Laptop Service Training

This course enables the student to learn the steps to build a laptop computer system and also gives detailed information about the various components inside a laptop. Thus a person even without technical knowledge can understand the process involved in building and troubleshooting a laptop.

Prior Knowledge Of Students:

Before attending this course the students must be familiar and comfortable with the desktop system details. They should also have an understanding of the basics of an operating system.

Curriculum:

• Laptop Servicing Course Curriculum - 1
• Laptop computers
• Portable computers, Flat panel LCD displays, Flat panel notebook displays, Comparison of desktop and laptop computers
• Laptop components
• System main boards, Types of buses, Processor, Chipsets, SMPS
• Laptop processors
• Processors, Different technologies of mobile processors, Mobile Module, Pentium processors, Mobile Celeron processors, Mobile AMD processors (Athlon and Duron)
• Laptop memory modules
• Memory standard for laptops, Types of memory
• Laptop power supply
• AC/DC adapters, Laptop rechargeable batteries, CMOS/clock battery, Types of main batteries
• Laptop input devices
• Keyboards and pointing devices, Keyboard troubleshooting and repair, Digitizer technology, Infrared technology
• Laptop output devices
• LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays), Working principles of LCDs, Types of LCDs
• Laptop Servicing Course Curriculum - 2
• Laptop storage devices
• Floppy Disk Drive (FDD), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), CD drives used in laptop, DVD technology, Flash memory devices
• Laptop I/O ports
• Serial ports, Parallel ports, USB ports, Fire wire ports, VGA connectors, PCMCIA (PC cards), Audio connectors, S-video / TV-out connections, Network connections (wired and wireless)
• Laptop add-on accessories
• Docking stations, Port replicators, Carrying cases, Accessory power sources, Adapters
• Disassembling a laptop
• List of the upgradeable components, Components from display unit and system unit, System disassembly
• Laptop troubleshooting
• Basic troubleshooting guidelines, Sources for laptop spares, Troubleshooting by bootstrap approach, Testing the fault using ultra x micro post tester, Hardware problems after booting, Problems while running software, Errors reporting beep codes
• Laptop preventive maintenance
• Preventive maintenance, General system care and handling temperature, humidity and altitude, Static electricity, Active preventive maintenance procedure, System backups, cleaning tools, HDD maintenance