| Upgrading and Troubleshooting Your Mac Mac OS X Edition Contributor(s): Steinberg, Gene (Author) |
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ISBN: 007219359X ISBN-13: 9780072193596 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies OUR PRICE: $33.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Minimize downtime and optimize your Mac for reliability and speed. "Upgrading & Troubleshooting Your Mac: Mac OS X Edition is the definitive OS X resource, focused on upgrading, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting. Loaded with case histories to illustrate common problems and repair solutions, this book covers a wide range of important issues--from survival advice for laptops to organizing SCSI chains to overcoming Ethernet difficulties. Whether you're new to the OS X platform or computing in general, or if you're migrating from an older Mac, this comprehensive volume will help you operate your new system at peak efficiency. Get Peak Performance from Your Mac!Hook up and deploy your Mac for home or business use--including hardware and peripherals Efficiently run this sophisticated operating system on almost any supported Mac computer Learn the secrets to successfully installing expansion cards and upgrading CPU and RAM Add system enhancements and diagnose system-related conflicts Understand and manage graphic file formats, fonts, and printers Incorporate proven backup techniques and preventative maintenance Upgrade with FireWire and Network cards, Graphics and USB adapter cards, SCSI accelerators, and video capture boards Integrate and optimize system software Configure your modem connection, Web browser, and email account |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Hardware - Personal Computers - Macintosh - Computers | Operating Systems - General - Computers | Hardware - Personal Computers - Pcs |
| Dewey: 004.165 |
| LCCN: 2002279849 |
| Physical Information: 1.39" H x 7.46" W x 9.28" (2.38 lbs) 640 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Noted Mac expert Gene Steinberg reveals the secrets of support professionals and shows readers how to make their Mac run faster, more reliably, and with fewer crashes. The book covers the full range of troubleshooting and system maintenance procedures Mac users have to confront on a regular basis. Steinberg takes a unique approach to targeting specific problems and solutions using step-by-step instructions and diagnostic case histories. The CD-ROM contains demonstration versions of Mac OS X diagnostic software. |