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==Total Absolute Fantasy==
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==Goals==
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*Train people to be hackers and be happy to dig around command line and forums for solutions and ideas.
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*To draft a viable Laptop Pre-Build program that prepares people for the
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Laptop Build program
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**To establish teaching resources (instructor based as well as
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self-guided resources) for Hardware ID/Recycling
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**To create a program syllabus that demonstrates skills and subjects
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covered by the program
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**To have enough time before implementing the program to allow for training
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*To think about creating a standard for builders, something like a "Free
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Geek Laptop Tech" program
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*And eventually, to add continuing education resources to the existing
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Laptop Build program
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*Make resources for ESL folks available
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**Spanish builder glossary
  
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==Basic Flow and Goals:==
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==PROGRAM DRAFT==
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*Hardware ID -> Laptop Eval -> Command Line Intro -> Laptop Build
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The Laptop Pre-Build Program is divided into four sections, that
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*How to filter out builders who are not necessarily ready.
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correlate roughly to four shifts. Folks can repeat needed sections as
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needed. The Four Letter Plan:
  
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==Meeting Notes==
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;A Hardware Intro
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:Hardware ID
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:Disassembly/Assembly strategies
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:Practice on Recyclers using Recycle procedure
  
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===10/29/11 :===
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;B Hardware Cont'd
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*Look for documentation on how to find a hard drive.  Big goal is to remove the HD and scrub the data.
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:Hardware ID review (maybe a test or something)
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*Locate archetypes of Laptops, and determine kinds of disassembly that each one requires (HD, screen, RAM, keyboard etc.)
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:Network Tools intro
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*HD Complexity (higher=harder).  Need to find a way to bring that across to the builders (have them pre-sort).  Diagrams could also work.
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:POST troubleshooting
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#Screw covers on bottom
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:More recycler practice, maybe an AS-IS machine or two
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#Side loaded HD's
 
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#Under keyboard
 
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#Chasis split.
 
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*Use MacLands labeling for tools. (toolkits, etc).
 
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*Locate different websites for disassembly for laptops.  Provide examples and links to begin our resource list.  Please list them [[Existing Laptop Documentation]].
 
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*Develop curriculum for [[Laptop Hardware ID]].
 
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*Determine transition from Laptop Eval to Laptop Build (i.e. finding drivers, troubleshooting, etc).
 
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#Require a Command line Class?
 
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#Require some other kind of class.
 
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#Require students to do QA.
 
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##Provides a higher level overview and basic understanding.
 
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#Throw them example boxes, i.e. unplug something, or break a driver.
 
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##Make it an intro to the troubleshooting.
 
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*Determine a Triage process to sort machines.
 
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#Determine specs for Red, Yellow, Green etc.
 
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##Store Boxes
 
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###Low - P4's, Athelon 64, Celeron M, Celeron, Sempron.  512MB RAM. 30-80gb HDD.
 
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###Mid - Turion 64, Pentium M, Core Solo. 1GB RAM. 60-80gb HDD
 
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###High - Dual Core or better. 2+GB RAM. 80+gb HDD.
 
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###As-Is - Pentium 3, or Crappy. <512GB RAM. No HDD.
 
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*How to find specs?
 
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#Find specs using MemTest.
 
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*How do we recruit people into this new program?
 
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#Schedule them into specific Saturday slots.
 
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#Use fliers and emails.
 
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#Reach out to tech colleges (use existing networks and contacts).
 
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*Begin the program using the large supple of Vesta HP laptops (6200, 6000, 4200, 4400 etc).
 
  
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==Solutions :==
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;C Mechanical Skills
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*Take step by step photos of each laptop disassembly and keep them on file.  As a new laptop comes in compare to database of steps, if it's not in there a builder has to make one.  We could sort them by the above archetypes.
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:Put what you've learned into practice! Spend the shift honing
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#Need time to get it done.
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mechanical skills and POST troubleshooting. Review any needed
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#Spend time and we all take a different model and disassemble them step by step.  begin with the "easiest" kind.
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material
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#Use egg cartons that hold the screws from step 1, 2, 3 etc to held with re-assembly.
 
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*Generalized ideas of what to look for (i.e. the archetypes above), instead of using specific models.
 
  
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==Training :==
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;D Build Prep
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*Similar to pre-build, documentation is provided.
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:OS tour
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:CLI for laptops
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:WLAN troubleshooting
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:Laptop Build Binder Appendix Tour
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:Recycle/As-Is with any additional time
  
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===Documentation===
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==BIG PICTURE QUESTIONS==
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*Provide flow charts on how to find methods to disassemble laptops.  i.e. Is it in our LAN? If not,go to XYZ.com.
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*How to make the program inclusive without losing build quality
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*Prebuilds documentation is very easy to find.
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*What has been attempted before?
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*Need to find a balance between easily followable documentation, but easily referenced as well (i.e. on the wall in front of them).
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*How to make each section teachable when builders may be at different stages, how to balance instruction with self-instruction resources
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#Binders are possible, but are bulky due to large number of models.
 
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#Wiki is good, but requires another computer to run on it.
 
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#Use a printout hung under the lights in laptops to make a "wall".
 
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*Use pre-existing documentation and link from our LAN and ask volunteers to search it for info.  If they cannot find it, ask them to search for it via Google and then add the link to our database.
 
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==Challenges :==
 
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Hardest part for beginners is how to disassemble old laptops with breaking them.
 
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==Hardware ID==
 
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*Basic form and function, basic examples.  Photos of powersupply ratings. Where RAM goes, etc.
 
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*Wifi, optical drives, HD's, etc.
 
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*ZIF and LIF adapters and differences.
 
  
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==TO DO LIST==
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*Hardware ID examples
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**Tear down machines, labeled
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**Image-based glossary in English and Spanish
  
  
 
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[[Category:Laptop Eval]]

Latest revision as of 10:39, 21 March 2013

Goals

  • To draft a viable Laptop Pre-Build program that prepares people for the

Laptop Build program

    • To establish teaching resources (instructor based as well as

self-guided resources) for Hardware ID/Recycling

    • To create a program syllabus that demonstrates skills and subjects

covered by the program

    • To have enough time before implementing the program to allow for training
  • To think about creating a standard for builders, something like a "Free

Geek Laptop Tech" program

  • And eventually, to add continuing education resources to the existing

Laptop Build program

  • Make resources for ESL folks available
    • Spanish builder glossary

PROGRAM DRAFT

The Laptop Pre-Build Program is divided into four sections, that correlate roughly to four shifts. Folks can repeat needed sections as needed. The Four Letter Plan:

A Hardware Intro
Hardware ID
Disassembly/Assembly strategies
Practice on Recyclers using Recycle procedure
B Hardware Cont'd
Hardware ID review (maybe a test or something)
Network Tools intro
POST troubleshooting
More recycler practice, maybe an AS-IS machine or two
C Mechanical Skills
Put what you've learned into practice! Spend the shift honing

mechanical skills and POST troubleshooting. Review any needed material

D Build Prep
OS tour
CLI for laptops
WLAN troubleshooting
Laptop Build Binder Appendix Tour
Recycle/As-Is with any additional time

BIG PICTURE QUESTIONS

  • How to make the program inclusive without losing build quality
  • What has been attempted before?
  • How to make each section teachable when builders may be at different stages, how to balance instruction with self-instruction resources

TO DO LIST

  • Hardware ID examples
    • Tear down machines, labeled
    • Image-based glossary in English and Spanish
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