what a basic hardware technician / pc technician must know

what a basic hardware technician / pc technician must know :

BASICS:

Hardware Industry
General Concepts about Hardware Parts
Hardware Jargon
Hardware components (detail discussion)
- motherboards, cpu, ram, drives, Add-on Cards, BIOS details, different types of cards available, cabinets etc
Power Supply
Peripherals latest rates and commercial information
Handling hardware components
Hardware repairing and assembling tools
Peripheral Drivers


HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS:

Hardware Assembling
Assembling Steps and Procedures
Testing of H/W before Assembling
Installation of External Peripherals such as printers, modem, LAN card, joystick, UPS, scanner, webcam etc.
Core Details:
Fixing of Mother Board, Cards etc.
Connecting Jumper Wires, Checking of AC/DC voltage, Serviceability Checks, Wire setting, Power LED-ON , Speaker Beep, Memory Testing, Error Codes.
Upgrading old pc into latest pc

PREVENTIVE MAINTAINANCE:

Hardisk Maintenance, Printer Maintenance, other peripheral maintenance briefings
Use of UPS
Use of Stabilizer
Cleaning Techniques: Internal System Components & Peripheral Components
Antivirus software

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Do and Don’t of Assembling
Various Jumpers/switches
ROM BIOS configuration
Compatible Hardware Part identification to prevent mismatch with older pc or pc with different motherboard or cpu
CD ROM & other peripheral repairing (core)
Printer cartrage fitting
Checking of COM and LPT ports
Connecting PDA’s to computer via port
Other repairing Techniques
Finding defective components (most probable problems for a particular fault)
Repairing boot faults
Finding input device problem, drives problem, power problems, modem problems, boot problems, adapter card and pc card problem etc.
Partitioning techniques
OS installations, formatting, dual boot
Modem , sound and display driver installtion
Defragmentation and Scandisk
Troubleshooting utilities and software
Troubleshooting remotely and handling people
Data Transfer Techniques


NETWORK BASICS:

LAN setup
Hardisk data transfer
Internet Connection – dial-up, cable connection, using mobile phone
cabling, labtop overview


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