Techrepublic, 2010. — 74 p. "200 ways to revive a hard drive," was not only the most retrieved download for Support Republic, but it was also the most retrieved download for all of TechRepublic in 2000. This document is 70 p., packed full of tips to help you save the day when a hard drive fails. With this much critical information, it’s easy to see why this document has been...
Second Edition. — Newnes, 2004. — 250 p. — ISBN10: 0750677392, ISBN13: 978-0750677394. The peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus is the dominant bus system used to connect the different elements making up today's high-performance computer systems. Different PCI implementations have also been developed for such applications as telecommunications and embedded computing. If...
Chronicle Books, 2007. — 160 p. — ISBN10: 0811854426, ISBN13: 978-0811854429. An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images, Core Memory reveals modern technology's evolution through the world's most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley. Vivid photos capture these historically important machines including the...
2nd edition: Addison-Wesley, 2001 — 544 p. Universal Serial Bus System Architecture, Second Edition, based on the 2.0 version of the Universal Serial Bus specification, provides in-depth coverage and a detailed discussion of USB. It focuses on the USB protocol, signaling environment, and electrical specifications, along with the hardware/software interaction required to...
Don Anderson. SATA Storage Technology: Serial ATA. - MindShare Press, 2007. - 496 p. Language: English The SATA (Serial ATA) interface is intended to expand and eventually replace the parallel ATA interface that has been the standard connection for hard drives and CD-ROM/DVD drives in Personal Computers for nearly twenty years. SATA, a high-speed serial version of ATA, is...
Don Anderson. SATA Storage Technology: Serial ATA. - MindShare Press, 2007. - 496 p. Language: English The SATA (Serial ATA) interface is intended to expand and eventually replace the parallel ATA interface that has been the standard connection for hard drives and CD-ROM/DVD drives in Personal Computers for nearly twenty years. SATA, a high-speed serial version of ATA, is...
IBM, 2022. — 184 p. This IBM Redbook covers the E1050 Power10 server. Notices. Trademarks. Now you can become a published author, too! Comments welcome. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks. IBM Power E1050 overview. System overview. Operating environment. Physical package. Rack-mounted model. System features. Power E1050 server features. Minimum configuration. PCIe adapter slots....
Chicago: Lakeview Research, 2002. — 360 p. This detailed guide for programmers, developers, and computer enthusiasts shows how to get the most from parallel ports in any application or project. The Visual-Basic code and circuit designs include examples that use the new enhanced (EPP) and expanded (EPC) modes. Essentials Accessing Ports Programming Issues Programming Tools...
Second Edition. — Lakeview Research, 2001. — 451 p. — ISBN: 0965081958. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a fast and flexible interface for connecting devices to computers. Every new PC has at least a couple of USB ports. The interface is versatile enough to use with standard peripherals like keyboards and disk drives as well as more specialized devices, including one-of-a-kind...
3rd edition. — Lakeview Research, 2005. — 572 p. — ISBN10: 1-931448-03-5, ISBN13: 978-1-931448-03-1. This book is for developers who design and program devices that use the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. My goal is to introduce you to USB and to help you get your devices up and communicating as quickly and eas- ily as possible. The USB interface is versatile enough for a...
Fourth Edition. — Lakeview Research, 2009. — 506 p. — ISBN: 1931448086. This updated edition of the best-selling developer's guide to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface covers all aspects of project development, including hardware design, device firmware, and host application software. Topics include how to choose a device controller chip, how to write device firmware for...
5th edition. — Lakeview Research, 2015. — 524 p. — (Complete Guides series). — ISBN10: 1931448280, ISBN13: 978-1-931448-29-1. USB is not an interface that sits still as technology passes it by. Since the Fourth Edition of USB Complete was published in 2009, we've seen the release of USB 3.1 and 10 Gbps SuperSpeedPlus, greatly expanded power delivery options, the all-new USB...
In English. — Lakeview Research, 2006. — 284 p. — ISBN: 978-1931448048. A mass-storage device can provide access to data for just about any purpose. Every time you load an application or save a file on a PC, you’re using a mass-storage device. A computer’s hard drive is a mass-storage device, as are flash, CD, and DVD drives. Devices with dedicated functions — data loggers,...
Lakeview Research LLC, 2003. — 482 p. Bringing together two areas of computer technology — networking and embedded systems — this developer's guide offers guidance and examples for each, focusing on the special requirements and limits of embedded systems. Because developing an embedded system for networking requires knowledge from many areas, including circuit design,...
2nd Edition. — Lakeview Research LLC, 2007. — 380 p. This book explores wide and varied territory, including hardware and software; ports in PCs and in embedded systems; and RS-232, RS-485, and wireless interfaces. You don’t need to read the book straight through. If you’re interested in a particular topic, you can skip right to it. The first chapters focus on hardware and...
Apress, 2022. — 423 p. Build your system firmware. This book helps you understand system firmware architecture and minimalistic design, and provides specialized knowledge of firmware development. The book includes guidance on understanding the system firmware build procedure, integrating pieces of firmware and allowing configuration, updating system firmware, creating a...
