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CHAPTER 11

Building a PC

In this chapter, you will learn how to

• Research and spec out specialized PCs

• Install and upgrade Windows

• Describe Windows post-installation best practices

Techs build computers. We fix them too, of course, but very little beats the

chance to show off our knowledge, research skill, and technical savvy like

creating excellent custom PCs for clients.

This chapter puts together a lot of what you know about hardware from

the previous ten chapters and layers on the essential component that makes

Windows PCs so excellent: Windows. Let’s start with customized PCs for

specialized jobs, then turn to installing and upgrading Windows. The final

section covers post-installation tasks.

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Specialized PCs

People need computers to get work done. The type of system a person needs

depends on what types of tasks he or she needs to perform with it and how

the IT department has configured the organization’s network. This section

explores what you should consider when creating specialized computers,

including hardware and software compatibility, upgradability, and end-of-life

issues. We’ll examine seven custom PC configurations to give you ideas

about variations and what kind of scenarios you might encounter as a tech.

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