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==TESTING KEYBOARDS==
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Keyboards are tested for functionality.  The good ones are then distributed throughout the building (Build, Thrift Store, etc.) or are boxed up for Bulk Sales.  The bad ones are recycled.
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==Testing Keyboards==
  
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Current Project: Updating Keyboard Testing Flowchart
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Keyboards are tested for functionality.  The good ones are then distributed throughout the facility.
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The bad ones are recycled.
  
 
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   START [style="bold", shape="box", color="white"]
 
   test [style="dashed, bold"]
 
   test [style="dashed, bold"]
 
   recycle [style="bold", shape="octagon", color="red"]
 
   recycle [style="bold", shape="octagon", color="red"]
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   staff [style="bold", shape="box", color="blue"]
 
   obox [style="bold", shape="box", color="green"]
 
   obox [style="bold", shape="box", color="green"]
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   usbk [style="bold", shape="box", color="yellow"]
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   usbk [style="bold", shape="box", color="orange"]
 
   blkbox [style="bold", shape="box"]
 
   blkbox [style="bold", shape="box"]
 
   whtbox [style="bold", shape="box", color="grey"]
 
   whtbox [style="bold", shape="box", color="grey"]
 
   wbox [style="bold", shape="box", color="magenta"]
 
   wbox [style="bold", shape="box", color="magenta"]
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   usb [color="yellow", style="bold"]
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   usb [color="orange", style="bold"]
 
   white [color="grey", style="bold"]
 
   white [color="grey", style="bold"]
 
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   color [label="Is it mostly black or white?"]
 
   color [label="Is it mostly black or white?"]
 
   clicky [label="Feel the keys.\nIs the keyboard CLICKY?\n(See Example)"]
 
   clicky [label="Feel the keys.\nIs the keyboard CLICKY?\n(See Example)"]
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   ergo [label="Inspect it.\nIs it an ergonomic, foldable model?\n(See Example)"]
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   ergo [label="Inspect it.\nIs it an ERGONOMIC, POP-OUT MODEL?\n(See Example)"]
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   staff [label="ASK A\nSTAFF\nMEMBER", fontsize="14"]
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   staff [label="Ask a STAFF MEMBER", fontsize="14"]
 
   obox [label="Put it in the\nONLINE SALES BOX", fontsize="14"]
 
   obox [label="Put it in the\nONLINE SALES BOX", fontsize="14"]
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   recycle [label="RECYCLE\nTHE\nKEYBOARD", fontsize="14"]
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   recycle [label="RECYCLE\n\nTHE\n\nKEYBOARD", fontsize="14"]
 
   port [label="What kind of CONNECTOR does it have?"]
 
   port [label="What kind of CONNECTOR does it have?"]
 
   ps2 [label ="PS2"]
 
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   wbox [label="Take it to the\nWIRELESS KEYBOARDS & MICE BOX", fontsize="14"]
 
   wbox [label="Take it to the\nWIRELESS KEYBOARDS & MICE BOX", fontsize="14"]
 
   apple [label="Is it an\nAPPLE OR MACINTOSH\nkeyboard?"]
 
   apple [label="Is it an\nAPPLE OR MACINTOSH\nkeyboard?"]
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   eject [label="Does it have a ⏏ button?"]
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   eject [label="Does it have a ⏏ button?\n(See Below)"]
  
 
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   START -> basic
  
 
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   basic -> staff [label="No", color="blue", style="bold", taillabel="\n\n\n                  No"]
  
 
   wireless -> aesthetic [label="No"]
 
   wireless -> aesthetic [label="No"]
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   aesthetic -> clicky [label="Yes"]
 
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   clicky -> ergo [label="No"]
 
   clicky -> ergo [label="No"]
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   usb -> usbk [color="orange", style="bold"]
  
 
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[[Image:PS2.png]]
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[[Image:PS2.png||left|thumb|375px|This is a PS2 keyboard connector.]] [[Image:USB.png||center|thumb|375px|This is a USB keyboard connector.]]
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This is a PS2 keyboard connector.
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==Mac Keyboards==
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The ⏏ (Eject) button for all Macintosh or Apple keyboards is located on the upper right-hand corner of the keyboard, as shown below.
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<gallery perrow=3 widths=375px>
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Image:Apple Keyboard A2.png
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Image:Apple Keyboard A1.png
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Image:Apple Keyboard A.png
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Older Mac keyboards do not have this button; an example USB keyboard is shown here:
  
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[[Image:USB.png]]
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[[Image:Apple Keyboard B.png|center||thumb|375px|Note the absence of the eject key on the upper right-hand corner]]
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This is a USB keyboard connector.
 
