Tools in PC Hardware Servicing

MELBHERT A. BOISER
(CHS Instructor)

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Tools

Anti-Static Wrist Trap is used to prevent

ESD damage to computer equipment.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Tools

Anti-Static Mat is used to stand on or

place hardware on to prevent static
electricity from building up.

Hand Tools

Flat Head
Screwdriver is used
to tighten or loosen
screws with slotted
heads.

Philips Screwdriver
is used to tighten
or loosen screws
with cross-heads.

Hand Tools

Torx Screwdriver is
used to loosen or
tighten screws with
star-like depression
on its head. This
feature is mainly
found on laptops.

Hex Driver is used

to loosen or tighten
nuts in the same
way that a
screwdriver tighten
screws. It sis also
called nut driver.

Hand Tools

Needle-Nose Plier is
used to hold small
parts. It is also
used to bend, reposition, and cut
wires.

Wire Cutter is used

to strip and cut
wires.

Hand Tools

Tweezers is used to
manipulate small
parts.

Part Retriever is
used to retrieve
parts from
locations that is to
small for your hand
to fit.

Hand Tools

Flashlight is used to
light up areas in the
system unit that you can
not see well.

Cleaning Tools

Lint-free Cloth is
used to clean
different computer
parts without
scratching or
leaving debris.

Compressed Air is
used to blow away
dust and debris
from computer
parts without
touching the
components.

Cleaning Tools

Cable Ties are used

to bundle cables
neatly inside and
outside the system
unit.

Parts Organizer is
used to hold
screws, jumpers,
fasteners and other
small parts and
prevents them from
getting mixed
together.

Diagnostic Tool

Multitester is used
to test the integrity
of circuits and the
quality of electricity
running through the
different
components.

Loopback Adapter
is used to test the
functionality of
computer ports.

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