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March 13th, 2002, 01:47 PM
#1
Registered User
What are the best Tools to Have
ALRIGHT you techs out there for years now I have being trying to put together the best mobile CPU fix Kit...I would like your info on what you have or recommend to keep along beside you when you are @work or on Site... I try to keep it simple and make sure I have everthing I need.
Here's what a got
Win95a
Win95b
Win98
Win98se
WinMe
Win2000Pro
WinXpPro
Screw driver set
Soldiering Pencil w/ soldier
Precision set screw drivers
Scatch point
wire cutters
wire snips
Needle nose pliers
Extra screws, plastic ties, stand offs, elastics
One Disc with 1997 - 2001 Drivers - Modems, Video, Sound Cards
One Disc with 1997 - 2001 Drivers - Printers, Ethernet, Scanner, Patches (basic), Odd and Ends programs ie Winzip
One Disc with Software updates - IE 3.02 - 5.5, Netscape 3.X - 4.7X, etc
Office 97 Premium
Office 2000 Premium
Microscope 7.14
MEM Test
Ghost 5.1
Drive Copy
Safe & Sound
Tira32
Lots of boot discs win95, win98, Dos 5.0, Dos 6.2
What else would you put in this kit?
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March 13th, 2002, 02:39 PM
#2
You've already got Way more in your kit than mine. If it is something that requires soldering or hardware diags. It goes to the shop.
The Dragon has left the building.
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March 13th, 2002, 03:32 PM
#3
You have way more than I carry around. What I do carry that might be helpful is an AT and ATX power supply and every possible form factor CPU heatsink and fan. I often get calls about a machine that makes alot of noise. It's usually the power supply or CPU fan.
Indeterminism. There's nothing you can do about it.
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March 13th, 2002, 03:44 PM
#4
Registered User
Deliver me from Swedish furniture!
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March 13th, 2002, 03:50 PM
#5
Registered User
I've got a couple of CMOS batteries in my kit just in case. Also, I don't know what I would do without my pair of needle nose pliers and those handy nut drivers.
user: "I'm having problems settting up my laptop. Can u help me?"
me: "Sure, no problem"
user: "Ok, let me open the box up"
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March 13th, 2002, 04:03 PM
#6
Network card
Network cables
Phone cables
Crimper w/ ends
Office 2000 PRO (I also used to carry around premium only, but you can't repair a PRO installation with a premium disk)
Antivirus boot disk (f-prot makes a good one)
NAV2001 / 2002
maybe an extra floppy drive
IDE cables
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March 13th, 2002, 04:58 PM
#7
Chat Operator
I only carry a few things around..
1 bootable CD with win95-me on it.
- also has misc utility software including
- ghost
- mem tester
- diagsoftware for port 80 card
- Antivirus software
port80 card.
Screwdrivers
Needle Nose pliers
ide cutters.
Tie wraps
a few boot disks
Laptop.
Local ISP
I don't worry about software packages, if a cust needs a repair of office, I'll use his CD, if he does not have it, it's more than likely not legal therefore i won't work with it. Same with the OS's.. I'll use my cabs for driver installations and individual file extracrtion, for install, cust's software get's used.
<Ferrit> Take 1 live chicken, cut the head off, dance around doing the hokey pokey and chanting: GO AWAY BAD VIRUS, GO AWAY BAD VIRUS
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Windows 7 Pro x64
Asus P5QL Deluxe
Intel Q6600
nVidia 8800 GTS 320
6 gigs of Ram
2x60 gig OCZ Vertex SSD (raid 0)
WD Black 750 gig
Antec Tri power 750 Watt PSU
Lots of fans
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March 13th, 2002, 07:34 PM
#8
Banned
[quote]Originally posted by LaSERCHiPs:
<strong>Here's what a got
Win95a
Win95b
Win98
Win98se
WinMe
Win2000Pro
WinXpPro
</strong><hr></blockquote>
You forgot Windows NT4.0, service packs for NT4.0 and Service packs for 2k. Oh, and service releases for Office 97, and 2k. All in all, I carry most of the same. But I never did get my hands on ME...
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March 14th, 2002, 04:57 AM
#9
Registered User
You are carrying too much...
Basically I take half of the things and get along.
Real stupidity beats Artifical Intelligence
Avatar courtesy of A D E P T
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March 14th, 2002, 06:27 AM
#10
Banned
There is also WinNT4.0 server, Win 2k server, Win2k advanced server.
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March 14th, 2002, 07:04 PM
#11
a. philips head screw driver
b. muttered dirty words
So, so busy lately. Oh, where do I start?
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March 14th, 2002, 07:32 PM
#12
Registered User
3 things:
1) A philips screwdriver
2) A bootable floppy disk with fdisk.exe and format.exe on it
3) And a Win98 CD (as that seems to be what the majority of people are using these days, and the OS that usually requires the most fixing.)
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March 14th, 2002, 10:53 PM
#13
Registered User
i usuallu carry a boot disk for
Win95a, b
Win98SE
SCSI generic adapter driver
Norton ghost
CDs:
Win95B
Win98SE
WinME (even if i hate that crappy piece of ****ty software)
HDD diag tools such as testers an disk managers
The rest bring it at home or bring it to the shop..
If it aint broken dont fix it..I should realy start doing that
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March 14th, 2002, 11:04 PM
#14
Registered User
Black and Decker Mini power screwdriver, with bendable handle. I love this thing. No more sore wrists.
Today, a haiku:
Google, you f**ktard
my fingers are so weary
of repeating crap
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March 15th, 2002, 08:15 AM
#15
I carry 95 OSR2, 98SE, NT WS, ME, Norton Utilities 2002, Screwdriver with bit kit, "The Persuader" (hammer), and my crusty, trusty P120 laptop with 3c589 combo pigtail (10B2 & 10BT) and 56k modem.
I can get drivers, etc. just a phone call and stack of diskettes away. If I know I'm going somewhere to setup specific stuff, I burn CDs at home with all of the drivers, etc and bring that with.
Soldering iron? I can't tell you the last PC I had to do soldering on. Oh, yes I can. My OSI C1P Superboard in 1980 when uping the Kansas City Standard 300bps cassette save speed to 4800bps.
Unless you're going to be branding cases for people, save the space and weight of the iron and solder. If it needs to be soldered, it needs to come back to the shop.
Kenny P.
Visualize Whirled Peas
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