Next class Feb 11 2005

Subjects:

Damn Small linux install
FreeDOS
Great Utils

Ground Rules:

Bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
Removing parts from the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN

Students are committing to:
- spending 80 hours doing Freegeek laptop repair ONLY
- teaching future laptop classes at Freegeek

Laptop_Tools

CMOS Passwords

Tool_Sources

Software_Tools

Memory testing

Memtest86 [[1]]
Use: Boot from a floppy or CD to test memory. Includes simple CPU identifier.
Prep: The zip file includes a DOS script and rawrite.exe to write memtest86.bin to a floppy, or download the ISO to make a bootable CD.
License: GPL

Disk testing

Ontrack Data Advisor [[2]]
Use: Boot from a floppy to test hard drives.
Prep: Download this program and run it on a DOS (Or Win?) system to create the bootable floppy.
License: Copyrighted, available (after simple registration) for download by "end users", not to be redistributed.