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reitz

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I was taking the garbage out on my way to work today when I noticed that someone had tossed a Compaq tower into the dumpster. I didn't have time then, but I made sure to grab it when I got home at midnight. Whoever pitched it took the cd drives, hard drive, and ram, but left everything else.

The motherboard appears to be dead, but I managed to salvage a working Athlon 1.2 Ghz with heatsink/fan, a 250 W power supply with the quietest fan I've ever heard (already swapped with the jet engine that was previously in my power supply...though now that I can hear the whine from the hard drive, it's driving me nuts), and a floppy. Not a bad haul for something that was in the trash 😀

There is still a monitor out there that I'm going to snag before I go to bed. It's been raining all day though, so even if it did work when it was pitched, I seriously doubt it does now.

edit: Forgot about the network card and modem, though I haven't tested either of those.
 
Originally posted by: reitz
I was taking the garbage out on my way to work today when I noticed that someone had tossed a Compaq tower into the dumpster. I didn't have time then, but I made sure to grab it when I got home at midnight. Whoever pitched it took the cd drives, hard drive, and ram, but left everything else.

The motherboard appears to be dead, but I managed to salvage a working Athlon 1.2 Ghz with heatsink/fan, a 250 W power supply with the quietest fan I've ever heard (already swapped with the jet engine that was previously in my power supply...though now that I can hear the whine from the hard drive, it's driving me nuts), and a floppy. Not a bad haul for something that was in the trash 😀

There is still a monitor out there that I'm going to snag before I go to bed. It's been raining all day though, so even if it did work when it was pitched, I seriously doubt it does now.
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Nice haul!
 
Originally posted by: reitz


There is still a monitor out there that I'm going to snag before I go to bed. It's been raining all day though, so even if it did work when it was pitched, I seriously doubt it does now.
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If it worked before it should work just fine if you let it dry out.
 
Don't even waste your time with the monitor, it's a firehazard now if it's got water in it. It could literally explode when you turn it on.
 
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Don't even waste your time with the monitor, it's a firehazard now if it's got water in it. It could literally explode when you turn it on.
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As long as he lets it dry out COMPLETELY, it'll be fine. But if there's a speck of moisture...yeah. Fubar.

I've heard of people putting their keyboards in the dishwasher. I'd do it myself, but these Gateway Anykey keyboards are hard to come by.

/me hugs my Anykey
 
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Don't even waste your time with the monitor, it's a firehazard now if it's got water in it. It could literally explode when you turn it on.
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Not "literally", most definitely 😛
 
Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow
Don't even waste your time with the monitor, it's a firehazard now if it's got water in it. It could literally explode when you turn it on.
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I was planning on letting it sit for a week or so before I even mess with it...am I still running a risk then?

Maybe I should test it out on the balcony 😉
 
nice!

i dumpster dived a few times before. didn't find any computer stuff but salvaged electronics parts are pretty good too.


too bad i missed the spring cleanout time for this year and i dont nkow any good dumpsters around here
 
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