MacBuild Eval

This Evaluation process is quite outdated. Please take it with a grain of salt and do not use as a guide in Mac Incoming. New procedure should be on its way soonish.

MacBuild's evaluation process is navigated through a flow chart. It is posted in Mac Eval and can be found with the following link:

• MacBuild CED Eval

In addition, there is a display test for incoming systems and an occasionally updated list of Old Macs that are set aside for volunteers that have experience working with them.

Processing instructions

GREEN LIGHT

System

• Pull HD, RAM, battery, and any cards
• Do not pull video cards or optical drives
• Send to MacBuild area for building

System w/ CRT

• Pull RAM and battery
• Send to MacBuild for HD wiping and building

System w/ LCD

• Send to MacBuild for HD wiping and building

YELLOW LIGHT

System

• Pull HD, RAM, battery, all cards, and exceptional components.
• Tally system on tally sheet.
• Affix a yellow light recycle sticker.
• Place on Prebuild's cart when finished.

System w/ CRT

• Pull HD, RAM, battery, and exceptional components
• Remove all other drives
• Leave logic board on system (unless it needs to be removed to pull HD)
• Secure cover(s) back on CRT
• Tally unit on tally sheet
• Place CRT in warehouse
  • If unit does not have an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the CED CRT gaylord in the warehouse
  • If unit does has an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the non-CED CRT gaylord in the warehouse

System w/ LCD

• Pull HD, RAM, battery, and exceptional components
• Reassemble remainder and place in parts area of the Mac shelf in warehouse

RED LIGHT

System

• Pull HD and place it on the floor in front of Prebuild's HD bin.
• Place system on Prebuild's cart

System w/ CRT

• Pull HD and place it on the floor in front of Prebuild's incoming HD bin
• Remove all other drives from CRT
• Leave logic board on system (unless it needs to be removed to pull HD)
• Secure cover(s) back on CRT
• Place CRT in warehouse:
  • If unit does not have an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the CED CRT gaylord in the warehouse
  • If unit does has an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the non-CED CRT gaylord in the warehouse

System w/ LCD

• Pull HD and place it on the floor in front of Prebuild's incoming HD bin
• If unit has an LCD display separate from the unit's body, remove LCD display and:
  • If unit does not have an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the CED LCD gaylord in the warehouse
  • If unit has an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the non-CED LCD shelf in the warehouse
• If unit does not have an LCD display separate from the unit's body, remove all drives and logic board, and:
  • If unit does not have an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the CED LCD gaylord in the warehouse
  • If unit has an UNCOVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE label, place in the non-CED LCD shelf in the warehouse
• Recycle the remainder

Old Mac Keeper List

• Apple II series

• Pre-PowerPC Macs:
  • Macs w/ 9" CRTs
  • Mac II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx
  • All Mac LC models
  • Centris 650
  • All Performa BUT 630
  • All Quadra BUT 630
  • Mac Portable

• First-Generation PowerPC:
  • 8600
  • 9600

Apple/Macintosh Printers:

• Imagewriter II
• Laserwriter 4/600PS

Cards:

• All NuBus cards (96 pins in 3 rows)