Running the Store
Here's a list of stuff to do if you're running the Thrift Store. Use your store volunteers well. Don't forget to check out our Store Prices (although they should be posted by the register as well).
Here's a list of the things you should be doing in the store besides running the cash register:
Processing Store Boxen
When a store box comes in it should have its very own build sheet with it.
- Make an index card with the following info:
- Processor and speed
- RAM
- Hard drive size
- Video, sound, NIC, modem?
- Passwords
- OS
- Price (look at other boxes to figure out a good price)
- Tape the price tag to the box and put it out
- Give the build sheet to the nice folks at the front desk. They'll be sure the info gets into the database.
Burning Distros
You can do this on the register computer.
- Put a blank CD into the burner drive.
- Open K3b from the toolbar.
- From the top toolbar, select Tools-->CD-->Burn CD Image. It's important to do this from the top toolbar so that the disk will boot up correctly when the customer installs the OS.
- The isos (OS images) are in /home/sailor/Desktop/iso-store. Pick the distro and image you'd like to burn. Often, the distros are 3-CD sets. Disc 1 will be named something like "sarge-i386-1.iso", disc 2 will be "sarge-i386-2.iso", etc. You'll need to repeat this process if there's more than 1 disc.
- Press "Burn" buttons until the program starts burning.
- When the program's done, it'll eject the disc. Label the disc correctly, put it in a case, rubber band it if necessary, and put it in the display.
Testing Stuff
CD Burners
ZIP and JAZ drives
DVD Players
Sound Cards
???
Sorting SCSI cards
Cards to eliminate:
- Really old ISA cards with the beefy connector port
- BusLogic on chipset
- Missing faceplate/somthing's broken
Keep:
- Everything else - Adaptec cards are standard/good
- Especially good cards: Adaptec "AHA-2940" cards. These should probably be priced a little higher. They're widely-used and last a long time.