Apress, 2022. — 651 p. Find the right bootloader solution or combination of firmware required to boot a platform considering its security, product features, and optimized boot solutions. This book covers system boot firmware, focusing on real-world firmware migration from closed source to open-source adaptation. The book provides an architectural overview of popular boot...
Apress Media LLC, 2022. — 423 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-4842-7973-1. Build your system firmware. This book helps you understand system firmware architecture and minimalistic design, and provides specialized knowledge of firmware development. The book includes guidance on understanding the system firmware build procedure, integrating pieces of firmware and allowing configuration,...
Black Dog Media, 2019. — 126 p. BDM's Made Easy Series. Save money by building your own PC! Learn that building your own PC is rewarding in a number of ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives, to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to increase your...
4th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2022. — 129 p. Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to increase your understanding and bolster...
Papercut Limited, 2022. — 128 p. — ISBN: 978-1-914404-33-7. — (BDM’s Complete Manual Series). Your essential step-by-step guide to building your own computer from planning to completion. Building your own PC is not something everyone will want or need to do. It takes some time, planning, and careful thought and is not always the best possible way to get a new computer within...
2nd Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2022. — 128 p. Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to increase your understanding and bolster...
11th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2022. — 54 p. Building a computer used to be a delicate process. Once your collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience rewarding you with the official “tech-head” title.
10th Edition. — Black Dog Media, 2022. — 53 p. Building a computer used to be a delicate process. Once your collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience rewarding you with the official “tech-head” title.
12th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2022. — 54 p. Building a computer used to be a delicate process. Once your collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience rewarding you with the official “tech-head” title.
9th Edition, February 2022 Update. — Black Dog Media, 2022. — 50 p. Building a computer used to be a delicate process. Once your collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience rewarding you with the official “tech-head” title.
12th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2022. — 84 p. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skill set is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry experts will help you...
9th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2022. — 83 p. — ISBN: 978-1-912847-65-5. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skillset is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry...
11th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2022. — 82 p. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skill set is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry experts will help you...
10th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2022. — 83 p. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skill set is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry experts will help you...
7th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2021. — 82 p. — ISBN: 978-1-912847-65-5. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skillset is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry...
Papercut Limited, 2022. — 128 p. — ISBN: 978-1-914404-33-7. — (BDM’s Complete Manual Series). Your essential step-by-step guide to building your computer from planning to completion. Building your PC is not something everyone will want or need to do. It takes some time, planning, and careful thought and is not always the best possible way to get a new computer within your...
New York: Apress, 2017. — 315 p. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, microcontroller-based systems have become extremely complex. Microcontrollers started out as simple 8-bit devices running at bus speeds in the 8 MHz to 48 MHz range. Since then, microcontrollers have become complex and powerful 32-bit devices running at clock speeds faster than 200 MHz with every...
Apress Media LLC, 2022. — 474 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-4842-8278-6. This book will teach you how to design higher-quality embedded software from concept through production. Embedded systems are typically designed using microcontrollers to build electronic systems with dedicated functions and real-time responses. Modern systems need to carefully balance a complex set of features,...
New York: Prentice Hall, 2008. - 944 p. The Intel microprocessors 8086, 8088, 80186, 80188, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro Processor, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, and Core2 with 64-Bit Extensions. The Architecture, Programming, and Interfacing, 8th Edition. This practical reference text is written for students who require a thorough knowledge of programming...
New York: ISTE/Wiley, 2019. — 227 p. Data centers consume roughly 1% of the total electricity demand, while ICT as a whole consumes around 10%. Demand is growing exponentially and, left unchecked, will grow to an estimated increase of 20% or more by 2030. This book covers the energy consumption and minimization of the different data center components when running real...
Springer, 2011. — 508 p. — ISBN13: 978-3642428036-0 Memory Mass Storage describes the fundamental storage technologies, like Semiconductor, Magnetic, Optical and Uncommon, detailing the main technical characteristics of the storage devices. It deals not only with semiconductor and hard disk memory, but also with different ways to manufacture and assembly them, and with their...
4th Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2006. — 676 p. Computer technology pervades almost every aspect of our life: from the cars that we drive, to the mobile phones that we use to communicate; from the digital cameras that capture images of the world around us, to the laser printers that turn image into picture. Yet at the heart of these enabling technologies lie fundamental...
Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd, 2020. — 144 p. The Intolerant Person’s Guide to Keeping Your Computer Computing. Want to know how to fix common computer problems, without having to wade through technical jargon? Or are you the family on-call technical support person, and need a bit of help? Help! My Computer Is Broken takes the most common computer problems and tells you how to fix...
River Publishers, 2018. — 318 p. Managing power for the Internet of Everything (IoE) is a challenging task because the devices must always be powered up and can be located anywhere, including in harsh, remote environments. It is often impossible to run a wire to a device. CMOS technology is at the heart of many recent developments in the design of integrated circuits. Moore’s...
