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Revision as of 14:22, 5 February 2005
info on LAPTOP REPAIRS at Free Geek
(Original Laptop Class was on 1/14/2005)
Next class Feb 11 2005
Subjects:
- Damn Small linux install
- FreeDOS
- Great Utils
Ground Rules:
- Bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
- Removing parts from the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
- Students are committing to:
- spending 80 hours doing Freegeek laptop repair ONLY
- teaching future laptop classes at Freegeek
Laptop_Tools
CMOS PASSWORDS
Tool_Sources
Software_Tools
Troubleshooting
Evaluation
- note Printed material on laptop. MfG, MODEL, Serial
- Use WHATSIT! diskette
- Google your laptop
- Test your laptop
- Document your laptop
- FG Asset tags
- Mfg
- Model number
- Proc speed / Mem size / Drive size
- Repair your Laptop
- Burn in your laptop.
- QA someone Elses laptop.
- Finish
[Troubleshooting by topic - ThinkPad] http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4YRRG6
Laptop System Disassembly
Laptop Service MANUALS
Laptop Memory
Laptop_Power&Batteries
Laptop Sound
Graphics
Laptop Network & Modems Cards
Laptop Keyboards & Mice
Docks & Port Replicators
Whats the diff?
- Port replicators just extend existing connectors
- Docks give new functionality.
CD DVD & External drives
Laptop Links
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
TREVOR TO DO!
- standardize software load - "somebody start a sub-group" - instructor
- add more tool sources - also sources to AVOID