1. What is the reason for technicians to wear special wrist grounding straps?

>To protect your self and your PC from being damage.

>to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) by safely grounding a person working on electronic equipment and avoid the components to destroyed

2. After installing a new computer component why is it important to obtain the most current driver for it?

3. What are the steps required to install a peripheral device?

>Adding a new peripheral device that is not-pluggable usually involves the following:

• Shutting down the system

• Connecting the device to the system

• Rebooting the system

Use How to Add a Peripheral Device to add the following devices that are not hot-pluggable to a system:

• CD-ROM

• Secondary disk drive

• Tape drive

• SBUS card

In some cases, you might have to add a third-party device driver to support the new device.

For information on hot-plugging devices, see Chapter 6, Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks).

How to Add a Peripheral Device

1. Become superuser.

2. (Optional) If you need to add a device driver to support the device, complete the procedure How to Add a Device Driver.

3. Create the /reconfigure file.

   # touch /reconfigure

   The /reconfigure file causes the Solaris software to check for the presence of any newly installed devices the next time you turn on or boot your system.

4. Shut down the system.

   # shutdown -i0 -g30 -y

   -i0

   Brings the system to the 0 init state, which is the appropriate state for turning the system power off for adding and removing devices.

   -g30

   Shuts the system down in 30 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.

   -y

   Continues the system shutdown without user intervention. Otherwise, you are prompted to continue the shutdown process.

5. Select one of the following to turn off power to the system after it is shut down:

   • For SPARC platforms, it is safe to turn off power if the ok prompt is displayed.

   • For x86 platforms, it is safe to turn off power if the type any key to continue prompt is displayed.

6. Turn off power to all peripheral devices.

   For the location of power switches on any peripheral devices, refer to the hardware installation guides that accompany your peripheral devices.

7. Install the peripheral device, making sure that the device you are adding has a different target number than the other devices on the system.

   Often, a small switch is located at the back of the disk for selecting the target number.

   Refer to the hardware installation guide that accompanies the peripheral device for information on installing and connecting the device.

8. Turn on the power to the system.

   The system boots to multiuser mode, and the login prompt is displayed.

9. Verify that the peripheral device has been added by attempting to access the device.

   For information on accessing the device, see Accessing Devices.

4. If a newly installed peripheral device does not function properly what steps can be taken to correct the problem?

> Check if the product or the hardware you bought has no defect or company defects.You should also check for driver updates for all your peripheral devices. If you're up to date, and you started having issues around the time you last updated a driver, try backing down to a lower version.


5. Explain the technique used to help protect data on a hard drive when doing a clean install?

6. Explain what a software patch is.

>As people begin to use a software program with frequency, they may note glitches or problems that were not observed during beta testing of the program. Alternately, older software can have compatibility issues with newer systems, or newer software may be incompatible with older systems. In these cases, and often to increase sales or use of software, programmers may create what is called a software patch, designed to fix small bugs, glitches, or address software-to-hardware or operating system compatibility issues.

Screenshots

1.1 XP

1.2 Vista

Windows Vista was meant to be best Microsoft Operating System, since its release windows Vista has become quite popular but still most of user want to stick to Windows XP. Over period Windows XP has become stable and bug free (hope so). Windows Vista interface is really awesome and it would be great if that kind of interface can be added to Windows XP

1.3 2000

1.4 Linux

DOS and Windows

MS-DOS FDISK Main Menu
Most DOS fdisk programs, including the fdisk program that came with the original Windows 95, are only capable of creating FAT partitions of types FAT12 and FAT16.
A derivative of the MS-DOS fdisk was provided with Windows 95, Windows 98, and later Windows Me. Only those fdisk versions shipping with Windows 95B or later are able to manipulate FAT32 partitions. Windows 2000 and later do not use fdisk, they have the Logical Disk Manager feature, as well as DiskPart.
Unlike the fdisk programs for other operating systems, the fdisk programs for DOS and Windows 9x/Me not only alter data in the partition table, but will also overwrite many sectors of data in the partition itself. Users must be sure the correct disk/partition has been chosen before using a DOS/Windows fdisk for partitioning.
The implementation of fdisk in FreeDOS has many advanced features and is free software.

Certification from Sun Microsystem

1. Based on your research, list at least two different hard drive manufacturers.

*Seagate

*Western Digital

2. Based on your research, choose a hard drive manufacturer. Does this manufacturer offer hard drive diagnostic software to go to their products? If so, list the name and the features of the diagnostic software.

