Group Project Day 1

Feb 15, 2011

.Received Dell Optiplex GX620 computer to disassemble.
.Everyone examined parts and chose what PC part to research.
Parts being researched
-Ayana: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
-Clark: Harddrive
-Jae: Ram
-Maggie: CD/DVD Drive
-Pablo: Graphics Card
-Paul: Ram
.Everyone else chose to research things as a whole instead of focusing on one specific part.

.While disassembling the computer we identified several companies that took part in manufacturing parts of the PC.
Companies Identified
-Intel
-Foxconn
-Rubycon
-PHL (Phillipines?)
-Asus
-Bel Stewart


If I missed anything else from the first day just let me know.