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Article #168FS; Diagnostic Tools & CDs for PC Techs and Hardware Gurus @ Giveaway Prices
From: E Ulf
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:56
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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