Laptop
A place to put info on LAPTOP REPAIRS at Free Geek
Laptop Class 1/14/2005
GROUND RULES:
== bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area = FORBIDDEN == removing parts from the laptop repair area = FORBIDDEN == students are committing to spend ? hours/week doing laptop repair ONLY
students are committing to teach future laptop classes
TOOLS:
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
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
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
Evaluation:
1. note Printed material on laptop. MfG, MODEL, Serial 2. Google your laptop 3. Test your laptop 4. Document your laptop A. FG Asset tags B. Mfg C. Model number D. Proc speed / Mem size / Drive size 5. Repair your Laptop 6. Burn in your laptop. 7. QA someone Elses laptop. 8. Finish
System Disassembly
Memory
Power & Batteries
question from table author: is this useful here? takes up a lot of space, and tables are tricky to edit
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 |
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 |
Sound
Graphics
Networks & Modems
Keyboards & Mice