  
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==To test a keyboard, follow these steps==
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==Testing Instructions==
  
 
* Turn the computer on.
 
* Turn the computer on.
 
* Connect the keyboard to the system using the extender on the right, or the USB port in front.
 
* Connect the keyboard to the system using the extender on the right, or the USB port in front.
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* To test a Macintosh or Apple keyboard, select the "Apple Layout".
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** To test a Macintosh or Apple keyboard, select the "Apple Layout".
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* To test standard keyboards, select the standard "104-key Layout".
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** To test standard keyboards, select the standard "104-key Layout".
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* Select CONTINUE.
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** Select CONTINUE.
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* Go through and test every key. You will see on the screen what looks like a keyboard. When you hit a key on the keyboard, check to see if its image on the screen turns black. This means the key works. If it does not turn black, the key does not work. If any keys do not work then RECYCLE the keyboard.
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* Go through and test every key.
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* When you have finished going through all the keys, hit "Reset" to reset the image in the program.  
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** You will see on the screen what looks like a keyboard. Press a key on your keyboard.
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*Place working keyboards in the appropriate boxes. When a box gets full, ask a staff member where it goes.
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** If the corresponding key on the screen turns black, it works.
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** If the key does nothing, it does not work.
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*If any keys do not work, RECYCLE the keyboard.
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** When you have determined that a keyboard does not work, cut off the cord.
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** Put the cord in the metal shopping cart in the main receiving room.
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** Put keyboards in the shopping cart closest to you.
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*** When a cart gets full, notify a staff member.
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* When you have finished testing a keyboard, hit "Reset" to reset the image in the program.  
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*Place working keyboards in the appropriate boxes.
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**When a box gets full, ask a staff member where it goes.
 
* Plug in a new keyboard and start all over!
 
* Plug in a new keyboard and start all over!
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==TO RECYCLE A KEYBOARD==
 
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* When you have determined that a keyboard does not work, cut off the cord. Put the cord in the metal shopping cart in the main receiving room. Put keyboards in the shopping cart closest to you.
 
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* When this cart gets full, notify a staff member.
 
  
 
==Notes from Free Geek Vancouver==
 
==Notes from Free Geek Vancouver==
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The [[Finer Points of Keyboard Sorting]]
 
The [[Finer Points of Keyboard Sorting]]
  
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==Mac Keyboards==
 
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[[Image:Apple Keyboard A2.png]]
 
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[[Image:Apple Keyboard A1.png]]
 
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[[Image:Apple Keyboard A.png]]
 
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The ⏏ (Eject) button for all Macintosh or Apple keyboards is located on the upper right-hand corner of the keyboard, as shown above.
 
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Older Mac keyboards do not have this button; an example USB keyboard is shown below.
 
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[[Image:Apple Keyboard B.png]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Hardware Testing]]
 
[[Category:Hardware Testing]]
 
[[Category:Howto]]
 
[[Category:Howto]]

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Testing Keyboards

Keyboards are tested for functionality. The good ones are then distributed throughout the facility.

The bad ones are recycled.

This is a graph with borders and nodes. Maybe there is an Imagemap used so the nodes may be linking to some Pages.

This is a PS2 keyboard connector.
This is a USB keyboard connector.

Mac Keyboards

The ⏏ (Eject) button for all Macintosh or Apple keyboards is located on the upper right-hand corner of the keyboard, as shown below.

  • Apple Keyboard A2.png
  • Apple Keyboard A1.png
  • Apple Keyboard A.png

Older Mac keyboards do not have this button; an example USB keyboard is shown here:

Note the absence of the eject key on the upper right-hand corner

Testing Instructions

  • Turn the computer on.
  • Connect the keyboard to the system using the extender on the right, or the USB port in front.
    • To test a Macintosh or Apple keyboard, select the "Apple Layout".
    • To test standard keyboards, select the standard "104-key Layout".
    • Select CONTINUE.
  • Go through and test every key.
    • You will see on the screen what looks like a keyboard. Press a key on your keyboard.
    • If the corresponding key on the screen turns black, it works.
    • If the key does nothing, it does not work.
  • If any keys do not work, RECYCLE the keyboard.
    • When you have determined that a keyboard does not work, cut off the cord.
    • Put the cord in the metal shopping cart in the main receiving room.
    • Put keyboards in the shopping cart closest to you.
      • When a cart gets full, notify a staff member.
  • When you have finished testing a keyboard, hit "Reset" to reset the image in the program.
  • Place working keyboards in the appropriate boxes.
    • When a box gets full, ask a staff member where it goes.
  • Plug in a new keyboard and start all over!

Notes from Free Geek Vancouver

The Finer Points of Keyboard Sorting

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