Basic computer repair/maintenance toolkit

[cobusbo]

Hi what do you guys think will have to be in a basic toolkit set for computer repairs/cleaning for a LAN network system (school lab) any suggestions where to get something like this website links would be appreciated

Thank You

 

[el3venth]

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[PJtheKILL3R]

a cable tester could also save you a lot of headache
Cattex Digital Cable Tester [CABLE TESTER SC8108] .::. Communica Online

 

[Sola Scriptura]

These guys stock all kinds of tools.

Christensen Tools, South Africa

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[Oj0]

Depends how extensive you want to be.

My personal toolkit consists of the following:

• Various Philips screwdrivers, from very small (jeweler's screwdrivers for eg opening laptops) all the way up to chunky ones for case screws, etc. Magnetic tips are a must, electrical insulation is a plus
• Various flat screwdrivers, a few very small ones that are useful for prying laptops or monitors apart, and one large one just because
• Various small Torq and hex screwdrivers, especially useful when working on Apple products but they're occasionally seen elsewhere
• Thermal paste, can never have enough
• Multimeter
• Three paintbrushes, from 25mm to 80mm, great for cleaning out dust
• Soldering iron
• Glue gun with extra glue sticks - other than fixing things, great for running network cable
• Flash drive with Windows 10 AIO installation, DRP (a driver utility), and every small utility you could ever need, DirectX, C++ Redistributable, K-Lite Codec Pack, Skype, Java, WinRAR, benchmarks, etc, latest NVIDIA and AMD drivers - you name it
• A small magnet - keep screws in one place when taking something apart
• Screws - every kind you can think of for laptops and desktops alike
• Brass motherboard standoffs
• Cable ties in various sizes
• Insulation tape
• Duct tape
• Pliers and side cutters
• Crimping tool
• About 50 RJ45 connectors
• A small handful of network boots
• Flashlight (very NB!!)
• 2m network cable
• 2m USB cable
• Micro USB cable
• Mini USB cable
• SATA cables
• SLI and CrossFire bridges
• Hammer, for when all else fails

 

[el3venth]

As above and the following:

· separate earth leakage point to precheck every extension/PC so one idiot does not trip all the power.
· couple of kettle cords
· vga/hdmi/dvi cable for the idiot that forgot
· mouse and keyboard for the other idiot

 

[Doom5003]

Best tool kit = IT friend

 

[dash09]

Would depend on what you're cleaning. Just pc's? Network cabinet? Switches and routers? For small equipment I get by with a leatherman, torq set, paint brushes, cable ties, micro fibre cloth, contact spray etc, I never had to buy a full kit. Getting a decent blower is also a good idea if you have lots of equipment to clean out, I always got by with cans of compressed air.
If you're repairing equipment then you may need to buy specific tools, a crimper for example since you doing a school lab which I assume has multiple wall boxes. Spare Ethernet cables, make a bunch of short ones to connect to the switch. Cable trunking.
It can be a long list depending on what exactly you need to do