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The Building Program is the program in which we use computer components salvaged from non-working systems to build a working system. Typically, volunteers will spend a little time in the Recycling program before starting to work in the Building program in order to learn how to identify components and to learn where in the computer those components typically go. Volunteers who participate in this program learn how to:

  • Mount components in a computer case
  • Connect internal and external computer cabling
  • Provide proper cooling for a computer case
  • Change motherboard and device jumpers
  • Adjust settings in the BIOS
  • Install and configure the Ubuntu operating system
  • Test the operation of various components