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Step 5Extraction
So the key here is that you are going to locate and remove the boards or drives that have parts that you can use. You will leave behind extraneous cases and parts that will make it awkward or cumbersome to move. The goal will be to remove just the part or board that the component sits ons.
As you can see on this PC the side panel has already been removed, I check the number of Farads on the side of the capacitors. I will take the mother board out if the components are the right size.
Disconnect the ribbon cables, remove screws holding it down. You can remove any cards in the PCI slots if they don't have anything of use for you.
This machine also has CD drive! Excellent! Remove the screws and ribbon cables and slide it out of the case and into your bag. Save any loose screws; you never know when you might need them and they don't take huge amount of room.
Next you will be a responsible citizen. You should put any loose parts into the PC case so that they can easily be picked up by recycler. I make sure the area is as clean or cleaner than when I arrived. Usually the owners of these areas know that folks like me are on salvage operations. A sure way to get them to lock down this valuable resource is to make a big mess of small parts for someone else to clean up. Please be kind to those who allow you access to this material.
pics of dissembly, screws, cleanup
As you can see on this PC the side panel has already been removed, I check the number of Farads on the side of the capacitors. I will take the mother board out if the components are the right size.
Disconnect the ribbon cables, remove screws holding it down. You can remove any cards in the PCI slots if they don't have anything of use for you.
This machine also has CD drive! Excellent! Remove the screws and ribbon cables and slide it out of the case and into your bag. Save any loose screws; you never know when you might need them and they don't take huge amount of room.
Next you will be a responsible citizen. You should put any loose parts into the PC case so that they can easily be picked up by recycler. I make sure the area is as clean or cleaner than when I arrived. Usually the owners of these areas know that folks like me are on salvage operations. A sure way to get them to lock down this valuable resource is to make a big mess of small parts for someone else to clean up. Please be kind to those who allow you access to this material.
pics of dissembly, screws, cleanup
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Oct 30, 2007. 10:32 AMhondagofast
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I have a computer similar to that, it's a 433MHz Dell.
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Mar 22, 2008. 7:14 AMarcane2rox
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most all dell cases before the pentium 4 where based on this design
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