Assembly

What's Needed

 * Good knowledge of hardware:
 * 1) Distinguish different types and speeds of RAM modules
 * 2) Distinguish IDE from SATA from SCSI from SAS
 * 3) Distinguish AGP from PCIe
 * Basic tools for opening cases
 * Voltmeter
 * Eval station - power, monitor, mouse, keyboard, Install Server access
 * known-good bootable hard drive

Procedure

 * 1) Open the case and check for dangerous conditions
 * 2) Is the case filled with dynamite?
 * 3) Are there animal corpses inside? (Yes, this has happened.)
 * 4) Is it filled with lint?
 * 5) Clean inside of case with compressed air or vacuum
 * 6) Don't be too assiduous, as we'll be cleaning it again later
 * 7) Remove HDD and send to Data Destruction
 * 8) Power up machine
 * 9) If no POST:
 * 10) Check for beep codes
 * 11) Ensure RAM properly seated
 * 12) Check for loose jumpers and for fasteners shorting out mobo
 * 13) Check for voltage at power-supply connector
 * 14) Call workshop lead to assist
 * 15) If the machine can't be made to POST successfully, then remove all components. Recycle motherboard, test other components separately.
 * 16) Enter BIOS and check settings, set to boot from HDD
 * 17) Install bootable HDD and boot
 * 18) If boot fails then i/o bus is probably bad
 * 19) if integrated, discard mobo
 * 20) if external, replace card and re-test
 * 21) Reboot from PXE and run automated tools we haven't built yet. See Inventory tracking database for details.