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Build

The Build Program is the program in which we use computer components salvaged from non-functional systems to build a working system. Typically, volunteers will spend a little time in our Recycling program before starting to work in the Build 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

After participating in the Build program for some period of time, volunteers are eligible to take one home of the computers they've built! Please contact us or stop by to find out the current requirements for earning a free PC in our Build program.