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| − | ==Build Guide Extended==
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| − | ===1. Inspect the system===
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| − | ===2. Verify Keeper label information===
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| − | {{Template:Laptop Build Guide Keeper}}
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| − | ===3. Install an imaged hard drive===
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| − | {{Template:Laptop Build Guide HDD}}
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| − | ===4. Check optical drive hardware===
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| − | {{Template:Laptop Build Guide Optical Drive}}
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| − | ===5. Find an appropriate AC adapter===
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| − | {{Template:AC_Adapter}}
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| − | ===6. BIOS===
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| − | {{Template:Laptop Build Guide BIOS}}
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| − | ===7. Configure networking===
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| − | ===7. Run <code>basiccheck</code>===
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| − | ☐ Open a Terminal window.<br>
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| − | ☐ Type <code>basiccheck</code> and hit enter.<br>
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| − | ☐ Follow the onscreen instructions.<br>
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| − | ;Test 1/8" Audio Jack
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| − | For the first <code>basiccheck</code> test, you were probably testing the internal speakers. Both the 1/8" jack and internal speakers (if present) should be tested.<br>
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| − | {{Template: Laptop Audio}}
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| − | ;Tip
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| − | Run the command <code>basiccheck -m</code> if you just want to run a single <code>basiccheck</code> test.
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| − | ===8. Test Optical Drive===
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| − | We test the basic ability of an optical drive to boot a live disk, read data, and write data. Start by confirming which functions you need to test for the optical drive installed.
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| − | *All drives should have CD read and CD write functions (CD-R/W).
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| − | *Check the drive faceplate or Keeper label to see if your drive has DVD read and write capabilities (DVD-R/W), or just DVD read (DVD-ROM).
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| − | ☐ You will need three testing disks:
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| − | *Live bootable disk (all optical drives)
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| − | *CD-RW for CD read and write functions (all optical drives)
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| − | *DVD-RW for DVD read and write functions (DVD-RW drives)
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| − | *DVD-ROM for drives without DVD write functions (DVD-ROM drives)
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| − | ====Live boot test (all optical drives)====
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| − | Booting a live disk tests the optical drive firmware (the little bit of software installed on the drive itself). The goal of testing the live boot first is to eliminate hardware problems before testing read and write functions in the operating system. <br>
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| − | ☐ Insert a live disk and reboot.<br>
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| − | ☐ You should end up on a screen from the disk, rather than the Xubuntu login screen. Remove the disk and reboot back to Xubuntu. <br>
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| − | ;Troubleshooting steps
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| − | *Make sure your BIOS boot order is set correctly.
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| − | *Try a few different live disks.
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| − | *If the drive still fails to boot a live disk, it's probably time to try a different optical drive.
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| − | ;Tip
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| − | Live disks are often very slow to load.
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| − | ====CD read and write test (all optical drives)====
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| − | ;Write
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| − | ☐ Insert a CD-RW disk. <br>
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| − | ☐ Open the burning program '''Xfburn''' from Menu >> Multimedia.<br>
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| − | ☐ Create a new data project:
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| − | *Select '''New Data Composition''' from the Xfburn main menu.
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| − | ☐ Select a file to burn:
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| − | *In the Xfburn file browser window select Desktop >> '''freegeek-manual-desktop'''
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| − | *Add the file by selecting
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| − | ☐ Start the burning process:
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| − | *Hit the '''Proceed to Burn''' button.
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| − | ☐ Eject the disk once the burning process has completed.
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| − | *The disk will autoeject in some systems.
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| − | *Eject by right clicking on the disk Desktop icon >> Eject.
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| − | *Open a terminal and type <code>eject</code>.
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| − | ;Read
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| − | ☐ Reinsert the disk, and wait a few moments. Confirm that the file you burned is on the disk.
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| − | *A file manager window should pop up, with the file you burned.
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| − | *If the window does not appear, check Places for the disk.
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| − | ☐ Blank the disk from Xfburn >> '''Blank CD-RW''' to prepare the disk for the next tester.
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| − | ====DVD read test (for DVD-ROM drives only)====
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| − | ☐ Insert a DVD-ROM disk. Confirm that the operating system can read the files on the disk.
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| − | *A file manager window should pop up, with the file you burned.
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| − | *If the window does not appear, check Places for the disk.
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| − | ;Tip
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| − | *Copywritten software is required to play DVD videos. We do not install this software, but verify instead that the files on the DVD are readable by the operating system.
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| − | ====DVD read and write test (DVD-RW drives)====
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| − | ☐ Follow the instructions for CD-RW testing, with a DVD-RW disk.
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| − | ;Troubleshooting steps for -/+RW media
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| − | Optical disk media is finicky.
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| − | ===9. Test USB Ports===
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| − | {{Template: USB Port Testing}}
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| − | ===10. Test Input Devices===
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| − | GIVE INSTRUCTIONS FROM NETWORK BOOT?
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| − | ===11. Run <code>printme</code>===
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| − | ☐ Open a Terminal window.<br>
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| − | ☐ Type <code>printme</code> and follow the onscreen instructions.<br>
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| − | ☐ Make sure to have your instructor sign off on the digital copy of your work.<br>
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| − | ☐ Print a copy of the Printme to the desktop '''12.04 check'''
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| − | INSTRUCTIONS: example page like the keeper label example, with screenshot
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| − | ===12. Next steps===
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| − | ☐ Review the Keeper label:
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| − | *If battery or memory testing has not been done yet, start needed tests on the testing station. Instructions are in THE APPENDIX LINK RIGHT HERE.
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| − | *If there are still repairs or parts needed, check with your instructor.
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| − | [[Category: Laptops]]
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