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== Docks & Port Replicators ==
 
== Docks & Port Replicators ==

Revision as of 10:03, 26 January 2005

A place to put info on LAPTOP REPAIRS at Free Geek

Laptop Class 1/14/2005


== NEXT CLASS Feb 4 2005 ==

Subjects:
DVM digital Volt Meter
Salt & Battery
Bootin Blues
Q&D drive replasement
give aways


Ground Rules:

  • Bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
  • Removing parts from the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
  • Students are committing to:
    • spend 80 hours doing Freegeek laptop repair ONLY
    • students are committing to teach future laptop classes

Tools:

Hardware

  • 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

Software

Software Tools

  • Download Knoppix

http://www.knoppix.net/get.php

  • Laptop-HOWTO

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/laptops.html

  • Download MEPIS Linux MEPIS.org

http://www.mepis.org/book/view/1462

  • Phoo's laptop floppies

http://www.lostboxen.net/laptopfloppies

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 (is moving sometime in February)
  • Norvac Electronics - 7940 SW Nimbus, Beaverton, www.norvac.net
  • United Radio Supply - NE 9th & Davis
  • Mouser Electronics - mail order, www.mouser.com
  • The Toolshed - SE 88nd and Powell, mostly for used non-small stuff, but sometimes for small stuff.
  • Random estate and gargage sales

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

The Process

Evaluation:

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

System Disassembly

Anatomy of a Laptop Computer

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/laptop2.htm

http://www.myplc.com/sony/laptop_disassembly_and_processor.htm

http://tuxmobil.org/disassembly_laptop.html

http://www.beatthehell.net/pictures/laptops

  • Sony Vaio GR Series Laptop Disassembly

http://www.automatedsolution.com/vaio/disassembly.htm

  • Toshiba Satellite 2545 Disassembly and Power switch repair

http://homepages.wwc.edu/staff/stirra/misc/t2545fix/

http://qasimtoep.tripod.com/dell/dell.html

  • -WereSHARK- 's eMachines M6805 project

http://www.wereshark.com/m6805/

  • Solo 9300 Assembly/Disassembly Instructions

http://www.leecomputers.com/9300disassembly.htm

  • compaq Maintenance & Service Guide

Presario 1600 Series Models: 1650 and 1655 http://h18000.www1.hp.com/athome/support/msgs/1650/removal.html

Memory

  • Laptop Memory - Laptopparts.com

http://www.laptopparts.com/laptop-memory/memory.asp?cidx=278052066-1X26X2005Y12Z30Z55YAM

  • www.computerlaptopmemory.com

http://www.computerlaptopmemory.com/

  • Upgrading a refurbished laptops memory

http://www.refurbished-laptops-and-cheap-laptop-reviews.com/cheap-laptops-memory-upgrade.htm

Power & Batteries

General battery FAQ (large):

http://www.buchmann.ca/faq.asp

question from table author: is this useful here? takes up a lot of space, and tables are tricky to edit

Compaq Battery Chart
Mfg Family Model Battery
Model
Part# Type Volts Output
Amp Hr
Charge
Current
Notes
Compaq
Compaq Armada 7700
7800
Series 2891 220324-101
314939-001
Li Ion 14.4 2.7Ah
Compaq LTE 5200
LTE 5300
Model 2880X Series 2881 213511-001
213564-002
Li Ion 12 3.0
Compaq


Dell Battery Chart
Mfg Family Model Battery
Model
Part# Type Volts Output
Amp Hr
Charge
Current
Notes
Dell
Dell Inspiron 7500 BAT-30IL LiI 14.8 5100 mAh 2.5A
Dell Inspiron 8000 BAT-75UYF LiI 14.8 3800mA 3.5A
Dell


Sound

  • LinuxDevCenter.com: Linux Laptop Sound Configuration

http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2002/09/19/linuxlaptop.html

  • Linux Laptop Sound Chip Compatibility List

http://tuxmobil.org/sound_linux_chips.html

  • Linux status of laptop sound cards

http://tuxmobil.org/sound_linux.html

  • Configuring Your Laptop for GNOME and Sound | Linux Journal

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6809

Compaq Sound Chart
Mfg Family Model Sound Device Notes
Compaq LTE 5300 2880x ES1688 PnP AudioDrive
Compaq


Graphics

Networks & Modems

Linux support for pcmcia network cards and drivers, including WiFi

Supported Cards

Keyboards & Mice

Support Bulletins Using PS/2 "Y" connector with a Toshiba notebook

Sometimes doesn't work

Docks & Port Replicators

Whats the diff?

Port replicators just extend existing connectors
Docks give new functionality.

CD DVD & External drives

Links

  • Yahoo! Groups : linux-dell-laptops

groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/

Parts links

Laptop Links

  • Linux on Laptops

http://www.linux-laptop.net/

  • TuxMobil Linux HOWTOs For Mobile Computers

http://www.tuxmobil.org/howtos.html

  • Free laptop schematics

http://www.eserviceinfo.com/equipment_type/Notebooks_43.html

  • IBM Service Manuals

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?doctypeind=8&template=%2Fproductselection%2Flandingpages%2FonlinePublicationsLandingPage.vm

  • New cool, quiet laptop hard drives

http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/laptops/story/0,10801,96596,00.html

  • Linux information for toshiba pc

http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/index.htm

  • History of Laptop Computers

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllaptop.htm

  • Linux Laptop - How To

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Laptop-HOWTO.html#ss6.13

  • 4mb Laptop HOWTO - HOWTO telling how to install Linux on a Laptop with only 4 meg of ram.

http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/4mb-Laptops.html