Are you a do-it-yourselfer who's also a visual learner? Do you find endless pages of instructions frustrating when a picture would show you how to do it? Then open this book and feel your confidence restored! Here's the first Visual guide to building your own Media Center PC, with diagrams, numbered steps, shopping lists, and hundreds of full-color photos.
* Numbered steps take you through the building process
* Full-color photos show you how each step should look
* Parts lists tell you just what you need
* Shopping suggestions help you save money
You can do it!
* Plan for the specific requirements of a Media Center PC
* Make a shopping list and compare prices with cpusolutions.com
* Install the CPU, motherboard, memory, and drives
* Add graphics and sound cards, a modem, and a network interface card
* Choose and connect the ideal monitor and speakers
* Set up the Windows(r) XP Media Center Edition operating system
Kate J. Chase