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AshleySueMas: /* Prep system for the store */

2013-11-06T01:41:43Z

Prep system for the store

2013-11-06T01:35:34Z

Prep system for the store

2013-06-26T17:31:53Z

2012-06-21T18:22:01Z

Boot into OS X from an external FireWire HDD

2011-09-13T19:47:51Z

Test the memory

2011-09-13T19:35:51Z

added iSight camera test

2011-08-30T20:31:21Z

added keyboard testing for laptops

2011-08-18T18:41:16Z

Check The Battery

2011-08-16T17:41:18Z

added instructions for wiping disk with Disk Utility

2011-08-02T18:40:56Z

Reset the NVRAM and set the date

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-===Boot into OS X from an external FireWire HDD===
+===Booting into OS X===
-* Connect the OS X 10.4 FireWire HDD to the system
-* Connect the FireWire HDD to a power source
+'''From Network:'''
-* Make sure the FireWire HDD is turned on (there's a power switch on the back of the drive)
+* Connect ethernet cable from the wall to the system
 * 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
+* Select the USB drive (OS X Testing HDD) from the Startup Manager to boot into OS X
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 *Open "rember" by clicking on the icon in the dock.
 *click ok, leave selected default settings, and run the test.
-** The test should take 5-30 minutes
+** The test should take 5-30 minutes depending on the amount of RAM and the speed of the processor. With large amounts of RAM (over 1.0 GB) it may take up to an hour.
 * If any memory fails the test, replace it with good tested memory
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 *If there are any gross artifacts, such as lines on the screen or a plaid screen, then note the defects on the printme sheet and sell the computer as-is or recycle it - ask your instructor. Occasional white pixels are OK.
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 ===Check The Battery (laptop only)===
 *Select the Coconut Battery icon from dock. Note the battery capacity (not the current charge) and remember that we will need to enter this value in the Notes portion of the printme sheet. For example: "according to Coconut Battery the battery has 67% of original capacity".

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	The badblocks test usually takes 4 or more hours to run.		The badblocks test usually takes 4 or more hours to run.
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		+	NOTE: On a few macs, primarily iMac G5s, when you boot to the network and choose the '''w''' (ltsp disk wiper) option the machine will freeze with a white screen error. For these machines wipe the hard drive by using the OS X disk utility and the Zero Out Data option:
		+	* Boot to the external drive
		+	* open disk utility
		+	* select the internal drive in the left panel
		+	* select the erase tab
		+	* select Security Options and click the Zero Out Data option
		+	* click the erase button and confirm your choice
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 ===Reset the NVRAM and set the date===
 To reset the NVRAM we must first boot into Open Firmware. We do this by starting the computer and holding down the '''option-apple-O-F''' keys simultaneously. When the Open Firmware screen comes up look at the date. If the date is incorrect (most commonly the year is 1904) you can set the computer real time clock using the following command:
 decimal dev rtc sec min hour day month year set-time