Chapter 2. Preparing Your System for an Upgrade

IN THIS CHAPTER

• To upgrade or not to upgrade

• What to upgrade

• Before you upgrade

• An upgrade roadmap

If your PC is more than a year old, you can probably improve its performance and capabilities by upgrading one or more components. Whether you're adding more memory, moving to a larger hard disk, adding a faster modem, or changing audio or video cards, you can keep your system up-to-date without buying a completely new system.