© S. Wilkins 11 February, 2006

Maintain Equipment & Consumables
ICAITU007B

Course Materials

• Online activities
• Offline activities
• Printer Maintenance Assessment Task

Key Terms and Concepts

• Hardware maintenance, routine and non-routine
• Maintenance scheduling and maintenance logs
• Hardware specifications
• Backup and restore
• Precautions associated with cleaning fluids
• Purchasing, storage and disposal requirements for cleaning agents and consumables

HSC Learning Experiences

• Referral to hardware manuals regarding maintenance requirements
• Obtaining quotes for a variety of consumable items
• Completing a stock order form (this can be for a hypothetical order)
• Completing a maintenance log
• Ongoing weekly responsibility for the maintenance of a workstation for a minimum continuous period of a month, including cleaning of component parts using appropriate equipment

Performance Criteria

1. Clean disk drives/peripherals
   1. Disk cleaning materials are accessed from stores
   2. Inventory systems are accessed and events are documented according to organisational procedures.
   3. Disks/peripherals are cleaned as recommended by manual in accordance with vendor requirements and required by organisation.
2. Replace/maintain consumables
   1. Stock is accessed from store and information is recorded according to organisational procedures.
   2. Relevant manual is accessed.
   3. Consumables are replaced.
   4. Hardware is tested to ensure it is in working order.
3. Maintain peripherals
   1. Equipment requiring maintenance is determined.
   2. Equipment is maintained as required by organisation guidelines.
   3. Maintenance is documented as required by organisation guidelines.
   4. Unused peripherals are stored in line with vendor/manuals' guidelines.