Future Publishing, 2016. — 180 p. Build the best pixel-pushing PC the right way with this comprehensive guide to PC building! Packed with guides, sample builds, benchmarks and kit tests, it's the right way to make the right choices.
O’Reilly Media, Inc., 2014. — ISBN: 9781491900550. With Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), smart devices are about to become even smarter. This practical guide demonstrates how this exciting wireless technology helps developers build mobile apps that share data with external hardware, and how hardware engineers can gain easy and reliable access to mobile operating systems.
Gistrup: River Publishers, 2020. — 534 p. Data communication standards are comprised of two components: The "protocol" and "signal/data/port specifications for the devices involved." The protocol describes the format of the message and the meaning of each part of the message. To connect any device to the bus, an external device must be used as an interface which will put the...
Auerbach Publications, 2014. — 496 p. Used in laptop and desktop computers, low-end servers, and mobile devices, Serial ATA (Advance Technology Attachment), or SATA, is the pervasive disk storage technology in use today. SATA has also penetrated the enterprise computing environment by adding hardware components for fail-over, extending command processing capabilities, and...
Independently Published, 2020. — 21 p. It is worth mentioning that this book is a compilation of my experience as a technician in desktop computers and laptops, my intention is not to make this book a step-by-step manual to maintain said equipment, the idea is to understand what is exposed in these 4 chapters and I assure you that you will not have problems when it comes to...
Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2016. — 33 p. — ASIN: B01DY8PMU2 A Live USB can allow you to run windows off of a USB drive, therefore you'll be able to strive an OS without a partition, or carry a favorite one with you, or have an emergency backup just in case your laptop crashes
Independently published, 2020. — 136 p. It is a targeted and concise guide about all computer hardware related components. This book is designed to cover all components of PC hardware. It is ideal for individuals who are novice to computers, or that are interested in learning about their own computer systems, and or are planning to work in information technology field. If any...
This standard describes the frame format and protocol definitions required to transfer commands and data between a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) initiator and target using the Fibre Channel family of standards. The second version added optional retransmission, task ordering, and confirmation capabilities. This third version incorporates bi-directional commands, removes...
New York: Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2021. — 142 p. This book provides a structured introduction of the key concepts and techniques that enable in-/near-memory computing. For decades, processing-in-memory or near-memory computing has been attracting growing interest due to its potential to break the memory wall. Near-memory computing moves compute logic near the memory, and...
London: The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2019. — 340 p. This book discusses one possible solution to the key issue in electronics engineering - the approaching limits of CMOS scaling - by taking advantage of the tendency of Schottky contacts to form at channel interfaces in nanoscale devices. Rather than suppressing this phenomenon, a functionality-enhanced device...
Amazon Digital Services LLC ASIN: B07F6HNQMT, 2018 In this book you will learn the basics of computer hardware and, also you will learn how to repair, upgrade and troubleshoot your PC's (desktop computers). Here you can learn indepth about the hardware components of the computer and its basic structure and functions. This book contains engineering level concepts and also can be...
New York: Wiley - IEEE Press, 2013. — 287 p. Written by an expert in the field of instrumentation and measurement device design, this book employs comprehensive electronic device and circuit specifications to design custom defined-accuracy instrumentation and computer interfacing systems with definitive accountability to assist critical applications. Advanced Instrumentation...
4th. ed. - Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons, 2021. - 466 p. - ISBN 9781119740308. Nothing’s more annoying than a tech malfunction, especially when it’s your PC — with the exception of perhaps wading through reams of random, unreliable theories online looking for a solution, or paying an expensive tech geek to show up to perform a five-minute fix. The latest edition of...
Hoboken: Wiley, 2017. — 464 p. Stop being a prisoner to your PC! Need a PC problem fixed in a pinch? Presto! Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies offers 5 books in 1 and takes the pain out of wading through those incomprehensible manuals, or waiting for a high-priced geek to show up days or weeks after you need them. Arming you with everything you need...
Imagine Publishing Ltd, 2014. — 148 p. — ISBN 978-1-909758-39-1. Simple guides to your Xbox One console. Includes SmartGlass & Kinect The Xbox One is the ultimate next-generation gaming console, bringing high-end graphics and impressive visuals and combining it with an always-on social connectivity. If that’s not enough then the Xbox One also has all the necessary multimedia...
Springer, 2010. — 207 p. Single-threaded software applications have ceased to see significant gains in p- performance on a general-purpose CPU, even with further scaling in very large-scale integration (VLSI) technology. This is a significant problem for electronic design automation (EDA) applications since the design complexity of VLSI integrated circuits (ICs) is continuously...
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, 2016. — 464 p. — ISBN10: 3527337857, ISBN13: 978-3-527-33785-9. From droplet formation to final applications, this practical book presents the subject in a comprehensive and clear form, using only content derived from the latest published results. Starting at the very beginning, the topic of fluid mechanics is explained, allowing for a suitable...
New York: No Starch Press, 2016. — 306 p. For over a decade, Andrew "bunnie" Huang, one of the world's most esteemed hackers, has shaped the fields of hacking and hardware, from his cult-classic book Hacking the Xbox to the open-source laptop Novena and his mentorship of various hardware startups and developers. In The Hardware Hacker, Huang shares his experiences in...
