Difference between revisions of "Laptop Evaluation"
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The laptop evaluation is primarily a rapid, production oriented process. It is designed to quickly separate | The laptop evaluation is primarily a rapid, production oriented process. It is designed to quickly separate | ||
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poweron [label="Does it power on,\n have a working display, \n complete the Power On Self Test, \n and boot to bios?", fontsize="11", style="bold", color="red"] | poweron [label="Does it power on,\n have a working display, \n complete the Power On Self Test, \n and boot to bios?", fontsize="11", style="bold", color="red"] | ||
| − | poweron1 [label="Does it power on, \n | + | poweron1 [label="Does it power on, have a \n working display, and complete the \n Power On Self Test, and boot to bios?", fontsize="11", shape="", style="bold", color="red"] |
handwavy [label="Consult Laptops FAQ on wiki FAQ \n Or ask the instructor for guidance.", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="yellow"] | handwavy [label="Consult Laptops FAQ on wiki FAQ \n Or ask the instructor for guidance.", fontsize="11", shape="box", style="bold", color="yellow"] | ||
Revision as of 01:18, 2 February 2010
Laptop Evaluation
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The laptop evaluation is primarily a rapid, production oriented process. It is designed to quickly separate old or unserviceable technology for recycling from still serviceable, or repairable, laptops and parts.
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 a boot option on the hard drive.