1. Chapter 6 Fundamental Laptops & Portable Devices
PC Support & Repair
Chapter 6
Fundamental Laptops & Portable Devices

2. Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will meet these objectives:
Describe laptops and other portable devices.
Identify and describe the components of a laptop.
Compare and contrast desktop and laptop components.
Explain how to configure laptops.
Compare the different mobile phone standards.
Identify common preventive maintenance techniques for laptops and portable devices.
Describe how to troubleshoot laptops and portable devices.

3. History of Laptops

4. Laptop Features & Uses Name some… Compare early laptops to today’s
compact size, portability,

5. PDAs The PDA is an electronic personal organizer: Address book
Calculator
Alarm clock
Internet access
Global positioning

6. Smartphones Mobile phone w/ PDA
Built-in camera
Document access
Abbreviated note-taking
Television
Smartphone connectivity and PDA connectivity include Bluetooth and regular USB cable connections.

7. Review Why would you buy a laptop over a desktop?
Mobile, portable
What are some features of a Smartphone or PDA?

8. Identify Components of Laptops
Describe the components found on the outside of the laptop.
Describe the components found on the inside of the laptop.
Describe the components found on the laptop docking station.

9. Laptop Components- Outside
Bluetooth
Battery
Standby
Reduces electricity
Shuts off monitor, hard drive, CPU
Little left for RAM so you can resume

10. Laptop Components- Outside Back
Battery
Parallel AC
VGA

11. Types of Batteries NiCd NiMH Li-Ion Li-Poly Heavy, memory effect
Moderate weight, no memory effect, only so many charges
Li-Ion
Light, no memory effect, gets hot, get freshest
Li-Poly
$$, light, small, charge fast

12. Laptop Components- Outside Side
Kensington Lock
USB Ports
S-Video
4-pin
Sends video only
RJ11 Modem
RJ45 Ethernet
Ethernet LED
Connect LED
Traffic LED
Audio Jacks
Green- Spkr/Hdph
Pink- Mic
Vent
Expansion Slot
PC Card (old) & Express Card (new)
Modem & Ethernet are for communications, PCI is on desktop only, PC Card/Express Card laptop only
PC Card/Express allow you to expand a laptop like you would a desktop
PC Card is hot swappable as well as USB. Optical Drive may be also. What does hot swappable mean?

13. Laptop Components- Outside Front
Infrared Port
Short range, printer
Speakers
Sometimes on top
Latch to open it
More vents

14. Laptop Components- Other Side
Optical Drive
VGA Port
Others:
HDMI
eSATA
Firewire
Card Reader

15. Laptop Components- Bottom
Battery removal latches
Docking Station connector
RAM Access panel
HD Access panel

16. Lab
View the virtual laptop
View the real laptop

17. Laptop Components- Open
Touchpad & pointer
Fingerprint Reader
Power
Multimedia/Volume buttons

18. Laptop Components- Open
Wireless
Bluetooth
Number Lock
Caps Lock
HD Activity
Power
Battery
Standby

19. Input Devices May need drivers & configurations
Stylus
Tablet
Barcode reader
Scanner
Light pen
Web camera
PC game device
Control Panel or in All Programs

20. Laptop Monitor LCD or LED Adjustments made in software
LED uses less battery & thinner
Adjustments made in software
Brightness, contrast, etc
Can use external monitor
VGA port
Fn button to switch displays

21. Docking Station Also port replicator Attach laptop to this base
Smaller than dock
No speakers
Attach laptop to this base
Has special connector
Connects to monitor, mouse, keyboard, network, etc
Can be locked in w/ key

22. Lab
Virtual Lab with docking station

23. Laptop vs. Desktop
Compare and contrast desktop and laptop motherboards.
Compare and contrast desktop and laptop processors.
Compare and contrast desktop and laptop power management.
Compare and contrast desktop and laptop expansion capabilities.

24. Laptop vs. Desktop
Compare & contrast

25. Laptop vs. Desktop
Laptop MB proprietary
SoDIMM

26. Laptop vs. Desktop- CPU Laptop CPU designed for less power & heat
CPU Throttling
Changes speed to reduce heat & power
Allows for longer use on battery power
Mobile processors
May be less speed

27. Laptop vs. Desktop- Power Options
Always plugged in
Battery keeps BIOS/clock running
Laptop
DC power (AC to DC convertor)
Advanced Power Management (APM) OLD
Bios controlled settings
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
The OS controls power management

28. Laptop vs. Desktop- Expansion
Internal bays of 3.5” & 5.25”
PCI Slots
USB, FireWire
Laptop
PC Card expansion- OLD
Hot-swap bays

29. Types of Expansion- Storage
Storage Devices
Magnetic
Moving parts
Flash
SSD
Optical
CD- 700MB
DVD- 8.5GB per side
BD- 25GB per side

30. Types of Expansion- Slots
PCMCIA/PC Card- OLD
All 54mm wide
Type I
16-bit, slow, 3.3mm thick
PDA memory expansion only
Type II
16 or 32-bit, 5.0mm thick
I/O devices like modems with dongles
Type III
10.5mm thick
I/O devices without dongle use

31. Types of Expansion- Slots
PC ExpressCards
Replaced PCMCIA
Faster throughput
34 or 54mm wide, 5mm thin
Hot-pluggable
Replaced by USB 2.0/3.0

32. How to Configure Laptops
Describe how to configure power settings.
Describe the safe installation and removal of laptop components.

