You are installing a new IO card in a PC to add FireWire con

You are installing a new I/O card in a PC to add FireWire connections to a customer’s computer. The I/O plate on the back of the PC is secured by small screws, and after removing them, you accidentally drop some of the screws into the PC case. What is the safest way to retrieve them?

A. Your fingers

B. Tweezers

C. Pliers

D. Extension magnet

Solution

D. An extension magnet is a rod-like device with a small magnet on one end that you can use to navigate in the cramped quarters of a PC case to retrieve small metal objects such as screws.