THIS INFO IS NOT IMPORTANT TO THE THREAD: SKIP TO NEXT PARAGRAPH IF YOU DON'T CARE: Basically I work with a company that manufactures laser cartridges and also manufacture some components used in aftermarket cartridges. We are starting a retail store to sell toner, ink, office supplies etc. and do printer repair and computer repair. All managed and run by me for now. A few years ago I used to do printer repair on HP & Lexmark Laser printers, and I am a nerd, freak or what ever you call it as a hobby for when dealing with computers and such. I've built about nearly one hundred computers or more for work or friends or for money on the side. I sure I could easily at least pass a comptia test. I have read many of the preparation books just for kicks.
I may be repairing computers in higher volume in a new shop. I so far have found a power supply tester which is hopefully faster & better from what I researched so far, compared to using the manual method at least.
Is there any testing equipment or hardware that would be good to have when diagnosing computers. I've seen all kinds of testing equipment all over the internet that plug into parallel ports, pci/isa ports, I am skeptical until I see many good reviews or feedback from others. I mean sometimes I've come across issues before where it could be the motherboard or cpu at fault and how do you know for sure unless you have a good spare cpu or motherboard with that same socket type. I guess it would be good to collect as much spare parts as possible but is there any testing equipment to eliminate part of this. I know sometimes you can get alot of information with POST codes and such but sometimes that can be a pain in the ass in certain situations. Basically I want to know what goodies & extras do people in high volume repair shops use as diagnostic tools.
I may be repairing computers in higher volume in a new shop. I so far have found a power supply tester which is hopefully faster & better from what I researched so far, compared to using the manual method at least.
Is there any testing equipment or hardware that would be good to have when diagnosing computers. I've seen all kinds of testing equipment all over the internet that plug into parallel ports, pci/isa ports, I am skeptical until I see many good reviews or feedback from others. I mean sometimes I've come across issues before where it could be the motherboard or cpu at fault and how do you know for sure unless you have a good spare cpu or motherboard with that same socket type. I guess it would be good to collect as much spare parts as possible but is there any testing equipment to eliminate part of this. I know sometimes you can get alot of information with POST codes and such but sometimes that can be a pain in the ass in certain situations. Basically I want to know what goodies & extras do people in high volume repair shops use as diagnostic tools.
