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What are the tools you use for computer techy stuff. Do you have a specific set of screwdrivers or programs that you use to diagnos/fix computer issues are problems.

 

Let us know what you have. You might help someone start there own toolket.

 

Ill Start,

 

Ifixit Pro Tech Toolkit

8-in-1 standard screwdriver set (just in case)

Small magnet for screwdrivers

Magnifying Glass to read those are to see tiny letters

16GB USB 3.0 Bootable drive with vaious diag programs and stuff on it.

CD Case with all my diag CDs in it (Some computers dont boot from USB, i know crazy right)

basic laptop with windows xp on it for downloading programs and drivers as well as for research

External USB DVD-RW drive

External 1TB Harddrive

flashlight

Set of needle nose pliers (I use these all the time)

IDE/SATA to USB Converter

PSU Tester

12FT cat 6 cable

extra charged laptop battery

 

That pretty much what I carry around with me all day. I have alot more stuff in my office.

 

So tell me guys what do you use for your everyday tech needs?!?!!? :D

 

Edit: Didnt know where to ask this question so I posted it here.

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A couple screwdriver sets and one includes a T15 bit. Really handy.

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Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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I have yet to assemble my toolkit, though as of now I just have a pair of needle nose pliers, and a couple different sized screw drivers.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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A couple screwdriver sets and one includes a T15 bit. Really handy.

 

Tell me about it. Those come in handy all the time.

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muti hex screw driver, ratching screwdriver with those screw bits, a little box with small phillips and slotted screwdrivers and a normal screw driver, anti static strap, electrical tape, long and short nose pliers, i have more stuff at home 

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Ill edit this post because this will take a while. I used to be a professional. 

No particular order, in the order I see

 

In my small laptop sized tool box (I used a tackle box tray)

Soft Grip small screwdriver set

Bit set 1- mostly normal bits, allen bits

various glue sticks

superglue sticks

Isopropyl alcohol wipes. 

Twist ties

A literal keg of zip ties 

electrical tape

battery powered dremel, with various bits

solder flux

solder

standoffs 

various screws

separate laptop screws 

wire caps

a ton of tweezers or different shapes and sharpness

rubber feet

buffing pads

sharpies

screen pry tools

screen protector applicator

sushi roll size tub of thermal compound, applicator

cmos batteries

alligator clamps

chuck wrench 

packing foam bits, like the stuff monitors are covered in when shipping. Have some uses

A few common inverters  for laptops

bit extension 

torx security bits 

regular small screwdrivers, flat (the bad metal ones, for prying and holding)

allen wrenches

soldering iron tips 

Various exacto knives

Razor blades

"suicide" blades (really sharp, double sided,  easy to cut yourself with) that I use for fixing ribbon cables

superglue 

pencil blowtorch

dental tools

pencil screwdriver with bits. (Great portable tool, get one)

heat shrink tube 

bic lighter 

small mirror 

 

regular toolbox-

Regular screwdriver set

corded drill

wrench set 

heat gun

soldering irons

channellock wrench

crescent wrench

measuring tapes

dremel bit set, cutting wheels

corded dremel

wire strppers 

100 pack of "suicide blades "

various razor handles

linoleum knife

saw tooth linoleum knife

small regular screwdriver set

small glue gun

large glue gun

more glue sticks

more heat shrink tubes

drill bits

multimeter 

WD40

smaller can of WD40, I guess in case I can't open the first 

a door hinge for some reason

deadman's pedal for testing a PSU I worked on. 

Several sets of needle nose pliers

moar pliers. 

rechargeable LED magnet light

Edit- I forgot

Desoldering iron

Desoldering pump

 

 

Those are my main two toolboxes. I have more stuff like a socket set, but most of that other stuff I obv don't use for electronics. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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CPU: i5 4590 |Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4|Memory: Corsair Vengance 8gbs|Storage: WD Caviar Blue 1TB|GPU: ZOTAC GTX 760 2gb|PSU: Thermaltech TR2 500W|Monitors: LG24M35 24" & Dual 19"|Mouse:Razer DeathAdder 2013 with SteelSeries Qck mini|Keyboard: Ducky DK2087 Zero MX Red|Headset: HyperX Cloud|Cooling: Corsair 120mm blue LED, Lepa vortex 120mm, stock 120mm|Case:Enermax Ostrog Blue Windowed


 

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For computer work. a 12 in one screwdriver, a usb flash drive with puppy linux,flashlight is about all i need when out doing any computer work most the time

 

though I have other tool boxes for working on cars

@syrazpc - for all my rambles about PC's -- My Gallifreyan Build In Progress

 

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Ill edit this post because this will take a while. I used to be a professional. 

No particular order, in the order I see

 

In my small laptop sized tool box (I used a tackle box tray)

Soft Grip small screwdriver set

Bit set 1- mostly normal bits, allen bits

various glue sticks

superglue sticks

Isopropyl alcohol wipes. 

Twist ties

A literal keg of zip ties 

electrical tape

battery powered dremel, with various bits

solder flux

solder

standoffs 

various screws

separate laptop screws 

wire caps

a ton of tweezers or different shapes and sharpness

rubber feet

buffing pads

sharpies

screen pry tools

screen protector applicator

sushi roll size tub of thermal compound, applicator

cmos batteries

alligator clamps

chuck wrench 

packing foam bits, like the stuff monitors are covered in when shipping. Have some uses

A few common inverters  for laptops

bit extension 

torx security bits 

regular small screwdrivers, flat (the bad metal ones, for prying and holding)

allen wrenches

soldering iron tips 

Various exacto knives

Razor blades

"suicide" blades (really sharp, double sided,  easy to cut yourself with) that I use for fixing ribbon cables

superglue 

pencil blowtorch

dental tools

pencil screwdriver with bits. (Great portable tool, get one)

heat shrink tube 

bic lighter 

small mirror 

 

regular toolbox-

Regular screwdriver set

corded drill

wrench set 

heat gun

soldering irons

channellock wrench

crescent wrench

measuring tapes

dremel bit set, cutting wheels

corded dremel

wire strppers 

100 pack of "suicide blades "

various razor handles

linoleum knife

saw tooth linoleum knife

small regular screwdriver set

small glue gun

large glue gun

more glue sticks

more heat shrink tubes

drill bits

multimeter 

WD40

smaller can of WD40, I guess in case I can't open the first 

a door hinge for some reason

deadman's pedal for testing a PSU I worked on. 

