PC Support Books

Sorry no-ones replies Mr N. but I think the that book my be the one. Not that I have studies that exam.

 

Scott Mueller does appear to have the 'de facto' book for that area - in that it's about five inches thick, and contains possibly everything you may need to know.

But I find they go 'out of date' quickly - and tend to use Google or InformIT labs and reference books (via Safari online) for what I need.

Try getting the A+ lab manual of some shape or flavour - again, the Meyers one is quite good and a decent bench reference.

The only unfortunate thing is that a lot of the books that *were* decent (PC Repair Bench Book by Gilster being one) haven't been updated for half a decade, so are now becoming nauseatingly irrelevant.

There is of course the PC Technician Street Smarts by one *cough* unknown Mr James Pyles. It serves as a good bench reference as well given it's A+ orientation.

If it's software as well as hardware you're looking at, then the MS Press range of 'Administrator's Pocket Consultant' books are quite excellent. There are ones specifically aimed at XP. I have the XP Pro second edition one, and the Windows Command Line book (which has proved excellent in some development work I've been doing for first line procedures). Next in my sights is the GPO book, and maybe something on Server 2K3 as I start to break my lab.

To be honest, as far as hardware is concerned, I've always preferred looking at my own notes on repairs after looking up Google references. Ever thought of typing up your notes and compiling your own 'repair bible'? It's a great exercise in technical writing and instruction, and affirms the work you've done quite well as you go through the writing process of each step.

HTH.