Franske ITC-2000 Laptop & Mobile Lab

Laptops

In this lab you will be working with an older silver Gateway laptop and a newer black Lenovo laptop. Please only do hardware disassembly on the older silver laptops, other parts of the lab may be done on the black laptops.

1. Locate and describe to the instructor components found on the outside of a laptop computer
2. Show how to remove and replace the battery on a laptop computer
3. Remove and explore the RAM and hard drive access panels on one of the SILVER laptops
4. Describe in your lab notebook how the upgrade and expansion options differ on laptops and desktops
5. Locate and check the power management and/or ACPI settings in the BIOS
6. Explore the power options control panel in Microsoft Windows
7. Describe in your lab notebook the difference between the standby and hibernate sleep states of the Windows operating system
8. Test various laptop display configurations including laptop only, external monitor only, and both displays active
9. Explore changes in display resolution on both the laptop LCD and external monitor
10. Reset all settings to their original configuration

Install Android in a VM

1. Read and follow the instructions here for installing Android in a Virtualbox VM. Note the following special modifications though!
   • The Android-x86 ISO file is already downloaded on your computers and can be found in the D:\CNT Files folder
   • The version of VirtualBox on the lab systems uses "Linux 2.6" and not "Linux 2.6/3.x" as the version during the VM creation process
   • Change the network configuration to a "Bridged" card instead of "NAT"

Working With Android

Note: If your system goes to sleep you will need to wake it up by pressing the "X" in the upper right of the VM window and choosing "Send Shutdown Signal" which will cause the android system to wake back up, just like pressing the power button on your phone or tablet does.

1. Open "All Apps" on your screen by pressing the button on the lower center portion of the home screen.
2. Click and hold on the "Browser App" and create a shortcut to it on your home screen.
3. Add a clock widget to your home screen by pressing and holding on the home screen and then selecting widgets from the choices at the bottom of your screen.
4. Use the Google Play store to download and install the Firefox web browser and one other app of your choice.
5. Enter the "Settings" app and change the Display sleep time to "Never"
6. See if you can figure out how to set and test a lock screen passcode. Remember that to send a power button press you need to press the "X" in the upper right of the VM window and choose "Send Shutdown Signal".
7. Explore additional apps and settings as time allows.