Meeting Notes

Please list notes in reverse chronological order (newest first).

10/29/11 :

 * Look for documentation on how to find a hard drive. Big goal is to remove the HD and scrub the data.
 * Locate archetypes of Laptops, and determine kinds of disassembly that each one requires (HD, screen, RAM, keyboard etc.)
 * HD Complexity (higher=harder). Need to find a way to bring that across to the builders (have them pre-sort).  Diagrams could also work.
 * 1) Screw covers on bottom
 * 2) Side loaded HD's
 * 3) Under keyboard
 * 4) Chasis split.
 * Use MacLands labeling for tools. (toolkits, etc).
 * Locate different websites for disassembly for laptops. Provide examples and links to begin our resource list.  Please list them Existing Laptop Documentation.
 * Develop curriculum for Laptop Hardware ID.
 * Determine transition from Laptop Eval to Laptop Build (i.e. finding drivers, troubleshooting, etc).
 * 1) Require a Command line Class?
 * 2) Require some other kind of class.
 * 3) Require students to do QA.
 * 4) Provides a higher level overview and basic understanding.
 * 5) Throw them example boxes, i.e. unplug something, or break a driver.
 * 6) Make it an intro to the troubleshooting.
 * Determine a Triage process to sort machines.
 * 1) Determine Laptop Ratings for Red, Yellow, Green etc.
 * 2) Store Boxes
 * 3) Low - P4's, Athelon 64, Celeron M, Celeron, Sempron. 512MB RAM. 30-80gb HDD.
 * 4) Mid - Turion 64, Pentium M, Core Solo. 1GB RAM. 60-80gb HDD
 * 5) High - Dual Core or better. 2+GB RAM. 80+gb HDD.
 * 6) As-Is - Pentium 3, or Crappy. <512GB RAM. No HDD.
 * How to find specs?
 * 1) Find specs using MemTest.
 * How do we recruit people into this new program?
 * 1) Schedule them into specific Saturday slots.
 * 2) Use fliers and emails.
 * 3) Reach out to tech colleges (use existing networks and contacts).
 * Begin the program using the large supple of Vesta HP laptops (6200, 6000, 4200, 4400 etc).