Build

Build Program

How it works

QC (Quality Control) 4 computers, Build 6 computers and the 6th is yours.

How the original Free Geek does it

http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Build_Program

Pre-Build

Participants should have the knowledge presented in the following Classes:

• Safety Class
• Hardware ID Class

Teardown

The first stage in Build is tearing-down systems that have been deemed NoRefurb. This means that they will be taken apart, useful parts (if any) inventoried and set aside for Refurb machines, and the rest Recycled.

What's needed

• Target machine
• Safety equipment: Eye protection, gloves, dust mask
• Tools: Screwdrivers + and -, large and small hex-head drivers
• Tray for small parts
• Bins for fasteners, etc

Procedure

Where conditionals are expressed, refer to session leader or label.If you are doing teardown, don't make assumptions / decisions about case parts, components or other bits unless you are also the person who tested the machine! If there are no labels, ask. If there's no one to ask, pick a different machine.

We need to provide guidance for first-time tearers-down. Always make sure a senior volunteer is available for guidance,

1. Ensure nothing is plugged-in to the machine.
2. Ensure eye protection and gloves.
3. Remove all external case screws, sort and bin.
4. Pop case cover and remove.
5. Disconnect power supply from motherboard and all peripherals.
6. Remove internal cables, sort and bin them.
7. Remove internal peripherals (HDD, optical drives, card readers, anything that lives in a drive bay.) If HDD is Refurb, put in Pending Wipe area. (blue box)
8. Remove slot screws, slot blanks, and expansion cards.
9. Remove all internal screws. Sort and bin.
10. If case is recycle, remove drive bays and any other removable case parts.
11. Remove mainboard. Pull CPU with heatsink, pull RAM. If mainboard is recycle, pull CMOS battery. If CPU is recycle, remove heatsink.
12. If case is recycle:
    1. Remove any remaining fasteners.
    2. Pull off front panel.
    3. Use violence to reduce case to small parts.
    4. Chuck parts in recycle box.

QC

Testing of hardware built by others.

What's Needed

• Setup station (Keyboard, mouse, monitor speakers or headphones, power, network connection)
• Live media or access to Install server
• Slot blanks or tape
• FGSEA stickers
• Basic toolkit

Procedure

Source: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/QC_checklist

1. Check that the case is closed and secure.
   1. If not, open it and check that:
   2. components are properly connected
   3. the interior is dust-free
   4. cables are tucked out of the way
   5. airflow path is unobstructed
   6. if any of above is not true, send unit back to builder.
   7. close and fasten the case.
2. Pick up the case and move it around, check for rattling sounds. If there's loose stuff inside, open up and take it out.
3. Ensure all slots, bays and ports are covered
   1. Cover ports that don't work with electrical tape. We have slot covers for empty slots.
4. Power on the machine. If it doesn't POST, send it back.
   1. Enter BIOS and ensure settings are correct (ask workshop lead if you don't know what settings are correct)
5. Boot from HDD. Does gdm greeter screen come up?
6. Reboot, this time from PXE (if supported) and run the automated test tools we haven't built yet :^/
   1. Harass the relevant Working Groups about that. If there aren't any, form one.

Eval

Identification and testing of newly-arrived hardware.

Assembly

Building Refurb machines

What's needed

Build Station