Difference between revisions of "New Laptop Docs: Laptop Eval glossery"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Added RAM info) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Laptop Catagories== | ==Laptop Catagories== | ||
| − | + | ;Recycler: Any of the following: | |
| − | + | :No USB | |
| − | + | :Doesn't POST, isn't useful for parts | |
| − | + | :Doesn't meet any of the specs | |
| − | + | :Extensive physical damage | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | + | ;Parts machine | |
| − | + | :Has an outstanding issue we can't fix, but is (or has parts) rare/valuable enough to hold onto, and salvage as needed. | |
| − | |||
| − | + | ;As-Is: One of 2 criteria | |
| − | + | :It does POST, but has a Pentium 3 or Athlon XP processor, or below | |
| + | :It does POST, but has an issue we can't fix | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Scraptop | ||
| + | :Doesn't even POST, sold with the As-Is. | ||
==Types of Storage== | ==Types of Storage== | ||
| Line 31: | Line 32: | ||
:The form factor for larger hard drives for desktops. | :The form factor for larger hard drives for desktops. | ||
| − | ==RAM Types== | + | ===RAM Types=== |
| − | SD RAM: The oldest variety of RAM one could expect, it has a notch that is ~3.8cm from the side, when measured from the side closer to the notch. It is orginized by clock speed, such as PC100 (100MHz) or PC133 (133MHz) | + | ;SD RAM |
| + | :The oldest variety of RAM one could expect, it has a notch that is ~3.8cm from the side, when measured from the side closer to the notch. It is orginized by clock speed, such as PC100 (100MHz) or PC133 (133MHz) | ||
| − | DDR 1: The first version of DDR RAM, still common at Free Geek. Orginized by it's data transfer rate such as DDR-200 or DDR-333. It has a notch at 1.5cm from the shoter side. With laptops, the full name is SO-DIMM DDR. | + | ;DDR 1 |
| + | :The first version of DDR RAM, still common at Free Geek. Orginized by it's data transfer rate such as DDR-200 or DDR-333. It has a notch at 1.5cm from the shoter side. With laptops, the full name is SO-DIMM DDR. | ||
| − | DDR 2: The second member of the DDR family, it has a notch that is 1.6cm from the closer side. | + | ;DDR 2 |
| + | :The second member of the DDR family, it has a notch that is 1.6cm from the closer side. | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 14 July 2012
Laptop Catagories
- Recycler: Any of the following:
- No USB
- Doesn't POST, isn't useful for parts
- Doesn't meet any of the specs
- Extensive physical damage
- Parts machine
- Has an outstanding issue we can't fix, but is (or has parts) rare/valuable enough to hold onto, and salvage as needed.
- As-Is
- One of 2 criteria
- It does POST, but has a Pentium 3 or Athlon XP processor, or below
- It does POST, but has an issue we can't fix
- Scraptop
- Doesn't even POST, sold with the As-Is.
Types of Storage
Hard Drives
- IDE
- The older of the two most common Hard Drive/disk interfaces. Characterized by two rows of exposed pins.
- SATA
- The newer of the two most common HDD interfaces. Characterized by two rows of pins set in seperate plastic tabs.
- 2.5"
- The form factor for smaller, laptop size hard drives.
- 3.5"
- The form factor for larger hard drives for desktops.
RAM Types
- SD RAM
- The oldest variety of RAM one could expect, it has a notch that is ~3.8cm from the side, when measured from the side closer to the notch. It is orginized by clock speed, such as PC100 (100MHz) or PC133 (133MHz)
- DDR 1
- The first version of DDR RAM, still common at Free Geek. Orginized by it's data transfer rate such as DDR-200 or DDR-333. It has a notch at 1.5cm from the shoter side. With laptops, the full name is SO-DIMM DDR.
- DDR 2
- The second member of the DDR family, it has a notch that is 1.6cm from the closer side.