Laptop Program > Current Participants > Laptop Use Tutorial

• The warranty covers defects in workmanship or equipment, as well as typical "wear and tear"; some examples are corrupted hard droves, defect CD drives, and ports or buttons that do not function correctly
• Students are responsible for all non-warranty repairs
• If there is a problem with a laptop, please bring it to IMT right away; this ensures that the student will receive a loaner laptop for the interim and thereby never be without a working computer

• All laptops are covered by full theft insurance within the United States (foreign countries excluded)
• There is a $1,000 deductible for negligent loss or theft
• If a laptop is stolen, file a Campus Safety report and contact the IMT Support Desk immediately

• For any technical difficulties with a laptop, bring it in for evaluation or assistance
• If IMT cannot repair the laptop within 30 minutes, the student will receive a "loaner laptop" that is theirs until their original laptop is in satisfactory condition
• For general or non-repair inquiries, contact the laptop program coordinator at (626) 815-3831 or via email at laptop@apu.edu

• All 2008 HP and Apple models have an optimum battery life of approximately 5 hours
• When using the laptop on battery supply only, the operating system will warn the user when the battery life is low
• All laptop models charge more rapidly if they are off while charging

• Remove the memory key cap
• On one side is an imprint with the capacity of the memory key; insert the key into a USB port with the aforementioned side facing up
• Give the operating system a few moments to detect the memory key
• In Windows, go to Start > My Computer > DOK (E:); in Macintosh OSX, a Disk on Key icon will appear on the desktop
• Files can be copied through drag-and-drop or by saving directly to the memory key (the same way files are saved to a hard drive or floppy disk)
• In Windows, the memory key needs to be properly ejected when finished; to do so, left click on the green arrow icon to the right of the clock and select USB Mass Storage Device (E:) from the list

• In Windows, go to Start > Control Panel
• Double-click on the User Accounts icon
• Click on the account name or picture near the bottom of the window
• Click Change My Password
• Enter the current password (if assigned) in the top box; in the following two, type the new password
• Click Change Password
• The password has been created or changed; close the window

• CD creation is integrated into Windows XP so that no additional software is required
• Go to Start > My Computer
• Find a file to burn to CD; right-click it and select Send To > CD-RW Drive (D:)
• An icon will appear near the clock along with a notification that files are waiting to be burned to CD
• Repeat step 3 for all desired files; when finished, double-click the icon near the clock and click Write These Files to CD