Difference between revisions of "A Mac Rebuild Table"

Revision as of 10:42, 13 February 2007

Steps	Notes	Done
Check capacitors
Replace ram and hard drive
Clean/dust inside
For tower, verify video card present
Test/replace battery	This requires clock set later
For tower, cover open slots
Attach keyboard and mouse
Power on	boot Finnix or Mac OS X
Record configuration	CPU, Mem, HD, CD, Video, extras
Set HW clock date/time to UTC
Install Ubuntu from CD	This may be removed if using pre-installed disk
Activate network interface	Set to DHCP
Update installed software	System Update Manager
Test CD/DVD data and sound
For tower with Zip drive, test Zip	Format, copy to, read from
Close up the box	check for loose parts and cables
Clean outside cover	case, monitor face (iMac), connector panel, keyboard, mouse

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 |width="50pt"  align="center"|Done
-|-
-| Open the box ||  ||
 |-
 | Check capacitors ||  ||
 |-
 | Replace ram and hard drive ||  ||
+|-
+| Clean/dust inside ||  ||
 |-
 | For tower, verify video card present ||  ||
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 | For tower, cover open slots || ||
 |-
-| For iMac, button up the box || use only two screws in case re-open required ||
+| Attach keyboard and mouse ||  ||
+|-
+| Power on  || boot Finnix or Mac OS X ||
+|-
+| Record configuration || CPU, Mem, HD, CD, Video, extras||
+|-
+| Set HW clock date/time to UTC ||  ||
+|-
+| Install Ubuntu from CD  || This may be removed if using pre-installed disk ||
+|-
+| Activate network interface  || Set to DHCP  ||
+|-
+| Update installed software  || System Update Manager ||
+|-
+| Test CD/DVD data and sound  ||  ||
 |-
-| Attach keyboard and mouse ||  ||
+| For tower with Zip drive, test Zip || Format, copy to, read from ||
+|-
+| Close up the box  || check for loose parts and cables ||
 |-
-| Attach keyboard and mouse  ||  ||
+| Clean outside cover  ||  case, monitor face (iMac), connector panel, keyboard, mouse  ||
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