Difference between revisions of "Laptop Evaluation"
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sort [label="REMOVE THE HARD DRIVE and put it in the incoming \n HDD bin. Tape associated drive caddy parts, screws \n and adapter(if used) together for ease of reinstalling a new drive.\n Affix a "hard drive removed" sticker to the laptop. \n If it's an Apple product the instructor will direct you in what to do with it." fontsize="11",shape="box", style="bold", color="black"] | sort [label="REMOVE THE HARD DRIVE and put it in the incoming \n HDD bin. Tape associated drive caddy parts, screws \n and adapter(if used) together for ease of reinstalling a new drive.\n Affix a "hard drive removed" sticker to the laptop. \n If it's an Apple product the instructor will direct you in what to do with it." fontsize="11",shape="box", style="bold", color="black"] | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 16 February 2010
Memtest Notes
Memtest is a useful tool found on many boot disks. Besides testing memory, it provides us a quick way to find processor and memory info. Memtest is available on Ubuntu (or other debian based) live cds and our netboot server. The Memtest program is also a boot option on the hard drive.