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<center>'''LAPTOP REPAIR PROGRAM''' at Free Geek</center>
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==Program==
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Laptops is a post-Build program available to most people who have completed Build. You will need an instructor to sign off and move you into post-Build. It is much more hands on that Build, as you will need to replace many more components than you would in a regular desktop build. As apposed to a typical build shift, often in Laptops we have you take the system from evaluation straight through the build process.
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It would be helpful to take both our Command Line 1 and Command Line 2 class, as we do much more in command line than Build. You will need to be comfortable working with small parts; cables, wires and screws are all much smaller in laptops than they are in a standard desktop.
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Laptops is also a good starting place if you then want to move onto [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/MacBuild Macbuild].
  
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==Build Process==
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=The Program=
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_Build_Abbreviated_Checklist Abbreviated Build Checklist]: A good place to start just to look over and see what a typical laptop build contains.
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_Recycling Laptop Recycling]
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/As-Is_Checklist As-Is Checklist]
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_Evaluation_Checklist Evaluation Checklist]
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_Build_Checklist Build Checklist]
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_QC_Checklist QC Checklist]
  
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==Additional Links==
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Category:Laptops Laptops Category Page]: Links to all of the wiki pages for Laptops, along with templates and PDFs of the current build checklists.
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Dead_trees#Laptops Laptops in Dead Trees]: Stickers, labels, etc
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* [http://bios-pw.com/ BIOS Password Generator]: Helpful for Dell's with a BIOS password
  
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==Steps==
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==Spanish Translations==
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The laptop program requires a great deal of PC hardware experience, so it is expected that all students have gone through the build program before moving into laptops.
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Spanish Build is currently Wednesday afternoons.  
  
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An instructor must be present to work on laptops, as laptops are kept on a rolling 'bread rack'-style cart which is wheeled back into the Laptop Holding Tank when an instructor's workshop class session ends.
 
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From here, we have some familiar steps:
 
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# [[Laptop Evaluation1]] - determine if the incoming pizza boxes are full of tasty, fresh goodness or dried and rotting crap.
 
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# [[Laptop Keeper Chart]] - some info for Eval on the specs and what needs to be removed or included in each spec as systems move through Eval.
 
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# [[Laptop QC Checklist]] - double-check the builder's work, time the battery life, keep things clean and standardized.
 
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# [[Laptop Build Checklist]] - Now that you're familiar with things, get your hands dirty with questionably functional laptops.
 
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==Recycling==
 
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Recycling instructions have changed! [[User:Koopa|Ian]] 22:24, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 
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These are the recycle instructions we use in Eval before we take a system to the recycle area: [[Laptop Recycle]].
 
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We now have two categories of reycled system and instructions to go with each. Those instructions are on the Eval flow chart (above) and in the Recycle area in Laptops.
 
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As per the [[Laptop Recycle]] flowchart there are some things that are worth pulling out of Oreon E-Cycles machines to make them normal Free Geek recyclers and they are here: [[Mining Parts from Oregon E-Cycles Machines]].
 
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Supervisors keep track of the number or recyeld FG-PDX systems and enter them into FGDB.
 
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==Other tasks==
 
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In addition, there are some tasks that can be done throughout your time in laptops:
 
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* Hard drive testing
 
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* OS installation - A workstation dedicated to loading 2.5" hard drives is available in the laptop classroom area.  Drives which have been successfully erased are loaded, one at a time, on that station.
 
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* RAM sorting
 
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* Shelf organizing
 
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* Prep for recycling, by disassembling failed laptops into recyclable components.
 
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* CBM box: For recycling AC adapters minus their cables, and optical drives.
 
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* Recycled cables (minus AC adapters) have their own boxes.
 
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==Classes==
 
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:Tuesday 11:00-3:00: [[Gateway Team]]
 
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:Thursday 11:00-3:00: [[Dell Team]]
 
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:Thursday 3:30-7:00: IBM [[Thinkpad]] Team
 
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==What to Bring==
 
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* [[Laptop Tools]] - if you don't want to use ours, label yours.  There are some [[Tool Sources]] around town.
 
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= ToDo: =
 
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* syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, website to FG's store, wiki
 
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=Info=
 
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Here's the howtos and information we need to accomplish our tasks.
 
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* [[Laptop FAQ]]
 
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* [[Entering BIOS#Laptop|Entering BIOS]]
 
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* [[Software Tools]]
 
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* [[Troubleshooting]]
 
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* [[Laptop System Disassembly]]
 
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* [[Laptop Hard Drive Removal]]
 
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* [[Laptop Service Manuals]]
 
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* [[Laptop Memory]]
 
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* [[Laptop Power&Batteries]]
 
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* [[Laptop Sound]]
 
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* [[Graphics]]
 
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* [[Laptop Network & Modems Cards]]
 
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* [[Laptop Keyboards & Mice]]
 
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* [[Docks & Port Replicators]]
 
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* [[CD DVD & External drives]]
 
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* [[Installing DamnSmallLinux]]
 
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* [[Laptop Build]]
 
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* [[Wireless Tips]]
 
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* [[Wireless card compatability list]]
 
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* [[Laptop power supplies]]
 
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=Links=
 
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These are mostly pages full of links to other places:
 
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* [[Laptop Links]]
 
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* [[Laptop Service Manuals]]
 
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* [[OS X86 Links]]
 
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Battery charts
 
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* [[Compaq Battery Chart]]
 
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* [[Dell Battery Chart]]
 
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Program

Laptops is a post-Build program available to most people who have completed Build. You will need an instructor to sign off and move you into post-Build. It is much more hands on that Build, as you will need to replace many more components than you would in a regular desktop build. As apposed to a typical build shift, often in Laptops we have you take the system from evaluation straight through the build process. It would be helpful to take both our Command Line 1 and Command Line 2 class, as we do much more in command line than Build. You will need to be comfortable working with small parts; cables, wires and screws are all much smaller in laptops than they are in a standard desktop. Laptops is also a good starting place if you then want to move onto Macbuild.

Build Process

Additional Links

Spanish Translations

Spanish Build is currently Wednesday afternoons.

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