Intro to PC Troubleshooting

Don't spend your hard-earned cash on expensive PC repairs! In this feature-packed interactive workshop, you'll take a look under the hood of a typical PC, learning to identify, by appearance and function, each of your computer's components. Then, you'll discover dozens of proven preventative measures you can take to protect your valuable electronics and irreplaceable data from disaster. You'll learn what to do when disaster strikes, learning how to deal with power problems, BIOS and CMOS RAM glitches, drive and file problems, and boot failure. You'll also learn all about configuring and using memory and preventing Windows General Protection Faults.

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Requirements:

Windows 95 or 98 or Windows 3.1, Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator web browser.

Syllabus:

Week One
Lesson 1	Under the hood: Typical PC Components
Lesson 2	Troubleshooting power problems
Week Two
Lesson 3	Troubleshooting BIOS and CMOS RAM problems
Lesson 4	Dealing with boot failure
Week Three
Lesson 5	Creating a rescue diskette
Lesson 6	Demystifying config.sys and autoexec.bat
Week Four
Lesson 7	Drive, directory, and file problems
Lesson 8	More drive, directory, and file problems
Week Five
Lesson 9	Binary and hexadecimal numbering
Lesson 10	Troubleshooting memory (intro)
Week Six
Lesson 11	Troubleshooting memory (advanced)
Lesson 12	Troubleshooting Windows General Protection Faults

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