User talk:Manseau

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start        [label="LAPTOP EVALUATION STARTS HERE", fontsize="12", shape="box", style="bold", color="red"] sort         [label="Donated laptops are sorted by an instructor and are grouped by manufacturerPage with MFG list. \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 before power up unless it is a Mac 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. Why? Again to protect personal information. 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 laptop display cracked, power connection broken or \n other defect present rendering it 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 USB?", 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!note 2", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="yellow"] powerable    [label="Does it have RAM \n and a power supply?", fontsize="11", color="red"] getpower     [label="Add RAM and / or power supply as required.", fontsize="11", color="red"] poweron      [label="Does it power on, have a working \n screen, and complete the Power On Self Test? note 3", fontsize="11", color="red"]
 * 1)   size="10,12"

poweron1     [label="Does it power on, have a working \n screen, and complete the Power On Self Test?", fontsize="11", color="red"] handwavy     [label="Consult Laptops FAQ on wiki link to FAQ \n Or ask an instructor's guideance.", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="yellow"] procclass    [label="Can you find\n the Processor Info?\n (try entering BIOS)" fontsize="11"]

enoughproc   [label="Does it fit into one of the specs?", fontsize="11"]

whatzit      [label="Run Memtest\n(Don't know how?  Ask someone!)" fontsize="11"]

keeper       [label="Fill out keeper label" fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold"]

incoming     [label="Recycle That Laptop!",fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold"]

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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.