Observe good housekeeping in the area of the machines during and after maintenance.

Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place, away from all personnel, while you are servicing the machine. Dress for the Job

Keep your tool case away from walk areas so that other people will not trip over it.

Do not wear loose clothing that can be trapped in the moving parts of a machine. Ensure that your sleeves are fastened or rolled up above your elbows. If your hair is long, use hair net or hair cap.

Insert the ends of your necktie or scarf inside clothing or fasten it with a nonconductive clip, approximately three (3) inches from the end.

Do not wear jewelry, chains, metal-frame eyeglasses, or metal fasteners.

Remember: Metal objects are good conductors.

     After service, reinstall all safety shields, guards, labels, and ground wires. Replace any safety device that is worn out or defective.

Finally, reinstall all covers correctly before returning the unit to the customers.

  Electric current from power, telephone, and communication cables can be hazardous. To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems, networks and modems before you open the server/workstation covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedure.

1.       These steps will help you identify potentially unsafe conditions on electrical products:

•       Check exterior covers for damage (loose, broken, or sharp edges)

•       Power-off computer. Disconnect the power cord.

•       The power cord should be the appropriate type.

•        Insulation on the power cord must not be frayed or worn out.

•       Remove the cover.

•       Check for any obvious alteration. Use good judgment as to the safety of any alterations.

•       Check for worn out, frayed or pinched cables.

•       Check that the power-supply cover fasteners (screws or rivets) have not been removed or tampered with.

There must be a process put in place to report accidents, incidents or near misses for immediate action and to help track causes. The organization needs to identify what needs to be reported, to whom it is to be reported, and how to report it, then put this process into a written procedure.

For example:

Any accident, incident, or "near miss," no matter how slight the injury or damage, must be reported to the department supervisor immediately for appropriate action.

The supervisor is responsible for taking appropriate follow-up action, including getting medical attention for the injured, completing an investigation report and recommending or implementing appropriate corrective actions.

The primary purpose of the accident investigation is to identify the cause(s) of the accident, incident or "near miss" and take action to prevent a similar occurrence in the future. In some instances, an employee's or volunteer's failure to follow recognized safety procedures requires disciplinary action to protect co-workers.

Remember: One person's actions can jeopardize the safety of others in the workplace.

         The senior staff member available at the accident scene or the first member notified should complete the appropriate investigation reporting form (accident, incident, near miss). The completed form should be given to the organization's safety committee, which will forward a copy of the report to the safety coordinator for review.

When an employee or volunteer is injured:

1. Get the person professional medical attention.

2. Protect others.

3. Minimize property damage.

4. Stabilize the situation.

5. Conduct an investigation.

• Go to the scene of the accident while the facts are fresh.

• Inspect and record any changed physical characteristics or conditions of the accident site

• Preserve any physical evidence, such as potentially defective equipment.

• Take photos to help preserve the scene (i.e., puddles on the floor, overturned storage shelves and spilled contents).

• Talk to the injured person, if possible.

• Talk to any eyewitnesses.

• Ask simple open-ended questions, one question at a time, and attempt to have events related chronologically to ensure thorough coverage.

• Distinguish a person's actual knowledge from hearsay.

• Ask when, where, who, how, and what was said or done.

• Avoid opinions, judgments or conclusions and be as objective as possible. Avoid commenting on the information gathered except to confirm your understanding or to clarify.

• Stress getting the facts.

• Do not comment on liability or fault during the investigation. Listen for clues in the conversation around you.

• Unsolicited comments often have merit.

• Review and finalize any notes immediately upon completion of your inspection and any interview or other communication with those involved.

• Fill out the appropriate accident, incident or near-miss form, giving an accurate account of the facts.

• Send the form to the safety coordinator and safety committee for their review.

      Forms are used to give specific details with regards to the accidents happened in the laboratory during experiments. Accident reports contain the following details:

      Name of the person injured

      Date and time of the accident

      Type of injury

      First aid given

      Action taken to prevent further accidents

When replacing computer parts and peripherals, you need to consider the following factors:

1. Compatibility of the component or part

2. Consider the component specification

3. Components form factor

          When replacing computer parts you should check if it is compatible with your unit. Double check on your computer manual if the component you are replacing is compatible or not with the unit because this may lead to system crash.

        This focuses on the specification of the component. Check if the voltage rating, current rating, memory size and frequency matches your computer unit.

       The components’ manufacturer should be considered. Check if the unit you are trying to repair or upgrade is generic or branded units. Branded units have their own set of components compatible only to their units, while genetic types can be used only to generic type of units.

Note: Please refer to the Video for Proper Replacement of the components or parts of the  computer.

        If your network connection is not configured properly or suffers a technical failure, you will often see some error message generated and displayed on your screen. These messages give helpful clues to the nature of the issue. Use this list of the common network-related error messages to help troubleshoot and fix networking problems.

        This is the BIOS setup for Award BIOS v6.00PG. If you have a different version of the Award BIOS there would be a lot of similarities. If your BIOS are AMI or Phoenix then the common BIOS features would have some similarities. Whatever BIOS you have, this setup guide should give you an idea about how to setup BIOS.

     Please note that setting up BIOS incorrectly could cause system malfunction, therefore it is recommended that you also follow the BIOS guide provided on your motherboard manual. If you decide to make changes to certain options it is safer to make a note of what you have changed. Then restart the system to see how it performs. If the system behaves abnormally or becomes unstable you can revert back to your previous settings.

        Soft menu III is where you can setup up the CPU without setting jumpers on the motherboard. You can setup the CPU simply by selecting the speed i.e. Pentium III 750 from the list. This ensures that the CPU bus, multiplier, voltage etc, is correctly set for that particular CPU. However you can manually setup each feature if required. Once you have finished with the setup press ESC to return the previous menu.