Repair

{{OLPC}}{{Translations}} __NOTOC__ <!-- -------beginning of top box row----- --> {|style="border-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px" |class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background-color:#fff; vertical-align:top; color:#000"| {|width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#fff" ! <h2 style="margin:0; background-color:#6abe45; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;" id="Diagnosis">[[Diagnosis]]</h2> |- |style="color:#000"| If you have a broken XO laptop and need to figure out what the problem is, start here. * If your laptop doesn't provide you with the [[Sugar]] interface, or if you think the problem is with the physical machine rather than the software, you are looking for [[XO Troubleshooting Guide]] (Hardware Problem Diagnosis). * If the problem occurs when [[Sugar]] or an [[Activity]] is running, or you think the problem is in software, there is currently a lack of documentation, other than the [[Wifi Troubleshooting Guide]]. You might also want to check the [[XO Troubleshooting Guide]]. |- |} <!-- Start of right-column --> |class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background-color:#fff; vertical-align:top; color:#000"| {|width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#fff" ! <h2 style="margin:0; background-color:#6abe45; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;" id="Support">[[Support]]</h2> |- |style="color:#000"| Give1Get1 owners can find in-warranty and post-warranty support options on the [[Support|Give1Get1 Support Page]]. A number of volunteer-run support efforts are available. * Send mail to '''help@laptop.org''' * If you want to help others, you can join the [[OLPC:Support gang|Support gang]] crew of volunteers * Visit the [http://forum.laptop.org/chat live help chat], staffed by volunteers * Peruse [http://dev.laptop.org/report/10 known bugs] in our [http://dev.laptop.org bug-tracking system]. |- |} |} <!-- -------End of top box row----- --> <!-- -------beginning of second box row----- --> {|style="border-spacing: 8px; margin:0px -8px" |class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background-color:#fff; vertical-align:top; color:#000"| {| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#fff" ! <h2 style="margin:0; background-color:#6abe45; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;" id="Repaircenters">[[Repair centers|Give1Get1 Repair Centers]]</h2> |- |style="color:#000"| Do you want to find a community repair center near you with tools and volunteers dedicated to fixing XOs? Do you want to send your laptop to a repair center for fixing? Do you want to start a repair center of your own? '''If you received your laptop through your school, your school will usually have a different repair system in place. Use it!''' * Learn more about community [[Repair centers]] and how they operate. * Find a community repair center near you using the [[Directory of repair centers]]. Some repair centers will also allow you to mail your laptop to them. * If you want to start a repair center of your own, see the [[How to start a repair center]] guide. |- |} <!-- Start of right-column --> |class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background-color:#fff; vertical-align:top"| {| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#fff" ! <h2 style="margin:0; background-color:#6abe45; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;" id="Disassembly">[[Disassembly]] and [[Spare parts]]</h2> |- |style="color:#000"| If you know what part is broken and just need to learn how to take your XO apart to get to it, check out the excellent [[Disassembly]] tutorials. The most commonly done and easiest disassembly-based repairs can be found in [[Simple repairs]]. A [[Screws|guide to screws]] is available. If you need spare parts to replace broken parts in your XO, see [[Spare parts]] for the current progress in making these parts available to the community. A [[Repair Parts]] list is under development for Do It Yourself repairs. Help us find sources and alternatives! Learn the [[anatomy of an XO]]. |- |} |} <!-- -------End of second box row----- --> ===Resources=== * Jan 16, 2008 Birmingham News Story: [http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/01/group_from_city_sees_ease_of_r.html Group from city sees ease of repairs on XO Laptop] * [[XO_Immersion_Repair|Repair after prolonged immersion ?]] * [[Wad's Repairs and support speech May 2008]] * [[/meeting minutes]] from discussions on repairs. [[category:Community repair]] [[category:Hardware]] [[category:Repair]]