Mac As-is Checklist - Revision history

AshleySueMas at 19:19, 30 March 2014

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Lynnae at 19:36, 2 August 2012

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Lynnae at 20:26, 26 July 2012

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Lynnae at 21:08, 7 July 2012

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Scellef: modified formatting

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Lynnae: create page, braindump

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create page, braindump

New page

Work in progress.

Laptop incoming:
Instructor sorts as-is machines from potential keepers (tentative evaluation method is PPCs and previous are as-is/recycle, Intel macs are keepers). As-is machines may also be keepers that have missing parts or major issues.

Builders attempt to boot to OSX via an external drive (may need to have staff do this)
If the system boots, wipe the hard drive with badblocks or remove the drive (depending on model)
Check processor type and speed (in OSX? In EFI/open firmware?/Ubuntu?)
Check installed RAM amount (512 MB?)
Affix As-Is label and have instructor sign off

Need:
General guidelines for categorizing systems with warranties/as-is/scrap
Legacy triaging process for Friday shifts (specifically what the other shifts can recycle)
Clear evaluation documentation. May need to have some model-specific information (i.e which systems to remove hard drives from, and which models are best bad-blocked).

Running list of laptops that should be bad-blocked:
iBook G4s

ifixit.com difficulty ratings by model:
PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury: Easy
PowerBook G4 Titanium Onyx: Moderate (flexible plastic parts, easy to lose parts)
PowerBook G4 Titanium DVI: Moderate (same reasons as Titanium Onyx)
PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15": Moderate to Difficult depending on exact model
PowerBook G4 Aluminium 17": Moderate

MacBook Core Duo: Easy
MacBook Core 2 Duo: Easy
MacBook Unibody: Easy
MacBook Unibody A1342: Moderate

MacBook Pro Unibody 13"(2009 onwards): Moderate
...etc

So basically without looking up the exact model disassembly guide, it's not very practical in a lot of cases to have an inexperienced builder remove the hard drive and reassemble. We'd also need to be pretty good about having drives available to install right away so a machine is only ever disassembled once.

Questions:
Are all mac as-is machines sold with hard drives for the time being, or should we remove them when possible?

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	** PCMCIA (PC Card slot) hard drives		** PCMCIA (PC Card slot) hard drives

		+	;Examples:
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:Hard_Drive_Sizes.jpg\|'''Hard Drives''' <br> 3.5", 2.5", 1.8" and 1" sizes
		+	File:PCMCIA_Hard_Drive.JPG\| '''PCMCIA Hard Drive''' <br> (PC Card)
		+	File:SD-card.jpg\|'''SD Memory Card'''
		+	File:Mini_PCIe_SSD.jpg\|'''Mini-PCIe SSD''' <br> (Solid State Drive)
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		+	</gallery>

	== Physical Inspection ==		== Physical Inspection ==

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 *Wipe the HDD using OSX Disk Utility by booting from the network or from an external drive
 *Instructor will test the machines to see if they post, while holding the option key to load a boot menu. If the machine POSTs and does not have extensive cosmetic or functional damage, will give to a volunteer to remove the hard drive.
-To fill out the As-Is label we need to:
+iMacs without iSight webcams:
-Check processor type and speed (in OSX? In EFI/open firmware?/Ubuntu?)
+*The systems open easily from the bottom three screws.
-Check installed RAM amount (512 MB?)
+*Remove HDD before testing POST.
-Affix As-Is label and have instructor sign off
+*As of August 2012 the store seems to only want systems that POST and have a working display.
-;Need:
+iLamp G4 at or above 1.25GHz:
-*General guidelines for categorizing systems with warranties/as-is/scrap there is this
+*process needed
 ;ifixit.com difficulty ratings by model:
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 *MacBook Pro Unibody 13"(2009 onwards): Moderate
 Also see this page [[MacBuild_Specs]]
 [[Category:Macintosh]]

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 Instructor sorts as-is machines from potential keepers (tentative evaluation method is PPCs and previous are as-is/recycle, Intel macs are keepers). As-is machines may also be keepers that have missing parts or major issues.
+Current provisional procedure is to remove the HDD. This can be a 30 minute+ process for some models, depending on the builder's skill level. An alternative option would be preferable.
 Check processor type and speed (in OSX? In EFI/open firmware?/Ubuntu?)
 Check installed RAM amount (512 MB?)
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 ;Need:
-*General guidelines for categorizing systems with warranties/as-is/scrap
+*General guidelines for categorizing systems with warranties/as-is/scrap there is this
 *Legacy triaging process for Friday shifts (specifically what the other shifts can recycle)
 *Clear evaluation documentation. May need to have some model-specific information (i.e which systems to remove hard drives from, and which models are best bad-blocked).
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 ;Questions:
 *Are all mac as-is machines sold with hard drives for the time being, or should we remove them when possible?

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-Work in progress.
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 Laptop incoming:
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-Need:
+;Need:
-General guidelines for categorizing systems with warranties/as-is/scrap
+*General guidelines for categorizing systems with warranties/as-is/scrap
-Legacy triaging process for Friday shifts (specifically what the other shifts can recycle)
+*Legacy triaging process for Friday shifts (specifically what the other shifts can recycle)
-Clear evaluation documentation. May need to have some model-specific information (i.e which systems to remove hard drives from, and which models are best bad-blocked).
+*Clear evaluation documentation. May need to have some model-specific information (i.e which systems to remove hard drives from, and which models are best bad-blocked).
-MacBook Core Duo: Easy
+;ifixit.com difficulty ratings by model:
-MacBook Core 2 Duo: Easy
+*PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury: Easy
-MacBook Unibody: Easy
+*PowerBook G4 Titanium Onyx: Moderate (flexible plastic parts, easy to lose parts)
-MacBook Unibody A1342: Moderate
+*PowerBook G4 Titanium DVI: Moderate (same reasons as Titanium Onyx)
 So basically without looking up the exact model disassembly guide, it's not very practical in a lot of cases to have an inexperienced builder remove the hard drive and reassemble. We'd also need to be pretty good about having drives available to install right away so a machine is only ever disassembled once.
-Questions:
+;Questions:
-Are all mac as-is machines sold with hard drives for the time being, or should we remove them when possible?
+*Are all mac as-is machines sold with hard drives for the time being, or should we remove them when possible?