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What we build

AshleySueMas: /* Special Configurations */

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Special Configurations

Mikem: /* Important note about netbooting OS X */

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Important note about netbooting OS X

Serge: /* As-Is Procedure */

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As-Is Procedure

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 ==What we build==
-We presently work on certain PowerMac G4 models, all Mac minis, all iMac G4s, all iMac G5s, and all systems with Intel processors.  The specs we build the most common models to are as follows:
 ==Minimum Specs==

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 ==Important note about netbooting OS X==
-We presently have a network-bootable setup of OS X 10.5 available for use on the network.  It's a very handy tool, but it does have its drawbacks.  In particular:
+We presently have a network-bootable setup of OS X available for use on the network. It's a very handy tool, but it does have its drawbacks. Some machines will be very picky about how they netboot and as such may refuse to do so. In that scenario, you should ask the instructor for an external hard drive to boot off of.
 ==As-Is Procedure==

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 ==As-Is Procedure==
-Before running a system through the as-is process, look at [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=MacBuild_Laptop_Build&action=submit#What_we_don.27t_build what we don't build] to make sure it should be tested through the as-is process.  If you are uncertain, please ask an instructor.
+Before running a system through the as-is process, look at [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=MacBuild_Desktop_Build&action=submit#What_we_don.27t_build what we don't build] to make sure it should be tested through the as-is process.  If you are uncertain, please ask an instructor.
-# Fill all RAM slots with RAM
+# Install a tested battery
 # Boot the system into OS X:
 #* Connect the OS X 10.4 FireWire HDD to the system
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 # Eject the CD
 # Power the system down and remove components
-#* Leave only 256 MB of RAM in the system
+#* If it is a standard desktop system, remove the HDD and leave only 256 MB of tested RAM in the system
 # Fill out the appropriate information on an As-Is sticker and attach it to the system
 # Take it to the store

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 ==What we build==
-We presently work on PowerMac G4s and better, eMacs, iMac G4s, iMac G5s, and any newer models that come in.  The specs we build the most common models to are as follows:
+We presently work on certain PowerMac G4 models, all Mac minis, all iMac G4s, all iMac G5s, and all systems with Intel processors.  The specs we build the most common models to are as follows:
-===Specs===
-====iMac====
+==Minimum Specs==
-{{IMac Specs}}
+{{MacBuild_Minimum_Desktop_Specs}}
 ==What we don't build==
-We don't build anything below the specs listed above.  PowerMac G4 Graphites (the ones with dark blue/grey cases) '''with Dual Processors only''' are presently tested to see if they post and sold in the store as is.  Single processor Graphites are recycled. Systems on the Old Mac Keeper List in MacBuild Eval are kept on the Old Mac shelf for future processing.  Everything else is recycled.
+We don't build anything not in the PPC specs listed above.  This means we process standard desktop systems within the PPC specs above that have a single G4 processor below 1.0 GHz with our as-is process and either sell them in the store as is or grant them out to organizations in need.
-==PowerMac G4 As-Is Procedure==
+So what happens with systems not listed above?
-# Install a tested battery
+* '''eMacs''' - 1.25 GHz and 1.42 GHz models are tested through our as-is process and sold in the store
-# Populate all memory slots with tested memory modules
+* '''PowerMac G3 / G4 Graphites''' - recycled
-# Install optical drive, if necessary
+* '''Old World / 68k / 9" CRT / beige Macs''' - we have an Old Mac Keeper List in MacBuild Eval and System Eval that we use for determining what we keep and what we don't.  Old Mac Keepers are kept on the Old Mac shelf in the warehouse for future processing.  Everything else is recycled.  If a model that should be kept is presently being recycled, let a MacBuild instructor know.
-# Connect a wiped HD to primary IDE channel
-# Connect a mouse, keyboard, and monitor to system
+==Important note about netbooting OS X==
-# Boot from OS X external drive (hold the ''Option'' key on the keyboard while system starts up, and select the external drive from the menu)
+We presently have a network-bootable setup of OS X 10.5 available for use on the network.  It's a very handy tool, but it does have its drawbacks.  In particular:
 # When at the desktop, insert a CD into the optical drive and check if it mounts on the desktop
-# Click on the blue apple in the upper-left corner of the screen
+# Click on the apple icon in the upper-left corner of the screen
 # Select the '''About this Mac''' option from the menu
 # Click the '''More info''' button to launch the System Profiler
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 #* If it fails to see the HD or reports the amount of memory incorrectly, the system should be recycled
 # Eject the CD
-# Power the system down, remove the HD, and leave only 128MB of RAM in the system
+# Power the system down and remove components
-# Attach an As Is tag to the system and take it to the store
+#* Leave only 256 MB of RAM in the system
 ==Wiping HDs in systems==
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 ==Building Instructions==
 Please refer to the [[MacBuild Desktop Checklist]] for build instructions.
 ==Special Configurations==
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 Some systems will not boot properly due to video issues.  These systems will usually hang with a white or black screen after the yaboot boot prompt.  For these systems, providing it with '''Linux video=ofonly''' at the yaboot boot prompt should fix the problem.
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 #* '''''sudo update-initramfs -u'''''
 #* The command takes a couple of of minutes to complete
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 #* Run it through our [[Hard_drive_wiping_checklist | HDD wiping procedure]] before continuing the as-is process
 #** If the HDD wiping procedure tells us the system has a bad HDD, let an instructor know so we can either replace the HDD during a less-busy day or use it as a training tool for newer volunteers
 # Take it to the store

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 # Boot the system into OS X:
 #* Connect the OS X 10.4 FireWire HDD to the system
-#* Make sure the FireWire HDD is turned on
+#* Make sure the FireWire HDD is turned on (there's a power switch on the back of the drive)
 #* Hold the ''Option'' key on the keyboard while system starts up to enter the Startup Manager
 #* Select the FireWire drive from the Startup Manager to boot into OS X 10.4