The
NORMISIST team completed the PC Deployment to all recipient public schools in Caraga last March 1.
The deployment team was divided into two groups as:
TEAM 1: Mr. Jaymer Jayoma and Engr. Jerry Halibas and two ASI representatives
TEAM 2: Engr. Alexander Demetillo and Engr. Jeffrey T. Dellosa and one ASI representative
The following schedule was followed:Day 1, February 26:
• Agusan Del Sur National High School (ASNHS) in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
• Lawigan National High School in Bgy. Lawigan, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur
Day 2, February 27:
• Sta. Irene National High School in Bgy, Sta. Irene, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur
• Portlamon Pastor Uy National High School in Bgy. Portlamon, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur
Day 3, February 28:
• Tubay National High School in Tubay, Agusan del Norte
• NORMISIST
Day 4, February 29:
• Rizal National High School in Bgy. Rizal, Surigao City
Day 5, March 1:
• Bilay National High School in Bgy. Bilay, Surigao City
The deployment proceeded as scheduled with lapses noted on most part of the delivery units – AIR21 (Butuan and Surigao Cities). Technical concerns were also noted in the deployment as well as the community’s reactions - the students, the teachers and the parents who were there in the deployment were also noted.
Some of the impressions from the deployment are as follows:
The schedule was really not followed since the AIR21 truck was always delayed on each of the first delivery of the day. The deployment was most affected during the first day were the delivery was made in the afternoon already. The succeeding deployment schedules were delayed. The same thing happened in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th day of the deployment despite the reminders made to AIR21.
All recipients expected the air-conditioning units to be delivered as well with the PCs. Tubay National High School we noted had their computer laboratory constructed without any windows causing an extreme temperature inside when noon time comes. There was not enough ventilation inside the lab. The lab became hottest when all PCs were up and running. The team cautioned not to turn on the computers overnight as the risk of damaging the PCs is high. Other schools have better ventilation but still the air-conditioning units are badly needed.
The provincial service partner ASI (Global Solutions, Inc. – Butuan City) has done its job well from the set-up to fixing problems encountered during the deployment. They were in constant communication with the NORMISIST team prior and after to the deployment and attends to the needs of NORMISIST. The meeting held between them prior to the deployment has made the deployment a success sticking to the plans defined. The problem lies solely on the late schedules by the management of AIR21.
Stickers were not available for every school so all the computers verified to be working already has not been stamped with the stickers as planned.
The checklist for the verification of the serial numbers for every component was a tedious thing to do. But the team has managed to complete them anyway. Parents, teachers, and students gathered during the PC deployment and were all ecstatic about the PCs delivered to them. The term ecstatic or overjoyed is an understatement to describe their feelings upon the delivery. Some students and teachers stayed with the team when they spent overnight in the schools to help monitor the PCs during the burn-in tests.
Technical aspect:
1.0 The team noted that PCs wirelessly connected received three bars of signal only and not optimum as desired despite the short distance they were all connected.
Common things noted in the deployment on the PCs:
- CPU fan striking the wire connections inside (which you would hear immediately during booting). Improper assembly of the internal components is the main culprit to this problem.
- Some PCs do not have wireless connection upon booting. Loose connections on the board are noted that would have caused the problem.
- Some CPU’s just turned off after several minutes they were turned ON.
- The team noted that it is not possible to connect DVI and VGA port at the same time when using the LCD multimedia projector with the computer monitor.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
We recommend the following for the next implementation of the PC deployment:
Strict adherence to schedule planned should be followed by all members of the deployment – AIR21, ASI and the SUC.
- Air-conditioning units SHOULD be delivered AHEAD or TOGETHER with the PC deliveries. This will help protect the PCs deployed in schools without proper ventilation.
- With regards to item 3 in the observation above, there should be a compatible driver installed.
- Mouse pads should have been included in the package.
- Wireless / Wifi adaptor card should have better driver compatibility with regards to the Wifi signal strength to optimize wireless connection of all PCs.
