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Hardware Tips: A 20-Piece Tool Kit for the Practical (and Frugal) PC

Kirk Steers

Let's face it: When it comes to upkeep, a PC is no toaster. Making sure your PC stays happy and healthy requires work: periodic maintenance, timely upgrades, and the occasional bout of troubleshooting. Unless you're lucky enough to have an army of highly trained IT professionals (or maybe just an engineer brother-in-law) at your disposal, you'll be the person performing at least some of these tasks.

Fortunately, with a little effort and the right tools, PC maintenance and repair are easy for most people. And getting the right tools doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg; some you already have, and others are inexpensive. Here are the tools I recommend you keep on hand.

Kirk Steers is a PC World contributing editor. You can reach him at kirk_steers@pcworld.com. Hardware Tips welcomes your tips and questions and pays $50 for published items.

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