'Tools You Can't Live Without...'

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The recent post by Trip in the A+ forum got me thinking this would be a good topic to go into more detail on.

1. Any special, 'can't live without' tool's in your toolkit?
2. Whats your home setup (if you have one) for repairing computers.

For example, i have a KVM switch for connecting 2+ computers to one keyboard, monitor and mouse. So you can easily switch between the two with a double tap of a key when troubleshooting.

Which has been invaluable!

Tool's i couldn't live without are;

Antec ATX PSU Tester
IDE to USB Cable (Allows you to connect internal HDD's via USB)
Knoppix
Winternals Admin Pak Boot Disk
Linksys USB Network Adaptor
Netgear USB Wireless Network Adaptor
Cross Over Cable
ADSL Modem
USB Flash Drive - Various tools <- (Also a good thread starter! - 'What Do You Keep In Your Flash Drive')

Neall

 

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the tool I cant live without is my PC...thats all I am saying...and all the bits and bobs that come with them...god knows what I would be like without it now...

 

My Gerber.
It's not technically an IT tool, but when it's all you've got...

 

Neall,

Thanks for starting this great thread with the links too.

I like to have a floppy with www.belarc.com on

I also have:

set of screwdrivers
multimeter
air can
paint brush (nice new one, not one that has been in thinners in the shed for ages!)
soldering iron
small wire strimmers and cutters
remote claw (incase i drop a screw- don't use a magnet)
networking card
Lacie external drive for back-up's/nukes
my laptop with modem and network cable

i'm sure there is more but that is it for now.

 

Other ideas.

'How To Assemble The Ultimate Toolbox'

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20020820/index.html

Neall

 

Cracking link, thanks!

 

A nice big axe and a sledge hammer for those more troublesome problems

 

yep, been there! luckily ( or unluckily, on how you see it) i haven't been inside anyone else's pc so don't have much of a tool kit, just my leatherman's,far better than gerber imho, and a fair bit of software repair stuff. AV's,Anti-spyware ,and belarc etc....