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info on '''LAPTOP REPAIRS''' at Free Geek
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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.
''(Original Laptop Class was on 1/14/2005)''
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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].
  
=Next class Feb 4 2005=
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==Build Process==
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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.
* DVM digital Volt Meter
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_Recycling Laptop Recycling]
* Salt & Battery
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/As-Is_Checklist As-Is Checklist]
* Bootin Blues
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_Evaluation_Checklist Evaluation Checklist]
* Q&D drive replacement
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_Build_Checklist Build Checklist]
* give aways
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* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Laptop_QC_Checklist QC Checklist]
* KeyBoard cleanups
 
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=Ground Rules: =
 
  
* Bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
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==Additional Links==
* Removing parts from the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
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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
  
** Students are committing to:
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==Spanish Translations==
** spend 80 hours doing Freegeek laptop repair ONLY
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Spanish Build is currently Wednesday afternoons.
** students are committing to teach future laptop classes at Freegeek
 
  
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=[[Laptop_Tools]]=
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[[Category:Laptops]]
 
 
=[[Tool_Sources]]=
 
 
 
=[[Software_Tools]]=
 
 
 
=[[Troubleshooting]]=
 
 
 
=ToDo:=
 
 
 
* syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, website to FG's store, wiki
 
* keeper tags showing:
 
** clockspeed (pentium is a given?),
 
** ram (slots?),
 
** co-processor y/n,
 
** hd size,
 
** card slots
 
* standardize software load - "somebody start a sub-group" - instructor
 
* add more tool sources - also sources to AVOID
 
 
 
 
 
== Evaluation: ==
 
 
 
# note Printed material on laptop. MfG, MODEL, Serial
 
# Use WHATSIT! diskette
 
# Google your laptop
 
# Test your laptop
 
# Document your laptop
 
#* FG Asset tags
 
#* Mfg
 
#* Model number
 
#* Proc speed / Mem size / Drive size
 
# Repair your Laptop
 
# Burn in your laptop.
 
# QA someone Elses laptop.
 
# Finish
 
 
 
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['''Troubleshooting by topic''' - ThinkPad] http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4YRRG6
 
 
 
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== System Disassembly ==
 
Anatomy of a Laptop Computer
 
 
 
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/laptop2.htm
 
 
 
http://www.myplc.com/sony/laptop_disassembly_and_processor.htm
 
 
 
http://tuxmobil.org/disassembly_laptop.html
 
 
 
http://www.beatthehell.net/pictures/laptops
 
 
 
[http://www.automatedsolution.com/vaio/disassembly.htm Sony Vaio GR Series Laptop Disassembly ]
 
 
 
[http://homepages.wwc.edu/staff/stirra/misc/t2545fix Toshiba Satellite 2545 Disassembly and Power switch repair]
 
 
 
http://qasimtoep.tripod.com/dell/dell.html
 
 
 
[http://www.wereshark.com/m6805 '''WereSHARK''' eMachines M6805 project]
 
 
 
http://www.leecomputers.com/9300disassembly.htm Solo 9300 Assembly Instructions ]
 
 
 
*'''compaq Maintenance & Service Guide'''
 
 
 
[http://h18000.www1.hp.com/athome/support/msgs/1650/removal.html Presario 1600 Series ]
 
 
 
== Memory ==
 
*Laptop Memory - Laptopparts.com
 
http://www.laptopparts.com/laptop-memory/memory.asp?cidx=278052066-1X26X2005Y12Z30Z55YAM
 
 
 
*www.computerlaptopmemory.com
 
http://www.computerlaptopmemory.com/
 
 
 
*Upgrading a refurbished laptops memory
 
http://www.refurbished-laptops-and-cheap-laptop-reviews.com/cheap-laptops-memory-upgrade.htm
 
 
 
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== [[Laptop_Power&Batteries]] ==
 
 
 
== [[Laptop Sound]] ==
 
 
 
== Graphics ==
 
*MXM: Finally, an open standard for laptop graphics
 
http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=339056
 
 
 
*A Closer Look at Graphics for Laptop Computers
 
http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=339080
 
 
 
*LinuxQuestions.org - Laptop graphics error - where Linux users ...
 
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=277853
 
 
 
*ATI Chips in Notebooks
 
http://www.ati.com/support/products/pc/laptops/
 
 
 
*Understanding Notebook Video - How to Choose the Proper Display on a Notebook
 
http://compreviews.about.com/od/multimedia/a/NoteVidSpec.htm
 
 
 
== Networks & Modems ==
 
 
 
Linux support for pcmcia network cards and drivers, including WiFi
 
 
 
[http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/SUPPORTED.CARDS Supported Cards]
 
 
 
*Conexant/Rockwell modem HOWTO
 
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Conexant+Rockwell-modem-HOWTO/index.html
 
 
 
*Linmodem-Mini-HOWTO Updated: Feb 2001. Describes Linmodem (winmodem hardware) support under Linux.
 
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Linmodem-HOWTO.html
 
 
 
== Keyboards & Mice ==
 
 
Support Bulletins
 
Using PS/2 "Y" connector with a Toshiba notebook
 
 
 
[http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlView.jsp Sometimes doesn't work]
 
 
 
== Docks & Port Replicators ==
 
 
 
Whats the diff?
 
 
 
; Port replicators just extend existing connectors
 
; Docks give new functionality.
 
 
 
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== CD DVD & External drives ==
 
 
 
* [http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html CD-Writing HOWTO]
 
 
 
* [http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/CDROM-HOWTO/index.html The Linux CD-ROM HOWTO]
 
 
 
* [http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/DVD-HOWTO.html Linux DVD HOWTO]
 
 
 
* [http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/DVD-Playback-HOWTO/index.html DVD Playback HOWTO]
 
 
 
=Links=
 
*[Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com Yahoo Laptop Repair]
 
 
 
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops [Yahoo!Groups linux-dell-laptops]
 
 
 
* [http://www.damnsmalllinux.org Try DAMNSmall Linux]
 
 
 
* [http://bioscentral.com/misc/bioslinks.htm More BIOS codes.] Please note that most laptops don't beep
 
 
 
== Parts links ==
 
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* [http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/laptops/story/0,10801,96596,00.html New cool, quiet laptop hard drives]
 
 
 
* [http://www.cablesonline.net/44pinlapinri.html Laptop cables]
 
 
 
== Laptop Links ==
 
 
 
* [http://www.linux-laptop.net/ Linux on Laptops]
 
 
 
* [http://www.tuxmobil.org/howtos.html TuxMobil Linux HOWTOs For Mobile Computers]
 
 
 
* [http://www.eserviceinfo.com/equipment_type/Notebooks_43.html  Free laptop schematics]
 
 
 
* [http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_product=452124&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us HP Manuals]
 
 
 
*[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?doctypeind=8&template=%2Fproductselection%2Flandingpages%2FonlinePublicationsLandingPage.vm IBM Service Manuals ]
 
 
 
*open source software / linux-dell-laptops / faq
 
http://whacked.net/ldl/faq/
 
 
 
*Linux information for toshiba pc
 
http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/index.htm
 
 
 
*History of Laptop Computers
 
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllaptop.htm
 
 
 
*Linux Laptop - How To
 
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Laptop-HOWTO.html#ss6.13
 
 
 
*4mb Laptop HOWTO -  HOWTO telling how to install Linux on a Laptop with only 4 meg of ram.
 
http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/4mb-Laptops.html
 
 
 
*Linux on Sony VAIO mini-HOWTO
 
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/VAIO+Linux.html
 
 
 
[Yahoo Laptop Repair List]Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com
 
 
 
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[[Category:Programs]]
 
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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.