No Starch Press, 2017. — 420 p. — ISBN10: 159327758X, ISBN13: 978-1593277581. "Hardware, says Bunnie Huang, is a world without secrets: if you go deep enough, even the most important key is expressed in silicon or fuses. His is a world without mysteries, only unexplored spaces. This is a look inside a mind without peer." Edward Snowden. For over a decade, Andrew "bunnie" Huang,...
New York: Inter Corporation, 2004. — 478 p. The IA-32 Intel Architecture Optimization Reference Manual describes how to optimize software to take advantage of the performance characteristics of the current generation of IA-32 Intel architecture family of processors. The optimizations described in this manual apply to IA-32 processors based on the Intel NetBurst...
New York: Inter Corporation, 2004. — 416 p. The IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual, Volumes 2A & 2B describe the instructions set of the processor and the opcode structure.
Intel Corporation, 2017. — 4700 p. This document contains the following: Volume 1: Describes the architecture and programming environment of processors supporting IA-32 and Intel 64 architectures. Volume 2: Includes the full instruction set reference, A-Z. Describes the format of the instruction and provides reference pages for instructions. Volume 3: Includes the full system...
New York: Inter Corporation, 2006. — 466 p. The Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual, Volume 1, describes the basic architecture and programming environment of an Intel 64 and IA-32 processor.
New York: Inter Corporation, 2006. — 744 p. The Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual, Volumes 2A & 2B, describe the instruction set of the processor and the opcode structure.
New York: Intel Corporation, 2017. — 1762 p. Describes bug fixes made to the Intel 64 and IA-32 architectures software developer's manual between versions. NOTE: This change document applies to all Intel 64 and IA-32 architectures software developer’s manual sets (combined volume set, 4 volume set, and 10 volume set).
Intel Corporation, 2017. — 488 p. This is Volume 2 of the 8th Generation Intel Processor Family for S-Processor Platforms. Volume 2 provides register information for the processor. Refer to document #336464 for the 8th Generation Intel Processor Family for SProcessor Platforms – Volume 1 of 2. The processor contains one or more PCI devices within a single physical component....
MindShare Inc. 2012. — 1057 p. — ISBN 978‐0‐9836465‐2‐5. Book Topics and Organization Topics covered in this book and chapter flow are as follows: Big Picture . Provides an architectural perspective of the PCI Express technology by comparing and contrasting it with PCI and PCI‐X buses. It also introduces features of the PCI Express architecture. An overview of configuration...
First Interact, 2009. — 669 p. The book is in French. Vous aimeriez en savoir plus avant d’acheter une console Xbox 360 ou vous avez envie de vous familiariser avec son fonctionnement ? Notre guide a pour but de vous accompagner dans vos premiers pas avec une Xbox 360.
Springer, 2022. — 120 p. This book provides an introduction to Bluetooth technology, with a specific focus on developing a hardware architecture for its modem. The major concepts and techniques involved in Bluetooth technology are discussed, with special emphasis on hardware mapping. The book starts simply to allow the reader to master quickly the basic concepts, before...
Independently Published, 2024. — 367 p. Unlock the secrets of computer systems and understand PC and Troubleshooting. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, this book covers everything you need to know to navigate the complexities of PC technology and solve common issues with ease. CPU Basics: Explore the fundamentals of Central Processing Units (CPUs) and learn how...
PE Press, 2015. — 117 p. NodeMCU is the Development Kit based on ESP8266 with NodeMCU firmware. This book was written to help anyone want to get started with NodeMCU v2 board development. It describes the basic elements of NodeMCU development starting with Lua programming.
Birmingham: Packt Publishing, 2023. — 342 p. Design safe and reliable software for embedded systems and explore the internals of device drivers, RTOS, and TEE. Key FeaturesIdentify and overcome challenges in embedded environments. Understand and implement the steps required to increase the security of IoT solutions. Build safety-critical and memory-safe parallel and distributed...
5th Edition. — Future Publishing, 2023. — 132 p. With the seemingly endless number of products to choose from, building and upgrading a PC can seem like a daunting task. That’s why, on these pages, you’ll find all the essential info you need to build and/or upgrade your rig. Whether you’re looking to switch out components to give yourself a performance boost ahead of the next...
New York: Springer, 2021. — 167 p. This book describes how we can design and make efficient processors for high-performance computing, AI, and data science. Although there are many textbooks on the design of processors we do not have a widely accepted definition of the efficiency of a general-purpose computer architecture. Without a definition of the efficiency, it is difficult...
CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, 2007. — 359 p. — ISBN: 0849372534. The hard disk drive (HDD) is an excellent example of the practical application of precision mechatronics. Hard Disk Drive: Mechatronics and Control describes the control aspects of an HDD, explains difficulties faced by designers, provides solutions, and highlights challenges of future-generation drives....
AuthorHouse UK, 2024. — 178 p. This text book offers the reader an overview of creating a computer from an electrical design perspective. Throughout the book are several diagrams explaining how a computer would be designed as a circuit. The author expects to simplify the process of creating computers by explaining how it would be possible to implement a simple process. The book...
