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<a href="https://partedmagic.com/" rel="ugc">PartedMagic</a> is used for repartitioning, drive cloning, data rescue, and erasing. &nbsp;It is the only tool I have found which can factory reset/correctly erase SSDs without significantly increasing entropy on the drives.
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PartedMagic [https://partedmagic.com/] is used for repartitioning, drive cloning, data rescue, and erasing.  It is the only tool I have found which can factory reset/correctly erase SSDs without significantly increasing entropy on the drives.

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DVM, digital scope, power supply load tester, &nbsp;<a href="https://canada.ifixit.com/collections/tools/products/repair-business-toolkit?variant=42625699012" rel="ugc">ifixit tech toolkit</a>, misc. screws,standoffs,nuts,slot<wbr /> covers linux distro, win os install disks/usb, arctic silver
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DVM, digital scope, power supply load tester,  ifixit tech toolkit [https://canada.ifixit.com/collections/tools/products/repair-business-toolkit?variant=42625699012], misc. screws,standoffs,nuts,slot covers linux distro, win os install disks/usb, arctic silver

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I have all that stuff in my basement shop but mostly too much to take around. I have B&amp;K 100 Mhz small portable digital scope I use for some jobs.
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I have all that stuff in my basement shop but mostly too much to take around. I have B&K 100 Mhz small portable digital scope I use for some jobs.

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look at lee's toolkit : &nbsp;<a href="https://www.lwcomputing.com//tips/static/techtoolkit.asp" rel="ugc">https://www.lwcomputing.com//tips/static/techtoolkit.asp</a><br />
you can also use spare parts : cd and &nbsp;disk drives, cables, adapters and connectors, power supplies, <br />
other &gt;OS is handy also - eg ubuntu, or a live knoppix cd
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look at lee's toolkit :  https://www.lwcomputing.com//tips/static/techtoolkit.asp [https://www.lwcomputing.com//tips/static/techtoolkit.asp]
you can also use spare parts : cd and  disk drives, cables, adapters and connectors, power supplies,
other >OS is handy also - eg ubuntu, or a live knoppix cd

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I love my ifixit tool set - I actually lost my first one onsite - I don't do too many onsite's lol. so I got the pro set.<br />
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<a href="http://hddguardian.codeplex.com/" rel="ugc">http://hddguardian.codeplex.com/</a>&nbsp;HDD Guardian is the best HD tester I've ever used but the sad part is that they are closing codeplex but you can still download it - just google. it will be outdated soon though.
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I love my ifixit tool set - I actually lost my first one onsite - I don't do too many onsite's lol. so I got the pro set.

http://hddguardian.codeplex.com/ [http://hddguardian.codeplex.com/] HDD Guardian is the best HD tester I've ever used but the sad part is that they are closing codeplex but you can still download it - just google. it will be outdated soon though.

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You are very welcome and I was pleased to help you with this.
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You are very welcome and I was pleased to help you with this.

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hi experts,<br />
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&nbsp;i'm setting up a tech workbench and i'd like to know what you guys recommend to have handy for computer repairs? as far as software or hardware, latest trend? like cloning hardware, software to test ram, hard drives and so on.
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hi experts,

 i'm setting up a tech workbench and i'd like to know what you guys recommend to have handy for computer repairs? as far as software or hardware, latest trend? like cloning hardware, software to test ram, hard drives and so on.

diagnostics hardware and or software tools?

Software is any set of instructions that directs a computer to perform specific tasks or operations. Computer software consists of programs, libraries and related non-executable data (such as documentation). Computer software is non-tangible, contrasted with computer hardware, which is the physical component of computers. Software written in a machine language is known as "machine code". However, in practice, software is usually written in high-level programming languages than machine language. High-level languages are translated into machine language using a compiler or interpreter or a combination of the two.

Software

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

Hardware includes cell phones and other digital living devices, tablets, computers, servers, peripherals and components, printers and scanners, gaming consoles, networking hardware such as routers, hubs, switches and modems, storage devices and security equipment such as firewalls and other appliances.