Laptop

LAPTOP REPAIR PROGRAM at Free Geek

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=The Program=
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Steps
The laptop program requires a great deal of PC hardware experience, so it is expected that all students have gone through the build program before moving into laptops.

An instructor must be present to work on laptops, as laptops are kept on a rolling 'bread rack'-style cart which is wheeled back into the Laptop Holding Tank when an instructor's workshop class session ends.

From here, we have some familiar steps:
 * 1) laptop Evaluation1 - learn the many ways laptops come apart, Mining possible reusable parts.
 * 2) Laptop Evaluation2 - determine if the incoming pizza boxes are full of tasty, fresh goodness or dried and rotting crap.
 * 3) Laptop QC Checklist - double-check the builder's work, time the battery life, keep things clean and standardized.
 * 4) Laptop Build Checklist - Now that you're familiar with things, get your hands dirty with questionably functional laptops.

In addition, there are some tasks that can be done throughout your time in laptops:
 * hard drive testing
 * OS installation - A workstation dedicated to loading 2.5" hard drives is available in the laptop classroom area. Drives which have been successfully erased are loaded, one at a time, on that station.
 * RAM sorting
 * shelf organizing
 * prep for recycling, by disassembling failed laptops into recyclable components.

K7aay 19:11, 21 May 2008 (PDT)

Classes
Thursday 3:30-7:00: IBM Thinkpad Team

What to Bring

 * Laptop Tools - if you don't want to use ours, label yours. There are some Tool Sources around town.

= ToDo: =
 * syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, website to FG's store, wiki

=Info= Here's the howtos and information we need to accomplish our tasks. K7aay 19:44, 21 May 2008 (PDT)
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 * Entering BIOS
 * Software Tools
 * Troubleshooting
 * Laptop System Disassembly
 * Laptop Hard Drive Removal
 * Laptop Service Manuals
 * Laptop Memory
 * Laptop Power&Batteries
 * Laptop Sound
 * Graphics
 * Laptop Network & Modems Cards
 * Laptop Keyboards & Mice
 * Docks & Port Replicators
 * CD DVD & External drives
 * Installing DamnSmallLinux
 * Laptop Build
 * Wireless Tips
 * Wireless card compatability list

=Links= These are mostly pages full of links to other places:
 * Laptop Links
 * Laptop Service Manuals
 * OS X86 Links

Battery charts
 * Compaq Battery Chart
 * Dell Battery Chart

OS
 * Ubuntu_links


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K7aay 19:47, 21 May 2008 (PDT)