WHAT IS INSIDE:

+++ Part I: Preparations and Planning
Chapter 1: A Screwdriver Is All You Need
Chapter 2: What Type of PC Should I Build?

+++ Part II: Assembling the Basics
Chapter 3: Building the Foundation: The Case and Motherboard
Chapter 4: A Bag of Chips: Adding RAM and a CPU
Chapter 5: Installing Your Ports, Mouse, and Keyboard
Chapter 6: Adding Video Hardware
Chapter 7: Installing Your Hard Drive and Other Storage Devices
Chapter 8: Choosing and Installing an Operating System

+++ Part III: Adding the Fun Stuff
Chapter 9: Installing an Optical Drive
Chapter 10: Let Your PC Rock!
Chapter 11: Modems and the Call of Broadband

+++ Part IV: Advanced PC Options
Chapter 12: So You Want to Add a LAN?
Chapter 13: Input and Output: Scanners, Cameras, and Printers
Chapter 14: Building a Gaming PC

+++ Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 15: Ten Tools and Tasks for a Power User’s PC
Chapter 16: Ten Important Assembly Tips
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Maintain Your PC
Chapter 18: Ten PC Pitfalls to Avoid Like the Plague