes of Windows Instability
- Reducing or Eliminating Instability
- Dealing with Windows XP Stop Errors
- Chapter 10: Understanding and Troubleshooting Hardware Failures
- Working Through Hardware Failures: Symptoms and Solutions
- Drive Failures
- Motherboard Failures
- Central Processor Unit (CPU) Failures
- Power Supply Failures
- PC Memory (RAM) Failures
- VideoDisplay Failures
- Modem Failures
- Advanced Power Management Issues
- Advanced Hardware Troubleshooting Techniques
- Chapter 11: Avoiding Power and Overheating Problems
- The Shocking Truth: Electricity and Your PC
- PC Overheating: When Things Get Too Hot
- Chapter 12: PC Performance: Diagnosing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
- Measuring PC Performance
- When a Damaged PC Misbehaves But Doesn t Always Fail
- Common Symptoms and Their Culprits
- The Best Methods for Monitoring and Modifying System Performance
- Using Performance Tools in Windows XP
- Other Ways to Improve PC Performance
- Chapter 13: Recovering Lost or Damaged Files and Applications
- The Symptoms of File Damage
- Why Files Disappear or Become Corrupted
- The Best Practices to Avoid Losing Files and Applications
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