General HOWTOs & FAQs about Personal Computer (PC) Repairing

Do you want to repair, upgrade or mod your personal computer? Here are links to generic HOWTOs, FAQs and manuals.

Mailing Lists / News Groups / Books

• NewsGroup: sci.electronics.repair

Chipset, Pinout, Connector and Electric Circuit Specifications, Manuals

• Zytrax: Specifications for almost all electronic devices and accessories .
• AllManuals: Free manuals for computer and peripheral devices in PDF format
• Lessons In Electric Circuits - A free series of textbooks on the subjects of electricity and electronics.
• The Hardware Book - Internet's largest free collection of connector pinouts and cable descriptions.
• Handbook of hardware pinouts, cables schemes, connectors layouts for computers, cell phones and other devices .
• LED-Museum

Surface Mounted Devices - SMD Soldering

• Surface Mount Technology SMD - A Beginner's Guide (includes soldering instructions).
• Surface mounting with hand-soldering tools