Manufacturer:
Western Digital

Software Name:
Data Lifeguard Tools 11.2 for Windows

File Name:
Dlgsetup11_win.zip

File Size:
3.50 MB

Publish Date:
April, 2006

Description:
The downloadable Data Lifeguard Tools now comes in both DOS and Windows versions and was written specifically for the installation of Western Digital EIDE hard drives. If your computer system already has a hard drive installed with an operating system of Windows 98SE or greater, you should use the Windows version of Data Lifeguard for best results. The DOS version is required if installing a hard drive in a new system without existing operating system support. If you plan on copying the contents of a boot drive, Western Digital recommends using the DOS version of Data Lifeguard Tools.

Certification from Sun Microsystem

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Novell* SUSE* Linux Certification

OverviewPass-Through Certification refers to the ability for third-party systems to be granted the same certification status as models previously certified by Intel Corporation. Currently, Novell* SUSE* Linux Pass-Through Certification is only available to vendors who purchase Intel server boards/systems and are current members of the Novell PartnerNet program.This process has been developed in order for third-party vendors of Intel server boards/systems to receive Novell SUSE Linux Hardware Certification status in a timely and cost-effective manner. For this program, Intel will assume the responsibility of performing the testing of Intel-based reference systems per Novell standard hardware certification process. Novell will provide assistance to Intel, at a best efforts level, to help with individual system certifications. The Intel server customer will file a request to Novell to be entered into the Novell Bulletin System (NBS).SUSE Linux Pass-Through Certification Hardware RequirementsIntel Corporation first performs an original model certification as described in the Novell SUSE Hardware Certification Policies. Subsequent pass-through system certifications of EPSD OEM must meet the following additional requirements:Pass-Through certifications must be performed on systems that are a subset of the components covered by testing completed in the original model certification.No features or hardware may be added or subtracted from a pass-through system that would impact the certification of the pass-through system.Each Pass-Through Certification must have a unique vendor, make, and model number that are not shared with any other hardware that would not be covered by the original certification.Each Pass-Through Certification must have a unique vendor specification URL or must utilize the equivalent OEM specification URL.Process to Submit OEM Names and their products to Novell NBSCustomer needs a Novell Login Account. To get an account go to the following URL: https://secure-www.novell.com/selfreg/jsp/createAccount.jspNext the customer needs to join the Novell PartnerNet program as all users needing access to the Pass through Certification system must be listed under the company. Please note: The user email address log-in, must be the same one listed under the company information. To create a PartnerNet account:Open a web browser to: http://www.novell.com/partners/technologyUnder the Technology Partners, select "Are you a systems builder or an independent software or hardware vendor looking to expand your market?"Select "Join or Renew Now"To submit for SUSE Linux Pass-Through:Go to the Following URL: to create a "Systems Builder Rapid Certification Program"Once logged in, customer needs to select: "Systems Build Rapid Certification Program" link located in the middle of the pageSelect your Company or if your company doesn't appear then select "New Company" and click the "Continue" button.Now select the "Category" , then the "Vendor" , and now the "Operating System".Select "Find Configurations" button.Click the "Bulletin Number" button that you want to do a SUSE Linux Pass-Through certification of your product that is equivalent to Intel server board/system.Change the Product Name and Product Description for your product then click the "Next" button.If you don't need any other changes just click "Next" in the "Referenced System Bulletin information" page. If needed, then please select from the "change" button and then select from the drop down list.Review the changes in Yellow and then click the "Submit" button.

CERTIFICATIONS
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Hardware

Desktop

Intel® Core™ i7

With faster, intelligent, multi-core technology that automatically applies processing power where it's needed most, new Intel® Core™ i7 processors deliver an incredible breakthrough in PC performance. They are the best desktop processors on the planet¹





Server

The Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series

Offers the industry's highest virtualization performance so you can do more with less. With key platform innovations built-in, the Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series offers more headroom, reliability, and the highest expandability for large-scale server consolidation.

Notebooks/Laptops

Intel® Centrino®2 with vPro™ technology

Experience Intel's best technology for business: Inte® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology. These notebooks deliver outstanding dual-core performance, enhanced maintenance and management capabilities, and proactive security in an open LAN—even outside of the corporate firewall.

Expansion Slots

ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256 PCI Express

PCI Exp, 256GB Video RAM, Radeon X1900 Chipset, Dual DVI, TV-Out Is your rig ready for the onslaught of next generation games? It will be with the Radeon X1900—the fastest consumer 3D graphics processor on the planet. Designed from the ground up to deliver maximum graphical detail at the best possible frame rates, the Radeon X1900’s state-of-the-art architecture...