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October 8, 2005

October 8, 2005


Written by John Case
Saturday, 08 October 2005
This week has been an interesting week. We conducted our first random laptop raid, wireless problems, and our first experience repairing a ThinkPad laptop.This week has been an interesting week. We conducted our first random laptop raid. We were searching for laptops will illegal programs (according to school policy). We borrowed 14 laptops from a lab, and it took us 4 hours to get them processed. We are still having some problems with our Hewlett Packard AP420 wireless access points. One of the WAPs locks up about every 2 weeks and has to be reset. Most days I would recommend the HP WAPs, but not this week. We sure have had our share of problems with them. I ended my week by trying to find the FRU (Lenovo’s part number) on a ThinkPad R50e motherboard. According to the documentation, the entire machine must be torn down to find the part number. When really all that you have to do is remove the optional memory card cover on the bottom of the laptop. The new Mobo should be here on Monday. Let’s see how long it takes me to put my first one back together.
Written by John in: Ohio Hi-Point |
Oct
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Random audits are successful

Random audits are successful


Written by John Case
Thursday, 06 October 2005
Yesterday we did our first random audit of student laptops. It has been very successful so far.We confiscated the laptops while students were in lab (pre-arrangements with the teacher), and allowed them to pick the laptops up at lunch. We found far more instances of inappropriate software, games, and also copies of music on the laptops. Any laptop that was found to be out of spec, was re-ghosted with our master image. Word spread through the cafeteria like wildfire that the raid happened. They were telling each other to keep their laptops clean because it’s better than losing your school work that they have also saved on the laptop. We plan on hitting several more labs over the next week or two. That way it doesn’t look like we are picking on anyone.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 November 2005 )
Written by John in: Ohio Hi-Point |

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