John Wiley & Sons, 2004. — 306 p. — ISBN: 0-470-84444-2 The recent evolution of digital technology has resulted in the design of digital processors with increasingly complex capabilities. The implementation of hardware/software co-design methodologies provides new opportunities for the development of low power, high speed DSPs and processor networks. Dedicated digital...
Springer, 2018. - 485 p. - ISBN: 978-9811305986 2nd.ed. Solid State Drives (SSDs) are gaining momentum in enterprise and client applications, replacing Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) by offering higher performance and lower power. In the enterprise, developers of data center server and storage systems have seen CPU performance growing exponentially for the past two decades, while HDD...
Springer, 2017. — 177 p. — (Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics). — ISBN10: 3319517341. — ISBN13: 978-3319517346. This book introduces simulation tools and strategies for complex systems of solid-state-drives (SSDs) which consist of a flash multi-core microcontroller plus NAND flash memories. It provides a broad overview of the most popular simulation tools, with...
McGraw-Hill, 2000. — 405 p. Wireless communication slowly is becoming reality. In a wireless world, a printer is installed automatically after it is turned on; keyboard and mouse cables no longer become hopelessly tangled; Palm Pilots and mobile telephones automatically synchronize and communicate. Providing this sort of seamless, wireless communication-at a low cost-is the...
19th edition. — Que, 2009. — 1176 p. …a comprehensive resource for PC enthusiasts and professionals alike. Packed with the latest speeds and feeds, you’ll want to keep this book on-hand as an authoritative technology reference. –Chris Angelini, Managing Editor, Tom’s Hardware For 20 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the industry’s #1 guide to PC hardware: the single...
20th Edition. — Que, 2011. – 1104 p. — ISBN10: 0132682184, ISBN13: 978-0132682183. Welcome to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 20th edition . Since debuting as the first book of its kind on the market in 1988, no other book on PC hardware has matched the depth and quality of the information found in this tome. This edition continues Upgrading and Repairing PCs ’ role as not only...
Pearson QUE, 2012 (20th edition)- 1102 p - ISBN: 978-0-7897-4710-5. Welcome to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 20th edition. Since debuting as the first book of its kind on the market in 1988, no other book on PC hardware has matched the depth and quality of the information found in this tome. This edition continues Upgrading and Repairing PCs’ role as not only the best-selling...
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2024. — 617 p. — ISBN: 1032702087. This book is about how to design the most complex types of digital circuit boards used inside servers, routers, and other equipment, from high-level system architecture down to low-level signal integrity concepts. It explains common structures and subsystems that can be expanded into new designs in different markets. The...
Springer, 2017. — 137 p. — ISBN10: 4431565035. — ISBN13: 978-4431565031. As a step toward ultimate low-power computing, this book introduces normally-off computing, which involves inactive components of computer systems being aggressively powered off with the help of new non-volatile memories (NVMs). Because the energy consumption of modern information devices strongly depends...
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2005. — 344 p. Language: English ISBN10: 0262640686 ISBN13: 978-0262640688 Elements of Computing Systems (English, Paperback, Shimon Schocken Noam Nisan Schocken Nisan) Highly recommend for Computer Science students. The book is organized around the idea of building a computer from the fundamental logic gates up–starting with the...
New York: Amazon Services LLC, 2021. — 23 p. Surface mount technology is the most widely used electronic device construction method today. In electronics, a printed circuit board is a surface made up of paths, track,s or buses of conductive material laminated on a non-conductive base. In short, to streamline learning; the printed circuit forms the board where the components...
2nd edition. — Mondraim Nig. Ltd., 2020. — 290 p. — ISBN B08TB8L56X. Mobile Phones and Tablets Repairs, the primary version within the collection was a 364 web page full handbook that launched newcomers into the know-how of cellular units and the sensible expertise crucial to repair all types of faults on cellular units. This second version, Smartphones and Tablets Repairs is...
Oxford University Press, 2000, -510 p. Advances in computer architecture over the past two decades have allowed the performance of digital computer hardware to continue its exponential growth, despite increasing technological difficulty in speed improvement at the circuit level. This phenomenal rate of growth, which is expected to continue in the near future, would not have...
2 nd edition. — : Oxford University Press, 2010. — 642 p. Ideal for graduate and senior undergraduate courses in computer arithmetic and advanced digital design, Computer Arithmetic: Algorithms and Hardware Designs, Second Edition, provides a balanced, comprehensive treatment of computer arithmetic. It covers topics in arithmetic unit design and circuit implementation that...
Dennis Publishing, 2013. — 132 p. — ISBN10: 1781062153, ISBN13: 978-1781062159. Computers, smartphones, tablets and other devices were all invented to help make our lives easier. So it is somewhat ironic that they can often end up being the source of so much annoyance and anxiety. Thankfully, in many cases, our technological trials and tribulations can be easily solved with...