33. Configure Power Settings- BIOS
ACPI Standards
Help create a power scheme (plan) to maximize battery/computer performance
In BIOS
Under Power
Must be enabled in order to configure in Windows
Using battery power is important. Batteries can last 2-10 hours, depending on the type of battery. Managing that power is important. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.

34. ACPI States S0- On & CPU running
S1- CPU/RAM get power, unused devices not
S2- CPU off
S3- Suspend (XP)/Sleep (Vista/7), RAM gets power
S4- Hibernate, RAM contents saved to file in HD
S5- Off

35. Configure Power Settings- OS
In Control Panel, Power Options
Hard drive
Display
Shut Down, Hibernate, and Suspend/Sleep modes
Low-battery warnings
What do you think consumes a lot of the battery power in laptops?
Hard drive & Display

36. Power Schemes/Plans Use preset or customize
Notice you can set the hard drive to stop spinning after a period of inactivity when plugged in or on battery. Same thing with the display. You can even set low battery or critical battery “alarms” or warnings when battery reaches a certain percentage of life left.

37. Laptop Power Options XP Vista/7
Standby – Docs & apps saved in RAM; powers on quickly
Hibernate – Docs & apps saved to a temp file on HD; takes a little longer than Standby to power on
Vista/7
Sleep – Just like Standby
Hibernate

38. Lab Power Management Worksheet
Screenshot of your computers Power Option Settings

39. Remove/Install Laptop Components
What might need to be replaced on a laptop?
Hot-swappable
Removed/replaced while powered on
If not hot-swap, unplug & remove battery before replacing/installing
HD, RAM. Battery NOT hot-swap
AC adapter may be auto-switching v

40. Replacing the Battery Shut off Unplug power Unlock Release lever
Slide out
Install
Slide in
Make sure locked

41. Replace the Optical Drive
Remove any media 1st
Use Safely Remove Hardware
Unlock
Remove drive

42. Replace the Hard Drive 2.5” HD Unscrew Remove
Discuss taking a laptop HD & putting it in an external case.

43. Add/Replace RAM Unplug & remove battery! SODIMM Removal Install SODIMM
Remove screw to door
Press outward on clips that hold the SODIMM
Lift up to remove the SODIMM
Install SODIMM
Align the notch at a 45-degree angle
Gently press down until clips lock
Replace cover and install screw

44. Lab
Virtual Laptop: Replace Components
Try it on real laptop

45. Configure Communications Hardware
Ethernet/Wireless
Control Panel, Network, TCP/IP
IP Address set Auto or Manual
Modem
Control Panel, Phone & Modem Options
Add New Modem Wizard
Bluetooth
Turn on device, go to Control Panel to Add device, it searches for it & adds it
Look for indicator

46. Configure Communications Hardware
Infrared
In Control Panel, align to setup
Needs to be within 3 feet
Can send/receive data, pictures
Cellular
Internal or USB
Need software from cell

47. Mobile Phone Standards3G
Phone, data, text, photos, video, Internet, GPS 4G
Higher data speeds

48. Preventive Maintenance for Laptops
Identify appropriate cleaning procedures
Identify optimal operating environments

49. Cleaning Keyboard & touchpad Vents LCD screen Floppy Drive
Wipe w/ lint-free cloth & screen cleaner
Vents
Compressed air
LCD screen
Cloth & cleaner
DO NOT spray cleaner on screen!
Floppy Drive
Floppy clean kit

50. Cleaning CD or DVD Hold disc by outer edge or by inside edge
Use a lint-free cotton cloth
Wipe from center of disc outward
Never use a circular motion
Apply a CD/DVD cleaning solution to lint-free cloth, & wipe again
Allow disc to dry before it is inserted into the drive

51. Troubleshooting Laptop won’t power on
Laptop battery doesn’t last long on a charge
Projector has power but no image from laptop
Laptop image messed up
Laptop can’t connect to network
Page scrolls when you move finger on touchpad

52. Quiz- 15 Questions

53. Chapter 6 Fundamental Laptops & Portable Devices
PC Support & Repair
Chapter 6
Fundamental Laptops & Portable Devices