MUST HAVE TOOLS & UTILITIES for a PC Tech

qbbraveheart · 10-25-2006, 12:17 PM

so in your opinion,

whats the MUST have tools & utilities that a PC Tech must have(software and hardware related)

TIA

hillbillybob · 10-25-2006, 05:48 PM

What ever you need

Good tool set, I haven't needed to solder....recovery software, and a good understanding of customer relations

qbbraveheart · 10-25-2006, 09:00 PM

yea besides a tool set

antivirus
spyware/adaware
boot disks
emergency startup disks

what else guys

im sure im missing some things

lets put together a comprehensive list

COCOCOOKIE · 10-25-2006, 09:36 PM

P.O.S.T. card

Antivirus Rescue Disk (AVG home edition has that feature)

Anti-ESD kit, and...I can't remember anything else right now...

Anyone...????

qbbraveheart · 10-26-2006, 12:06 AM

whats a P.O.S.T. card?

a list of the processes that goes on during POST?

keep it coming guys

maybe we can get this stickied

starkmann · 10-26-2006, 05:51 AM

I bought my LAN admin one of those ratcheting (ap?) screw drivers. He seems prettyhappy with it. Even for people who aren't supposed to do hardware work, there are a lot of times you need to open something, maybe work a couple drives around.

TheMajor · 10-26-2006, 05:55 AM

A Windows XP disc. How else do you want to enter recovery console?

qbbraveheart · 10-26-2006, 04:11 PM

^^^haha this is true

COCOCOOKIE · 10-27-2006, 12:19 AM

POST is the "Power-on Self Test". It takes place right after you start the PC and it tests hardware devices. If some piece fails that test you'll get a serie of beeps. With the POST card (which you insert in a PCI slot) you can locate the piece of hardware by interpreting the beep code (the card comes with a manual with the most common beep codes for different BIOS)

TheMajor · 10-27-2006, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by COCOCOOKIE
POST is the "Power-on Self Test". It takes place right after you start the PC and it tests hardware devices. If some piece fails that test you'll get a serie of beeps. With the POST card (which you insert in a PCI slot) you can locate the piece of hardware by interpreting the beep code (the card comes with a manual with the most common beep codes for different BIOS)

Sounds useless. You can find a description of Award/Phoenix and Ami beep codes on the internet, write them down, and you'll have the same thing + it saves time and money.

10-25-2006, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
qbbraveheart Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 86	MUST HAVE TOOLS & UTILITIES for a PC Tech so in your opinion, whats the MUST have tools & utilities that a PC Tech must have(software and hardware related) TIA __________________ some old out dated P.O.S.

10-25-2006, 05:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
hillbillybob Super Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 341	What ever you need Good tool set, I haven't needed to solder....recovery software, and a good understanding of customer relations __________________ The greatest measure of a nation is not it\'s army or economy, but by how many people are trying to get in, and how many people are staying!! Guns, Guts, and Alcohol made America free. Born American, Die American Ubuntu - it\'s all about the bun\'s baby!!!

10-25-2006, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
qbbraveheart Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 86	yea besides a tool set antivirus spyware/adaware boot disks emergency startup disks what else guys im sure im missing some things lets put together a comprehensive list __________________ some old out dated P.O.S.

10-25-2006, 09:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
COCOCOOKIE True Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 139	P.O.S.T. card Antivirus Rescue Disk (AVG home edition has that feature) Anti-ESD kit, and...I can't remember anything else right now... Anyone...???? __________________ \"You just don\'t live life. You change it. You shape it. You make a mark upon it...\"

10-26-2006, 12:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
qbbraveheart Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 86	whats a P.O.S.T. card? a list of the processes that goes on during POST? keep it coming guys maybe we can get this stickied __________________ some old out dated P.O.S.

10-26-2006, 05:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
starkmann Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 49	I bought my LAN admin one of those ratcheting (ap?) screw drivers. He seems prettyhappy with it. Even for people who aren't supposed to do hardware work, there are a lot of times you need to open something, maybe work a couple drives around.

10-26-2006, 05:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,046	A Windows XP disc. How else do you want to enter recovery console?

10-26-2006, 04:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
qbbraveheart Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 86	^^^haha this is true __________________ some old out dated P.O.S.

10-27-2006, 12:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
COCOCOOKIE True Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 139	POST is the "Power-on Self Test". It takes place right after you start the PC and it tests hardware devices. If some piece fails that test you'll get a serie of beeps. With the POST card (which you insert in a PCI slot) you can locate the piece of hardware by interpreting the beep code (the card comes with a manual with the most common beep codes for different BIOS) __________________ \"You just don\'t live life. You change it. You shape it. You make a mark upon it...\"

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