Computer Repair

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Ontrack disk manager

Advanced options
Maintenance options
Utilities
Select a HDD
Zero fill drive
Alt C
Yes

Software: Operating System (OS)
Applications (Programs)

Operating System - Controls hardware (kernel) and provides a user interface (shell) DOS, Windows, Linux, MAC OS

Applications - Perform specific tasks
Photoshop, Word, Quickbooks, etc.

Preparing the HDD prior to OS installation
-Partition - logical division or allocation of space on the HDD
-Format - Preparing the partition to store data

Thursday, October 27, 2011

//server/exchange

Install OS on the server
Install OS on the clients
Configure the server as the PDC
Configure the clients as part of the domain
Create domain administrators adn domain user accounts
Create folders for all of the user accounts and groups
Share folders, set permissions and security as needed
Map home folder and group folder through the user profile
Install exchange server
Create mailboxes for all of the user accounts:

//server/exchange