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FS; Diagnostic Tools & CDs for PC Techs and Hardware Gurus @ Giveaway Prices

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From: E Ulf
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:56
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I have a few Brand New POST (Power On Self Test) Diagnostic
Cards and A+ Reference CD-ROMs left over from a PC Technician
and A+ course we recently finished teaching.  All left over
materials are For Sale Below our Cost (my prices are about
30% lower than the same item on Amazon.com).  Read on for a
detailed description of these items.

At the end of this Ad you will find a Combo/Bundle Deal when
buying both items.  Contact information with Phone Number can
also be found at the end of this somewhat longish ad.

Note: ONLY 2 Complete Combo SETS LEFT!


POST (Power On Self Test) Diagnostic Card
-----------------------------------------
POST Code Diagnostic Card for Overclocking, PC/Motherboard
fault determination & troubleshooting.

Identify computer problems without a working monitor/video
card, keyboard or disk drives by using A POSTmortem POST
Diagnostic card.  Diagnose up to 256 different system
failures and system faults.

A POSTmortem Diagnostic Board displays the POST (Power On
Self Test) codes generated by BIOS (Basic Input Output
System) firmware in your PC.  Every time a Personal Computer
is powered up, the BIOSes on the motherboard etc. perform a
self-diagnostic/test of your system's components.  The BIOS
sends a code to a special "port" during each step in the
selftest.  A POST Diagnostic card intercepts this BIOS
selftest code, decodes it and then displays it on its own
Alphanumeric display.  Most of these up to 256 tests are
hidden tests and are not displayed on your monitor nor can
they heard as "beep code" sequences from the PC's speaker.

When a POST test fails, the PC will come to a dead stop
and the last fault code displayed by the POSTmortem POST
Diagnostic Card points to the source of the failure.
The 129 page PDF manual that comes with your POSTmortem
card explains the 256 possible fault/POST codes for all
major BIOSes.

POSTmortem cards are also quite useful when overclocking
a system.  Save time over the trial-and-error process
when the system hangs in the POST portion of the boot,
since it shows you what component prevents the system from
booting.  Let's say it is the memory, you now can adjust
the memory timing in the CMOS or get another memory stick,
rather than guessing blindly at the problem.

POST Diagnostic Cards work with anything from a 286 up to
and including latest Pentium family CPUs or AMD Athlon CPUs.
This POST Diagnostic card plugs into any industry standard
architecture slot and displays the self-test diagnostic
codes in the PC before the Video is even initialised.
POST Diagnostic cards are recommended and described in
"Upgrading and Repairing PCs" by Que. 

Besides displaying POST codes, this POST Diagnostic
card shows the status of the motherboard's four power
supply voltages and provides means to test the power
supply.

These Brand New cards (in sealed package) are left over
from an " A+ " course kit.  Cards come with manual &
warranty and they are the very latest version, manual
covers POST codes up to late Summer.
$49, Shipping extra (US Funds, Price is firm,
3 pieces left).  Compare at US$65 and US$69 elsewhere.

See it at http://www.electrocution.com/books.htm#POSTMORTEM
http://store.yahoo.net/binarygear/index.html  or at
http://www.sysopt.com/post.html , who have
a more detailed description on their site.

More Specifications:

POST Diagnostic card is a XeTAL POSTmortem.  Standard 
POST board with:
- Two alphanumeric/hex type displays for POST error codes
- Supports 4 post addresses (80h, 84h, 284h and 280h)
- Four power supply status indicators (+5V, +12V, -12V, -5V)
- Test and load points for all 4 DC power supply lines.
- Meets the IEEE P996 specification for bus loading
and capacitive loads.  POSTmortem has _all_ the required
decoupling and bypass capacitors to stop the propagation
of digital noise to/from the system tested.  Designed
to withstand reasonable electrostatic abuse.
- Fused against faulty insertion into a motherboard without 
having to return POST board for repair; ie. protected
against reversal in any industry standard architecture
slot and fused against defective motherboards that could
damage the POST diagnostic board.
- All protruding component pins are cut flush with the board
to avoid those nasty cuts on one's fingers.
- Comes with warranty and a 129 page PDF manual supporting
all major BIOSes.

The A+ Reference CD-ROM, Includes N+!
-------------------------------------
Only US$25.00 each
(this is 40%+ off Amazon.com's etc. prices of $35 US Funds!)

A CD-ROM is for people who are into Computer Upgrade
and Repair. Over 2000 pages of Reference Material for
Techies, so keep ahead in the PC workplace!  And if you
want to test your Laser Printer, all 2000 plus pages can
be printed, since the information comes also as printable
PDF files in Adobe Acrobat format.

For an exact description of "The A+ Reference" CD-ROM and
contents go to:

http://www.electrocution.com/
http://store.yahoo.net/binarygear/books.html
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0968192815/o/qid=984922257/sr=2-2/104-4705181-7400766>

- This CD is Brand NEW in the original cellophane shrink wrap!

COMBO/BUNDLE Offer:
-------------------
to compare prices on the Combo/bundle offer go to:
http://store.yahoo.net/binarygear/index.html

- POSTmortem Diagnostic card and The A+ CD in one order
$70.00 US Funds or $99.00 in Canadian Funds,
(SAVE an EXTRA US$3.60 or CAN$5.00 for the CD & the
POST Diagnostic Card with manual)

To compare prices look at:

https://padlock.netnation.com/~electroc/order.htm
http://store.yahoo.net/binarygear/index.html

For more info on these look at the following sites:

http://www.electrocution.com
http://www.sysopt.com/post.html

To Purchase:
------------
e-mail: easternub@yahoo.com or ulf@problem(REMOVE_THIS).org
phone:  905-884-0341

The shipping is extra.  To quote you the exact shipping costs
and payment options, e-mail me your ZIP code.
Sorry, but I am not set up to take credit cards.
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