PCI-SIG, 2019. — 1299 p. This document defines the “base” specification for the PCI Express architecture, including the electrical, protocol, platform architecture, and programming interface elements required to design and build devices and systems. A key goal of the PCI Express architecture is to enable devices from different vendors to inter-operate in an open architecture,...
PCI-SIG, 2017. — 1293 p. This document defines the “base” specification for the PCI Express architecture, including the electrical, protocol, platform architecture, and programming interface elements required to design and build devices and systems. A key goal of the PCI Express architecture is to enable devices from different vendors to inter-operate in an open architecture,...
PCI-SIG, 2021. — 1923 p. This document defines the “base” specification for the PCI Express architecture, including the electrical, protocol, platform architecture, and programming interface elements required to design and build devices and systems. A key goal of the PCI Express architecture is to enable devices from different vendors to inter-operate in an open architecture,...
17th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2024. — 54 p. — ISBN: 978-1-912847-24-2. Make Your PC For Beginners is the first and only choice if you want to save money by building your PC! Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to increase your understanding and bolster your confidence in PC building. Starting with...
16th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2023. — 54 p. — ISBN: 978-1-912847-24-2. Make Your PC For Beginners is the first and only choice if you want to save money by building your PC! Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to increase your understanding and bolster your confidence in PC building. Starting with...
13th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2023. — 52 p. Building a computer used to be a delicate process. Once your collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience rewarding you with the official “tech-head” title.
14th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2023. — 53 p. Building a computer used to be a delicate process. Once your collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience rewarding you with the official “tech-head” title.
15th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2023. — 53 p. Building a computer used to be a delicate process. Once your collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience rewarding you with the official “tech-head” title. The guide covers all major aspects of building a PC, including a selection of components, understanding their features and...
18th Edition. — Papercut Ltd., 2024. — 54 p. — ISBN: 978-1-912847-24-2. Make Your PC For Beginners is the first and only choice if you want to save money by building your PC! Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to increase your understanding and bolster your confidence in PC building. Starting with...
14h ed. — Papercut Ltd, 2023. — 82 p. — ISBN: 978-1-912847-65-5. Make Your PC Tricks & Tips is the perfect digital publication for the user that wants to take their skill set to the next level. Do you want to enhance your user experience? Or wish to gain insider knowledge? Do you want to learn directly from experts in their field? Learn the numerous shortcuts that professionals...
13th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2023. — 82 p. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skill set is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry experts will help you...
16th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2022. — 82 p. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skill set is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry experts will help you...
15h ed. — Papercut Ltd, 2023. — 82 p. — ISBN: 978-1-912847-65-5. Make Your PC Tricks & Tips is the perfect digital publication for user who wants to take their skill set to the next level. Do you want to enhance your user experience? Or wish to gain insider knowledge? Do you want to learn directly from experts in their field? Learn the numerous shortcuts that the professionals...
15th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2023. — 83 p. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skill set is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry experts will help you...
17th Edition. — Papercut Ltd, 2024. — 80 p. Welcome back... Having completed our exclusive For Beginners digital guidebook, we have taught you all you need to master the basics of your new device, software, or hobby. Yet that's just the start! Advancing your skill set is the goal of all users of consumer technology and our team of long-term industry experts will help you...
8th Edition. — Papercut Limited, 2023. — 128 p. — (The Complete Manual Series). Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives, to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to...
7th Edition. — Papercut Limited, 2023. — 128 p. — (The Complete Manual Series). Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to...
6th Edition. — Papercut Limited, 2023. — 128 p. — (The Complete Manual Series). Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives, to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to...
2nd Edition. — Papercut Limited, 2023. — 180 p. — (The Complete Manual Series). Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to...
5th Edition. — Papercut Limited, 2023. — 128 p. — (The Complete Manual Series). Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to...
10th Edition. — Papercut Limited, 2024. — 128 p. — (The Complete Manual Series). Save money by building your PC! Learn that building your PC is rewarding in several ways, from the huge sense of satisfaction it gives to the potential savings you can make. Whether you have never seen the inside of a computer or you have some basic knowledge, this guide is the perfect way to...
San Francisco: No Starch Press, 2022. — 515 p. This hands-on tutorial is a broad examination of how a modern computer works. Classroom-tested for over a decade, it gives readers a firm understanding of how computers do what they do, covering essentials like data storage, logic gates, transistors, data types, the CPU, assembly, and machine code. Introduction to Computer...
Surrey: O.G.Popa, 2005. — 369 p. This book is a Practical Design Project and it contains 3 Parts: Hardware Design guides the reader towards building the LHFSD PCB with a Microchip dsPIC30F4011 microcontroller running at 80MHz. Various hardware modules are built, one at a time, and they are thoroughly explained. Firmware design uses the Microchip C30 compiler. 10 Projects are...
Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2014. — 200 p. — ASIN: B00KVQ1FSE I wrote this book for people who want to upgrade, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot laptop and notebook computers as well as for those enthusiasts who want to know more about laptops or portable PC hardware in general. No complicated technical theory, fully practical based step by step guidebook. It will give you a...
