Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts

This page offers links to flowcharts for PC diagnostics, excerpted from my book. The non-active links are for charts that are included in the book but not available online. The published book contains seventeen flowcharts for computer diagnostics plus a short text for every chart expanding on the decision points. The troubleshooting process is the same for an expensive Sony or IBM, or a downmarket eMachines or Acer. Dell and HP (who purchased Compaq) manufacture desktop PC's in a wide range of price points, but you have to go through the same troubleshooting steps for the cheap ones as the expensive ones if you want to correctly identify and repair the failure.

The eBook can downloaded anywhere in the world for $9.95 or the book can ordered from Amazon for $14.95, or from Amazon UK for £9.95 or through any retail store by the title "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts Revised Edition" or ISBN which is: 0-9723801-7-5.

Power Supply Failure
Video Card Diagnostics
Video Performance
CPU, RAM and Motherboard Troubleshooting
Motherboard, CPU and RAM Performance
Hard Drive Failure
Hard Drive Performance
CD and DVD Troubleshooting
CD and DVD Recording Problems
Modem Failure
Modem Performance
Sound Card Diagnostics
Sound and Game Controller Performance
Network Troubleshooting
SCSI Failure
Peripheral Failure
Conflict Resolution
Morris Rosenthal Boot Failure Poster

Boot Failure Troubleshooting Poster ( 30" x 30" printable PDF) Poster not for sale, but you are authorized to print a copy for personal or classroom use. To print at full size requires an "E" size plotter or a large copy shop printer. My local copy shop charged $7.00 to print a copy.

Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts: Troubleshooting PC Hardware Problems from Boot Failure to Poor Performance, is not for absolute beginners, as you can see from looking at any of the diagnostic charts. There are no photo-illustrations in the book, no history, nor explanations of basic computer part functions, like "What's a hard drive?". The sole focus of the book is learning a structured approach to PC repair. The intended audience is hobbyists who already have some experience repairing computers or beginning computer technicians. This book has been growing in popularity with computer lab and classroom teachers and has been adopted as a text in several technical colleges and government training programs..

The PC diagnostics apply to ATX computers, which displaced the old AT standard beginning in the mid-90's. Although I included a few "live power" troubleshooting procedures for advanced techs with their insurance all paid up, the rule for ATX systems is to unplug the power supply before working in the case. The general approach in the diagnostic flowcharts is to try to push parts swapping off until the end, so that readers without a large stock of spare parts will have a chance to fix the problem without spending money. Flowchart critics please note that my main design approach was to av

The printable eBook can downloaded for $9.95 or the book can ordered from Amazon for $14.95, or from Amazon UK for £9.95 or through any retail store by the title "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts Revised Edition" or ISBN which is: 0-9723801-7-5.