Hardware Testing Instructor Responsibilities

Advanced Testing Tasks

Power Supply Sorting
Hard Drive Testing
External Hard Drive Enclosure Testing
Optical Drive Testing
External Optical Drive Testing
RAM Testing
Motherboard Testing
Processors
Video Card Testing
Network Testing
Wireless Keyboard & Mice
Cell Phones
Bluetooth Headset Testing
Wireless Cards - PCI and laptop PC Bus
Empty Recycling Bins

Oversight Checklist

Beginning of Shift

Hard Drives - swap tested drives, load drives to be wiped. Memory Power Supply Sorting Prioritize tasks based on current stock, store and build needs. Direct volunteers to prioritized tasks.

End of Shift

Ask volunteers to clean up their areas.

End of Day

Lock up all hard drives, testing equipment. Set up drives to test over night, but not on the weekend. Turning off all unused computers and LCD monitors.

Volunteer Inventory

Don't forget to say hello to everyone and introduce yourself to new folks.
Which volunteers are present during your shift? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Do they want to learn something new?
Appropriately engage each volunteer in an appropriate task, trying to get all tasks covered.
Thank volunteers for their work as they leave.
If volunteer involvement is low in your shift, ask a build instructor to refer or direct appropriate volunteers to your area.

Hard Drive Testing

Pull and label all tested hard drives. Recycle the failed ones.
Stock all the machines.
Repair failed machines as necessary.
REPORT PROBLEMS WITH MACHINES WHEN THEY HAPPEN (either to those with the know-how to fix 'em or on the AT mailing list)

Sort Incoming Network Stuff

Match up wall warts with incoming network gizmos.
Sort incoming wall warts.
If a particular sorted wall wart container is overflowing, cull the off-brand wall warts (use your judgment).

Task Status

Is a particular, overflowing task not being covered by a volunteer?

Hard Drive Testing is SUPER IMPORTANT. Your goal is to keep TARDIS as free of unwiped hard drives as you can.