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I was responsible to maintain deep technical knowledge of multiple technologieswithin a customers IT environment

My work experience has helped me learn essential principles of installing, building, upgrading, repairing, configuring, troubleshooting, optimizing, and preventative maintenance on desktop, server, storage and network hardware.

I have performed Administrative/Maintenance/troubleshooting task on different vendors likes Dell,HP, Ibm,Cisco,EMC,Netapp

Server - HP/DELL/IBM rack-mounted and blade servers on Intel/AMD platformNetwork - Cisco Router/SwitchStorage - EMC Clariion/VNX/Netapp/Datadomain/DELLConverged Infrastructure - VBlock - Cisco UCS/VNX/Nexus 1000V

Configure and apply BIOS configuration settings to control Hardware behaviourVirtualization support,Boot sequence,Enabling and disabling devices,BIOS security (passwords, drive encryption)Use built-in diagnostics

Differentiate between motherboard components, their purposes, and propertiesSizes - ATX,Micro-ATX,ITXExpansion slots- PCI,PCI-X,PCIe,miniPCI,CNR,AGP2x, 4x, 8x

RAM slots, CPU sockets,Chipsets,North Bridge,South Bridge,CMOS battery,Jumpers,Power connections and typesFan connectors,USB,drive activity lights,Bus speeds

Working knowledge and understanding of RAM types and features.

Memory Types- DDR,DDR2,DDR3,SDRAM,SODIMM,RAMBUS,DIMMParity vs. non-parity ,ECC vs. non-ECCRAM configurations -Single channel vs. dual channel vs. triple channel,Single sided vs. double sided,RAM compatibility and speed

Install and configure expansion cardsInstall and configure storage devices and use appropriate media

Optical drives- CD-ROM,DVD-ROM,CD-RW,DVD-RW,Dual Layer DVD-RW

Connection types-External,USB,Firewire,eSATA,Internal SATA, IDE and SCSIIDE configuration and setup (Master, Slave, Cable Select)SCSI Architecture and SCSI IDs assignments (015)Hot swappable drives

Solid state/flash drives-Compact flash,SD,Micro-SD,Mini-SD,xD,SSD,

RAID configurationConfiguration of standalone Tape drive and Robotic Tape Library/Autoloader.

Understand CPU types and features and select the appropriate cooling method

Socket types - Intel and AMDCharacteristics -Speeds,Cores,Cache size/type,Hyperthreading,Virtualization support,Architecture (32-bit vs. 64-bit),Integrated GPUCooling technique - Heat sink ,Fans,Thermal paste,Liquid-based

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Install an appropriate power supply based on connector types and their voltages

Evaluate types and features of display devices.

CRT,LCD,LED,Plasma,Projector,OLED,Refresh rates,Resolution,Native resolution,Brightness/lumensAnalog vs. digital,Privacy/antiglare filters,Multiple displays

Identify display connector types and associated cables

Display connector types -DVI-D,DVI-I,DVI-A,Displayport,RCA,DB-15,BNC,miniHDMI,RJ-45,miniDin-6Display cable types- HDMI,DVI,VGA,Component,Composite,S-video,RGBDevice connectors,pin arrangements and device cable types - SATA,eSATA,IDE,USB,IEEE1394,SCSI connector parallel,Serial

Install and configure various peripheral devices

Input devices -Mouse,Keyboard,Scanner,KVM,MicrophoneOutput devices-Printers,Speakers,Display devices

Understand various printer types like Laser, InkjetPerform installation of appropriate printer drivers for a given operating systemto configure printersPerform printer maintenance as followReplacing toner, applying maintenance kit, calibration, cleaningReplace paper, clean heating element, remove debrisReplace ribbon, replace print head, replace paperSharing local/networked printer via Operating System settings