John Wiley & Sons, 2010. - 340 p. ISBN: 0470557435 Whether you want to prepare your computer for Windows 7, avoid investing in a new one, or just "go green", this fully illustrated guide has what you need. You'll learn how to add printers and new keyboards, boost your PC's performance and increase memory, improve power consumption, rev up your multimedia capacity, and much...
Woodhead Publishing, 2022. — 352 p. Semiconductor Memories and Systems provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of semiconductor memory at the technology and system levels. After an introduction to market trends and memory applications, the book focuses on mainstream technologies, illustrating their current status, challenges, and opportunities, with special...
NEO Publishing House, 2016. — 132 p. — ASIN: B01CO08UHI An excellent reference book for Computer Hardware. It covers both Theory and Practical. Theory part will be used to compare and buying computer parts. Practical part will be used for Assembling, Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting.
New York: Springer, 2005. — 179 p. New manufacturing technologies have made possible the integration of entire systems on a single chip. This new design paradigm, termed system-on-chip (SOC), together with its associated manufacturing problems, represents a real challenge for designers. As well as giving rise to new design practices, SOC is also reshaping approaches to test and...
Springer, 2019.—– 227 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-12484-7. This book enables readers to achieve ultra-low energy digital system performance. The author’s main focus is the energy consumption of microcontroller architectures in digital (sub)-systems. The book covers a broad range of topics extensively: from circuits through design strategy to system architectures. The result is a set...
The Pragmatic Programmers, 2014.- 119 p. Custom-build your own dream PC, have fun doing it, and save yourself a lot of money in the process. This book will give you the confidence to buy the best-of-class components and assemble them with clear, step-by-step instructions. You'll build your own PC capable of effortlessly running the most graphic and CPU-intensive games, graphics...
New York: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. — 128 p. This book will educate you on the Correct Process of Repairing The Entire Laptop, Including and concentrating more on Motherboard Repair Instruction, Screen Repairing, Component Level Diagnosing and Repairing. This is the 3rd Book Released By Author Garry Romaneo, The Worlds Leading Laptop Repair Technician,...
2017. - 607 p. A computer's architecture is its abstract model and is the programmer's view in terms of instructions, addressing modes and registers. A computer's organization expresses the realization of the architecture. Architecture describes what the computer does and organization describes how it does it.
Lachlanroy.com, Online edition. Part 1 Even the best free software is useless without hardware, yet how many of us actually know how their computer works? Teach yourself by reading the latest free guide form MakeUseOf: Your PC, Inside and Out. In this guide Lachlan Roy breaks the computer down into its different components. For each component he describes its function, talks...
A-List, LLC, 2006. — 498 p. Explaining security vulnerabilities, possible exploitation scenarios, and prevention in a systematic manner, this guide to BIOS exploitation describes the reverse-engineering techniques used to gather information from BIOS and expansion ROMs. SMBIOS/DMI exploitation techniques — including BIOS rootkits and computer defense — and the exploitation of...
New York: Springer, 2018. — 135 p. This book describes the integrated circuit supply chain flow and discusses security issues across the flow, which can undermine the trustworthiness of final design. The author discusses and analyzes the complexity of the flow, along with vulnerabilities of digital circuits to malicious modifications (i.e. hardware Trojans) at the...
Springer, 2022. — 110 p. This book provides readers with an overview of the fundamental definitions and features of Multiple-Valued Logic (MVL). The authors include a brief discussion of the historical development of MVL technologies, while the main goal of the book is to present a comprehensive review of different technologies that are being explored to implement...
Riparazione Notebook, 2015. — 295 p. — ASIN: B00M66Z876. A practical guide and exclusive for all those who wish to learn to ripare the Notebook PC. Details: Basics of electronics; Electronic components; LCD, TFT, OLED and Touch technologies; Switching power supplies; DC/DC Converter, PWM; CPU, RAM, Chipset, I/O peripherals, Disk controllers, DVI, Soundcard, Wireless, Modem,...
ITexLi, 2024. — 72 p. — ISBN: 1803555890 9781803555898 1803555882 9781803555881 1803555904 9781803555904. This volume presents a comprehensive exploration of the intricacies of memory design, delving into the challenges and advanced techniques involved in optimizing power consumption, performance, reliability, and data integrity. The chapters provide a complete understanding of...
2nd Edition. – Waveland Press, 2013. — 658 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4786-0783-0. Conceptual and precise, Modern Processor Design brings together numerous microarchitectural techniques in a clear, understandable framework that is easily accessible to both graduate and undergraduate students. Complex practices are distilled into foundational principles to reveal the authors' insights and...
New York: Springer, 2019. — 257 p. This book suggests and describes a number of fast parallel circuits for data/vector processing using FPGA-based hardware accelerators. Three primary areas are covered: searching, sorting, and counting in combinational and iterative networks. These include the application of traditional structures that rely on comparators/swappers as well as...
New York: Que Publishing, 2014. - 697 p. We all use technology — and we all have problems with it. Don’t get frustrated… and don’t waste money on costly repair or support calls! Solve the problems yourself, with the one guide that makes it easy: The PC and Gadget Help Desk. Using clear pictures, handy “symptom tables,” and easy-to-use flowcharts, Mark Edward Soper walks you...
