2. Course Overview

3. Your Instructor  Gary C. Meyer Email: gary.meyer@ridgewater.edu Phone: 320-234-8552  Course Info Posted online at http://cst.ridgewater.edu http://cst.ridgewater.edu  Click on CST1511 link and sign in

4. Instructor’s Resume – 52 Years 2 yrs - Northwest Airlines - Troubleshooting & calibrating communications and flight simulators 6 yrs - Honeywell - Quality Instrumentation Technician and Quality Engineer 7 yrs - K.W. Meyers Co - Instrument Sales Rep 11 yrs - Philips Test & Measuring Instruments - Field Service Technician & Service Manager 3 yrs - Meyer Electronics - Self Employed Servicing Electronic Instrumentation 13 yrs - Ridgewater College - Teaching Electronics, Metrology and Computer Systems Technology 9 yrs - J&G Technology - Metrology Training/Consulting /Computer Support

5. Course Topics  The ATA/IDE Interface  Magnetic Storage Principles  Hard Disk Storage  Removable Storage  Optical Storage  Physical Drive Installation & Configuration  Video & Audio Hardware  Internet & LAN Networking Intro  Power Supplies

6. CST1511 Labs  Identify components and troubleshoot assigned problems.  Each class will purchase parts, assemble components, install operating systems and application software to complete 2 desktop computers per instructor specifications.