User talk:Manseau

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start        [label="LAPTOP EVALUATION STARTS HERE", fontsize="12", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"] poweruf      [label="Power off portion of laptop evaluation.", fontsize="12", shape="box", style="bold", color="orange"] sort         [label="Donated laptops are sorted by an instructor and are grouped by MFG. \n The first significant step prior to power up, is finding and removing the hard drive. \n Significant why? To protect personal information that may still reside on the hard drive. \n Remove the hard drive unless it's an Apple product!", fontsize="10",shape="box", style="bold", color="red"] hddrem       [label="A straightened paper clip can be used to open the optical drive to make sure that the media has already been \n removed from it. If not, it should be removed to be recycled. Remove the optical \n media and put it in the recycle bin where it will be processed and destroyed. The same stewardship of information also \n applies to floppy drives and card readers.", fontsize="10", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"] busted       [label="Is the display cracked, power connection broken or \n other defect present rendering the laptop unusable?", fontsize="10", color="red"] ask          [label="Ask your instructor \n for guidance." fontsize="11", shape="ox", style="bold", color="yellow"] usb          [label="Does it have a USB port?", fontsize="12", color="red"] apples       [label="Is it an Apple? note 1", fontsize="11", color="red"] macpile      [label="Give it to your instructor.\n Do not mine parts!note 2", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="yellow"] powerable    [label="Does it have RAM \n and a power supply?", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"] getpower     [label="Add RAM and / or \n a power supply as required.", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"] powerun      [label="Power on portion of laptop evaluation.", fontsize="12", shape="box", style="bold", color="orange"] poweron      [label="Does it power on, have a working \n screen, and complete the Power On Self Test? note 3", fontsize="11", color="red"]

poweron1     [label="Does it power on, \n have a working screen, and \n complete the Power On Self Test?", fontsize="11", color="red"] handwavy     [label="Consult Laptops FAQ on wiki FAQ \n Or ask the instructor for guideance.", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="yellow"] procclass    [label="Can you find\n the Processor Info?\n Try booting to BIOS." fontsize="11", color="red"] keeper       [label="Consult Laptops FAQ on wiki link to Process.", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="yellow"] defect       [label="Research specs consistent with \n the MFG and model number." fontsize="12", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"] enoughproc   [label="Does it fit into one of the --Laptop Specs?", fontsize="11", color="red"]

whatzit      [label="Run Memtest\n(Don't know how?  Ask someone!)" fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"]

keeper       [label="YIPPEE! Potential keeper!" fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="green"]

incoming     [label="Recycle That Laptop!Verify and \n affix hard drive removed sticker",fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"]

pieces       [label="Affix a parts only label to it and \n identify symptoms and problems with  \n remaining laptop parts for future use of parts. \n Affix keeper label if one doesn't exist.",fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="green"]

asis         [label="POSTs to Bios and meets specs \n for thrift store. Affix hard \n drive removed sticker. As Is sale." fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold" color="green"]

build        [label="Laptop meets specs for grant, \n high or low end thrift store sale \n or FG-PDX. Be sure to document \n covered or uncovered equipmentecycle" fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold" color="green"]

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Notes for discussion
1 Would there be a point that you would Eval a mac without an instructor's knowledge? 2 Link to elaboration on macs 3 Link to possible solutions

Memtest Notes
''Memtest is a useful tool found on many boot disks. Besides testing memory, it provides us a quick way to find processor and memory info.'' Memtest is available on ebmulti floppies, ubuntu (or other debian based) live cds, and our netboot server.