Apress, 2016. — 462 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4842-1888-4. Proximity technology — in particular, Bluetooth beacons — is a major source of business opportunity, and this book provides everything you need to know to architect a solution to capitalize on that opportunity. Learn the key standards — iBeacon, Eddystone, Bluetooth 4.0, and AltBeacon — and how they work with other proximity...
InTech, 2011. — 272 p. — ISBN: 9533072722, 9789533072722. This book illustrates state-of-the-art technologies and research studies on Flash memories. Topics in modeling, design, programming, and materials for memories are covered along with real application examples. Modeling, Algorithms and Programming Techniques. Design Issues and Challenges of File Systems for Flash...
Newnes, 2009. — 376 p. Why care about hardware/firmware interaction? These interfaces are critical, a solid hardware design married with adaptive firmware can access all the capabilities of an application and overcome limitations caused by poor communication. For the first time, a book has come along that will help hardware engineers and firmware engineers work together to...
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2020. — 339 p. Heterogeneous Computing Architectures: Challenges and Vision provides an updated vision of the state-of-the-art of heterogeneous computing systems, covering all the aspects related to their design: from the architecture and programming models to hardware/software integration and orchestration to real-time and security requirements. The...
New York: Springer, 2005. — 236 p. This book describes the basic concepts and techniques used towards building a Microprocessor. This book is made primarily for graduate students and design engineers as a quick reference material. Readers will be exposed to an effective processor design methodology. Some of the things covered here are, techniques to fix timing of a critical...
Apress Media LLC., 2024. — 210 p. — ISBN-13: 978-1-4842-9887-9. Explore the concepts and techniques that are essential for designing, optimizing, and maintaining SSD (solid state drive) firmware. This book discusses the role of firmware in the functioning of SSDs and the importance of keeping firmware up-to-date to ensure optimal performance and security. The book starts with...
3rd edition. — Maker Media, Inc., 2010. — 368 p. — ISBN10: 1449388248; ISBN13: 978-1449388249. Build a PC that will outperform any brand-name box on the market Yes, even if you’re not a total geek you can build your own PC -- and we guarantee it’s worth the effort. You’ll discover that the quality is better and the cost is much lower than any comparable off-the-shelf PC you can...
New York: Apress, 2017. — 126 p. This book outlines the common architectures used for deriving meaningful data from sensors. In today’s world we are surrounded by sensors collecting various types of data about us and our environments. These sensors are the primary input devices for wearable computers, IoT, and other mobile devices. This book provides the reader with the tools...
Universal Serial Bus Revision 3.1 Specification (.zip file format, size 37.7 MB) provides the technical details to understand USB 3.1 requirements and design USB 3.1 compatible products. Modifications to the USB 3.1 specification are made through Engineering Change Notices (ECNs). Enclosed in this zip file are the following documents: The USB 3.1 Specification released on July...
Wireless USB Specification Revision 1.0 May 12, 2005 This document defines an industry-standard Wireless USB. The specification describes the protocol definition, types of transactions, bus management, and the programming interface required to design and build systems and peripherals that are compliant with this standard. This specification does not describe the underlying...
CRC Press, 2023. — 182 p. — ISBN: 978-1-032-48938-4. This book uses automotive embedded systems as an example to introduce functional safety assurance and safety-aware cost optimization. The book explores functional safety assurance from the perspectives of verification, enhancement, and validation. The functional safety assurance methods implement a safe and efficient...
Publication details not specified. Dear Fellow Electronic Repairers, For your information, the demand for volume 1 LCD Monitor Case Histories was so good and this motivated me to come out with volume 2. This guide is a compilation of 10 actual repair cases of LCD Monitors, the problems and solutions are different from Volume 1. It is not about replacing bulged electrolytic...
2nd edition. — Intel Press, 2006. — 427 p. Beyond BIOS: Implementing the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface with Intel's Framework describes a set of robust architectural interfaces, implemented in C, that has been designed to enable the BIOS industry and Intel customers to accelerate the evolution of innovative, differentiated, computer platform designs. The Framework is...
3rd edition. — De Gruyter, 2017. — 324 p. — ISBN: 978-1-5015-1478-4. This book provides an overview of modern boot firmware, including the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (Uefi) and its associated Efi Developer Kit Ii (Edkii) firmware. The authors have each made significant contributions to developments in these areas. The reader will learn to use the latest developments...
3rd Ed. — De Gruyter Press, 2017. — 325 p. — ISBN10: 1501514784, 13 978-1501514784. True PDF This book provides an overview of modern boot firmware, including the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (Uefi) and its associated Efi Developer Kit Ii (Edkii) firmware. The authors have each made significant contributions to developments in these areas. The reader will learn to use...
New York: Inter Corporation, 2004. — 838 p. The IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual, Volume 3 describes the operating-system support environment of an IA-32 processor, including memory management, protection, task management, interrupt and exception handling, and system management mode. It also provides IA-32 processor compatibility information. This volume is...
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