Download or read book Upgrading and Fixing Laptops For Dummies written by Corey Sandler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep your laptop on top of its game! Find out how to care for your laptop, what can go wrong, and whatyou can fix A laptop is much more than a PC that shrank. It has unique needs,and this book shows you how to meet them. You'll discover how todiagnose and fix common problems, replace parts, add externalupgrades, and develop workarounds. You'll even get the lowdown onnetworks, and find out when to repair and when to replace yourlaptop. Discover how to * Treat your laptop properly * Identify common problems * Know when repair may not make economic sense * Install a new operating system * Troubleshoot CD and DVD drives * Add cool peripherals