1. Problem solving flowcharts visually step readers through difficult troubleshooting procedures. These flowcharts help the reader make crucial decisions and then point the reader to the section of the book covering that topic

2. Visual hands-on sections boil down the steps for completing essential upgrading tasks, such as installing memory, hard drives, processors and more. Scott also has provided many new illustrations, photos and charts to help the reader visualize intricate details.

3. Restructured outline includes a new chapter covering the BIOS, and breaks down coverage of IDE and SCSI drive interfaces as well as subdividing the coverage of hard drive operation and installation into several more targeted chapters. Also includes new coverage of the Intel Pentium III processor, expanded coverage of removable storage drives and improved coverage of game controllers.

4. To compliment Scott's coverage of A+ objectives, a section at the end of the book breaks down the objectives and points readers to the section of the book covering that objective.