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A place to put info on '''LAPTOP REPAIRS''' at Free Geek
 
A place to put info on '''LAPTOP REPAIRS''' at Free Geek
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Laptop Class    1/14/2005
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== '''GROUND RULES:''' ==
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  bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area = FORBIDDEN
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  removing parts from the laptop repair area = FORBIDDEN
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  students are committing to spend ? hours/week doing laptop repair ONLY
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  students are committing to teach future laptop classes
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'''TOOLS:'''
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  grounding strap
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  magnifying glass
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  set of tiny double headed screwdrivers (weiss sets include torx)
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  dental pick
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  penlight or small flashlight
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  x-acto knife set
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  security torx bits - aka tamper proof
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  chip puller
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  tiny tweezers
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  power splitter
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  tiny zipties
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  ps/2 "Y" - for keyboard + mouse to 1 port on laptop
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  jewler's saw
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  caliper
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  3 1/2 inch -> 2 1/2 inch hard-drive adapter
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  voltmeter (digital)
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  fine emery boards
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  alcohol pads
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  q-tips & alcohol
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'''TOOLS SOURCES:'''
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  winks hardware - 200 se stark
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  frys - wilsonville
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  wheeler dealer - 144th & se stark
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  andy & bax - 324 se grand
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  wacky willys surplus - 2374 nw vaughn
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'''ToDo:'''
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  syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, website to FG's store, wiki
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  keeper tags showing: clockspeed (pentium is a given?), ram (slots?),
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    co-processor y/n, hd size, card slots
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  standardize software load - "somebody start a sub-group" - instructor
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  add more tool sources - also sources to AVOID
  
 
'''Evaluation:'''  
 
'''Evaluation:'''  

Revision as of 16:35, 21 January 2005

A place to put info on LAPTOP REPAIRS at Free Geek



Laptop Class 1/14/2005

GROUND RULES:

  bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area = FORBIDDEN
  removing parts from the laptop repair area = FORBIDDEN
  students are committing to spend ? hours/week doing laptop repair ONLY
  students are committing to teach future laptop classes



TOOLS:

  grounding strap
  magnifying glass
  set of tiny double headed screwdrivers (weiss sets include torx)
  dental pick
  penlight or small flashlight
  x-acto knife set
  security torx bits - aka tamper proof
  chip puller
  tiny tweezers
  power splitter
  tiny zipties
  ps/2 "Y" - for keyboard + mouse to 1 port on laptop
  jewler's saw
  caliper
  3 1/2 inch -> 2 1/2 inch hard-drive adapter
  voltmeter (digital)
  fine emery boards
  alcohol pads
  q-tips & alcohol

TOOLS SOURCES:

  winks hardware - 200 se stark
  frys - wilsonville
  wheeler dealer - 144th & se stark
  andy & bax - 324 se grand
  wacky willys surplus - 2374 nw vaughn

ToDo:

  syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, website to FG's store, wiki
  keeper tags showing: clockspeed (pentium is a given?), ram (slots?), 
   co-processor y/n, hd size, card slots
  standardize software load - "somebody start a sub-group" - instructor
  add more tool sources - also sources to AVOID

Evaluation:

1. note Printed material on laptop. MfG, MODEL, Serial
2. Google your laptop
3. Test your laptop
4. Document your laptop
      A. FG Asset tags
      B. Mfg
      C. Model number
      D. Proc speed / Mem size / Drive size
5. Repair your Laptop
6. Burn in your laptop.
7. QA someone Elses laptop. 
8. Finish