Several sets of needle nose pliers

moar pliers. 

rechargeable LED magnet light

 

 

Those are my main two toolboxes. I have more stuff like a socket set, but most of that other stuff I obv don't use for electronics. 

Thats quite the toold kit sir.

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Screw driver and multi bit set, Nail Polish remover(Isoprobal Alcohol), lint free pads, screws, hammer, glue, Automotive Laquer sand paper and a socket wrench set. 

Main Rig - Case: Corsair 200R   Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-GAMING-K3  CPU: Intel i5 7600 RAM: Corsair H55 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 3000MHz SSD: Crucial MX500 1 TB 

HDD: 2TB WD Green  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1660 Ti 6GB Windforce  PSU: Corsair CX 600W  

HTPC - Case: CiT MTX-007B   Motherboard: Biostar H61MGV3, CPU: Intel i5 2400  RAM: Patriot 4GB 1333MHz SSD: 240GB Toshiba SSD PSU: 180W CIT (Came with case)

Corsair 200R Front Bezel Mod

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A multitool and an USB stick with the latest Hiren's.

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My toolkit:

 

For light work with minimal cleaning:

Screwdriver with 21 different bits (includes torx, allen, and nintendo)

Large and small (angled) tweezers

Microfiber cloth

2 brushes of different size

2 8GB flash drives (1 of them is a Linux Mint 17 32-bit installer)

Mini and Micro USB cables

3m long Cat5e RJ45 LAN cable

PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard

PS/2 -> USB adapter for above mouse and keyboard

laptop: eMachines D732Z

phone/potatocam: LG L3 E400R

 

For work with more cleaning and network wiring:

Type A kit (see above)

1 can compressed air

Portable bagless vacuum with flexible hose nozzle

2m long, 8-socket power strip with surge and overcurrent protection (a.k.a fuse)

100mbps 4-port Ethernet Switch

wire cutter

wire stripper

RJ11/45 crimper

RJ45 connectors

cat5e cable (length dependent upon need)

Furniture Polish

Paper towels

HDD Dock

 

For really basic work:

Screwdriver with 21 different bits (torx, allen, and nintendo included)

Angled tweezers

small brush

microfiber cloth

laptop

phone/potatocam

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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I got a screwdriver i really like.

Dis track?  Jesus christ why'd we even fight a war?  - Ron Cadillac

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I got a free toolkit with my Custom PC subscription... That's it.

 

Yes, I still read magazines because I like to.

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Thats quite the toold kit sir.

thank you!

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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A lot of foul language and

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Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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Nothing, because I don't have one.

Someone told Luke and Linus at CES 2017 to "Unban the legend known as Jerakl" and that's about all I've got going for me. (It didn't work)

 

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Mine is just a thrown together thing until I can afford to buy some better more full kit.

 

Phillips head screwdriver (three sizes, small to large)

Two flat heads

A multibit torx driver (10 sizes[forgot the sizes])

Multimeter

Soldering iron

Solder

Soldering wick

Spare hdd

Several flash cards and memory sticks

Spare screws

External hdd enclosure.

Windows 7 Disk

Windows password reset disk

Linux boot cd

A flash drive with several tools for software diagnostic purposes

My Rig :  Case: Cooler Master HAF X ,Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H,PSU: Seasonic SS-750KM3,Processor: Core I7 4770k (overclocked 4.7ghz),Cooler: Corsair H100i, GPU: EVGA GTX 780 with acx cooler, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16gb DDR3 1600 (overclocked to 2000mhz), HDDS  Samsung 840 EVO 250 gb SSD , Western digital  2tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache, Old 1tb laptop drive I had , 320gb for os backup daily, 80gb external for weekly backups,Drives 2x Lg Blu Ray burner WH16MS40,MISC: Tp-Link dual band wireless card, Logitech g510s, Razer Deathadder 2013, Acer G236HLBbd 23" monitor, Old tv I had 23" for secondary monitor, old 32" samsung tv third monitor

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2 screw drivers sets, philips and torque.

Couple of USB drives with a few different linux Distro's for diagnostics work and such.

CD with plop boot manager

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

Main rig:

i7-4790 - 24GB RAM - GTX 970 - Samsung 840 240GB Evo - 2x 2TB Seagate. - 4 monitors - G710+ - G600 - Zalman Z9U3

Other devices

Oneplus One 64GB Sandstone

Surface Pro 3 - i7 - 256Gb

Surface RT

Server:

SuperMicro something - Xeon e3 1220 V2 - 12GB RAM - 16TB of Seagates 

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I don't think it was designed with PCs in mind, but the same two heads I repeatedly use do the job well enough.

 

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Also have the PSU box (don't we all) with random spares and stuff in it - most notably the stock CPU cooler, unused modular cables and all the ties I can collect.

AMD FX-6300 @ 4.5ghz (1.332v) | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | Asus M5A97 R2.0 | Kingston HyperX 16GB @ 1600mhz | MSI Radeon R9 290 Twin Frozr


OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w PSU | 256GB Samsung 850 PRO SSD | 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 | Zalman Z11 Plus

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