PC Diagnostic Software

telecomops101

Wanted to see if any of you could give your opinion on the PC Diagnostic Software kit that I am thinking about purchasing. I listed the link for you to check out the product. When I was studying for my A+ exam, half the book was on PC repair and it listed a number of PC diagnostic tools, and this seems to be the best one. I am going to start a partime time repair business and as we all know, time is money....Let me know what you think..

http://www.pc-diagnostics.com/pc_diagnostics_tools/pc_diagnostics_pro_kit.shtml

Plantwiz

Save your money. The best diagnostic tool is the tech. Electronic gadgets (except for maybe a multi-meter and on a rare occasion a POST card) don't make you a better tech. I've even watch an average tech get careless because all he relied on was his PHD PCI card.

If you want loopback plugs you can make these yourself. Most of your troubles are not with perphipals. Heat. PS. HDD. Fans. etc...
Now if you are MFG your own boards, you may find it useful to have a diagnostic tool such as these, but I'd say you'll find more benefits from MemTest software/ SiSandra/ and software such as these before you spend a penny on gimmicks.

my 5 cents.

5no-yt

Not sure if its what your looking for... Belarc Advisor ? thats what I use, plus its free!!

Ricka182

I have to agree with Plantwiz. These PC-Tech kits aren't used by any real good PC-Techs. Most of the stuff they sell, you can find a tool online that does the same thing, for free. If you have a couple bootdisks, a flashdrive, maybe a backpack cd-rom drive, and a couple homemade loopbacks, you'll be good to go. If you were replacing parts on a board, you might use these things more often, but usually, a bad mobo would replaced versus repaired. As for the Belarc Advisor, it's a great program, but it is not free to use in a commercial environment. It is a "Free for Home Use" pieceof software. It simply creates a webpage to view that lists every detail about the machine including hardware, software installed, and hotfixes applied. I use it as well occasionally to have a printable sheet of what I'm running, for when I do an upgrade, but it won't repair anything. Again, like Pwiz mentioned, the best tool, is the tech themselves.

KGhaleon

A while back I posted a list of tools I use frequently, I'll see if I can bump the topic.

KG

physicskid

KGhaleon wrote:

A while back I posted a list of tools I use frequently, I'll see if I can bump the topic.

KG

I was just reading this article, KGhaleon

http://www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15609

ally_uk

1xPhillps Screwdriver
1x Flathead
1x Compaq type Screwdriver
1x Cable Tester
1x Crimper

1x Unbutu Live Cd
1x Aida 32
1x RockXP
1x AVG
1X Spybot
1x DSL Linux
1x Memtest
1x DBAN

That's all I use oh and a sledge hammer when I encounter a annoying Case design

KGhaleon

Oftentimes when a PC isn't booting up, I have to start looking at each device in the system in a logical order. Is there some automated software similar to that diagnostic utility Dell uses in their systems, that will work on other machines?

I'd just like something I can run quickly on a machine to help me figure out what to check first. That way I don't waste time, which I don't have much of to begin with. I'm using the UBCD right now, but that's still only for checking devices individually.

KG

Sie

Just whip it out and see if you get any complaints.....

What i mean is take the system down to its barebones and build it back up rebooting as you go. Helps identify most parts.

Just plugged RAM in and now it wont boot? Guess what you should check first?