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This web site provides information about the SIG, an archive of presentations made at SIG meetings, a series of links to hardware manufacturer web sites, and a series of links to "resource" web sites.

SIG Information

General Statement of Purpose and Scope:
        The Orange Coast IBM PC User Group (OCIPUG) Hardware Special Interest Group (SIG) provides presentations on PC hardware topics, a forum for Random Access on PC hardware issues, and opportunity to receive help with specific PC hardware problems (hands-on assessment and assistance).
 
SIG Meetings:
        Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month.  They start at 7:00 PM and end by 10:00 PM.  They are held at the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (MAP).  Our meeting room is on the second floor, parking lot side of the building. 
 
Next Meeting:
         The next meeting will be held on: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
        Featured Presentation Topic(s): Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Setting Up/Installing Your Motherboard, CPU, and RAM (the third session in a five part series)
                                
Standing Meeting Agenda:
          7:00  -  7:05        Administration
          7:05  -  8:30        Featured Presentation 
          8:30  -  9:00        Hardware News 
          9:00  -  9:10        Break 
        9:10  -  9:55        Hardware Assistance* and Random Access**
        9:55  -  10:00       Recap, Preview of Next Meeting, and Close
 
        * You are welcome to bring in your IBM-compatible PC.  We will attempt to help you diagnose and fix HARDWARE problems and install new components. We have a spare monitor (with standard, 15-pin VGA connector/cable), so unless you believe your monitor is part of the problem or otherwise needed, you do not need to bring it in.  Please do bring in your keyboard and mouse, the CD for your operating system, the manual and driver software (CD) for any component you are having problems with (or want to install), and the system or motherboard manual.  If you believe there is any chance that the motherboard is part of the problem, please also bring in the motherboard CD.  NOTE: If you bring in hardware for the group to help you with, you will be asked to sign a release form.  The club provides NO GUARANTEE that we can help - we may "break" something or otherwise make the problem worse.  Bottom line, we'll help you as best we can at YOUR OWN RISK.
 
        ** "Random Access" is when you ask questions and we try to provide answers.  There is NO GUARANTEE that the answers are correct or that doing what is suggested won't make things worse.  Proceed at YOUR OWN RISK.
 
Future Meeting "Featured Presentation" Topics:
        September 2008 - Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Installing the Balance of Your Components (alias, Assembly - Part 2)
        October 2008 - Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Installing Your OS and Device Drivers and Functional Testing
        November 2008 - Backing Up Your Data and Your System (including use of RAID technology)
        December 2008 - First Annual OCIPUG Hardware SIG "Hardware Auction"
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