Unit Project

 

Your company is offering upgrades as part of its services. Title IX Sports comes to you with the following setup;

8      50 Midtower cases with ASUS ME-99B Socket 370 Baby AT motherboards with Pentium 3 processors.

8      Each has 256 MB SDRAM installed

8      Each has a 40 GB hard drive with Windows 98 installed

8      Each has a 52x CD burner installed

8      Each has a 32 bit video card

 

They would like to upgrade these computers to Pentium IVs. All they know is they need the processing power. You will determine the rest.

 

  1. Determine the needs of your customer.
    1. Current needs
    2. Future needs
  2. Decide what components you can keep and which you will need to replace.
  3. Identify what your system needs and this time be very specific:
    1. Make and model of devices
    2. Speeds
    3. Sizes
    4. All specs
    5. Everything MUST be completely compatible
  4. Price out the hardware for all the systems.
  5. Price out the software.
  6. Create a spreadsheet that gives a total budget.
  7. Create a proposal for the company that completely addresses all of the above information.

 

Task One: Create a list of words that must be defined in order for the customer to understand the training.

 

Task Two: Develop a list of questions that must be answered before you can begin fulfilling the customer order. When you have developed this list, show it to me and in exchange I will give you the information from the customer.

 

Task Three: Develop a list of current customer needs.

 

Task Four: Develop a list of future customer needs.

 

Task Five: Research the difference between the PIII and PIV processors and the requirements for each.

 

Task Six: Design one or more complete systems that meet all customer current and future needs.

 

Task Seven: Create a complete proposal with spreadsheet that outlines what you can do for the customer.

 

Task Eight: Print out reference materials related to your configuration.

o      The specifications for your motherboard from the motherboard manufacturer’s website.

o      Documentation that shows that the processor you chose is 100% compatible with the motherboard.

o      The specifications for your processor from the manufacturer’s website.

o      Documentation that shows that the other components are 100% compatible with your motherboard.

o        RAM

o        Hard drive

o        CD/DVD drive

o        Video card (if applicable)

o        Sound card (if applicable)

 

For me, create a diagram of what you did in order to determine that these systems would work together. Remember, it’s not enough just to go to Newegg and say “Okay, we need RAM” and click “Add to shopping cart” on the first stick of RAM you find! You need to tell me:

 

  1. Why you decided on this particular motherboard.
  2. What processors it supports.
  3. What processor you chose, and why.
  4. If a BIOS update is needed for the processor. If so, how you went about upgrading it.
  5. What RAM you chose and how you determined that this RAM was appropriate for this Motherboard.
  6. What items are integrated, and why you chose integrated devices over expansion cards.
  7. What expansion cards you chose.

 

I am going to be specifically looking for DOCUMENTATION that tells me that you have a completely working system. The RAM has to be supported. The processor has to be supported. Everything must work like a charm.