Course Description

This course gives the student a practical real world approach to troubleshooting of computers to board level and component level. A computer technician must be competent in the repair of a microcomputer system and this course helps the student to learn to repair and troubleshooting techniques of computers. The use of RAM, ROM, floppy drive, hard drives, monitors, mouse, system boards and monitors are all used in this course. This course gives a beginning computer maintenance technician the hands-on confidence to begin troubleshooting computers with a minimum chance of damage to the equipment and a maximum chance of troubleshooting success 
(3/30/45/0/0/5)

General Objectives
 
 
After completion of this course the student will have the necessary knowledge of circuitry used in microprocessor based equipment, PCs and other peripheral equipment. The student will be able to recognize these circuits used in digital equipment and be able to implement troubleshooting techniques and procedures to repair PCs.
 

Course Outline
 

A.  Introduction to Computer Repair

1.  Basic computer parts
   
2.  External connectors
   
3.  Computer ports
   1. Video
   2. Parallel
   3. Serial
   4. Network and Modem  

B.  System Board

1.  Microprocessors
2.  Architectures
   1.  ISA
   2.  PCI
   3.  AGP

C. System Configuration

1.  SETUP software
2.  CMOS
3.  Interrupt request (IRQ)
4.  Input/Output (I/O) addresses
5.  Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels

D.  Disassembly/Reassembly

E.  Troubleshooting

F.  Memory

G.  Floppy Drives

H.  Hard Drives

I.  CD-ROM drives and sound cards

Specific Course Objectives

A. Introduction to Computer Repair

1.  Understand basic computer terms
2.  Identify the parts of a computer

B. System board

1.  Understand the major components on a system board including the microprocessor
2.  Recognize the different expansions slots and hat type of expansion slot an adapter takes

C. System Configuration

1.  Understand the different ways to configure a microcomputer
2.  Understand system resources such as IRQs, I/O addresses, DMA channels

D. Disassembly/Reassembly

1.  Know what tools a technician needs
2.  Be able to disassemble and reassemble a computer

E.  Troubleshooting

1.  Understand the basic procedures for troubleshooting a microcomputer

F. Memory

1.  Be able to install and remove memory chips

G.  Floppy Drives

1.  Understand the different parts of a floppy drive system
2.  Be able to install and configure a floppy drive system

H. Hard Drives

1.  Understand the different hard drive types
2.  Be able to set up and configure a hard drive

I. CD-ROM drives and sound cards

1.  Understand the various CD technologies
2.  Understand the basic operation of a sound card
3.  Install a CD-ROM and sound card