LIS 3353: Technologies for
Information Professionals
Section 1, Spring 2014
Week 6: February 11-13, 2014
Casey Yu
Agenda
Today
• Announcements
• Feedback on quizzes and assignments
• Lab A4b
Thursday 2/13
• Second set of group presentations
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Equil
Couch Cachet
deadsoci.al
ByteLite
• Quiz
News
• Marketing yourself in >160 characters
• Flappy bird?
Announcements
• I will be out of town this weekend and not
responding to email. Post questions in the
FB group and I will try to check from time to
time. I’ll answer email on Monday/Tuesday.’
• Quizzes graded, scores uploaded to Canvas
today
• Lab A4a (Hardware Inventory) due Friday @
5pm (any questions?)
Feedback on quizzes and
assignments
• Re: assignments and due dates
• Quizzes – feedback and grades
Feedback on quizzes and
assignments
• Re: assignments and due dates
• Quizzes – feedback and grades
1.Work in groups of two or three for this lab activity.
2.One of you should obtain a copy of this worksheet from the TA for your group (1 per group!) to complete and
turn in before the end of class.
3.One of you should go into the supply closet and get a machine and a screwdriver.
4.One person from each table should also get one packet of thermal grease (no more than one packet per
table!) and a small supply of alcohol wipes.
5.Review the following videos on removing the hard drive and power supply and on removing
the processor and memory chips:
How To Install and Remove a SATA Hard Drive
How to Install and Remove a Computer Power Supply Unit (PSU)
How to Install and Remove Computer RAM
How to Remove and Install a Computer Central Processing Unit (CPU)
6.Open the machine (carefully and safely!) Identify as many parts as you can, including the hard drive,
power supply unit, memory, heat sink, and CPU.
7.Remove the hard drive, memory, heat sink, power supply unit, and processor.
8.Swap your hard drive, processor, and memory with that of another group (do not swap the power supply
or heat sink!)
9.After wiping off excess grease from the heat sink and processor with an alcohol wipe, apply thermal
grease to the top of the processor you received from the other group.
10.Install the processor from the other group.
11.Reinstall your power supply unit.
12.Install the hard drive and memory from the other group.
13.Reinstall your heat sink and fan.
14.Check in with your TA or instructor, who will confirm your progress and note it for grading. Turn in the
worksheet to the TA or instructor.
15.Secure the machine.
16.Clean up your area and return the machine, screwdriver, and any leftover thermal grease and alcohol
wipes to the supply closet.