Fourth Quarter Project Proposal

Computer Hardware Configuration

April 5th, 2010

Goals

1. expand my knowledge on computer hardware and the various configurations associated with them.

2. get 4 dell poweredge 1750's up and running.

3. be able to swap motherboards efficiently in rack servers.

4. get all of the computers sitting around Jeff Elkners room fixed and updated.

5. Learn about SCSI and updating BIOS's

Resources

1. about 6 computers, 4 of them are the dell poweredges

2. the internet

3. personal experience

4. computer hardware toolkit

5. many spare parts lying around the classroom

Timeline

1. May 5th, 2010 - all Dell poweredge's fixed at the latest.

2. May 30th, 2010 - all 6 computers finished and ready to be utilized for educational purposes.

Links

SCSI

Dell poweredge Service Manual