Tackle PC upgrades with a solid understanding of memory

PC hardware guru Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been described as "the definitive guide to the inner workings of your PC." This sample chapter from the latest edition offers an exhaustive look at what memory is, how it works, and how it fits into PC architecture. It also demystifies memory mapping and logical layout and discusses the different types of memory, speeds, and packaging of chips and memory modules you may want to buy and install.

Title: Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 18th Edition
Author: Scott Mueller
Chapter 6: "Memory"
ISBN-10: 0-7897-3697-7; copyright 2008 by Que. Used with permission of the publisher.
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