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Since these systems are seldom upgraded, markings on the outside usually indicate what is actually in the computer. | Since these systems are seldom upgraded, markings on the outside usually indicate what is actually in the computer. | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 11 January 2009
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The idea of this chart is to determine is a system is so low end we are not interested in mining it for parts. In general this job should be done by trained system evaluation instructors and staff.
- RED LIGHT COMPUTERS
- systems are not worth mining. There parts are not worth keeping. We will just destroy the drive and send them to recycling for deconstruction.
- GREEN LIGHT LIGHT COMPUTERS
- systems are potentially worth keeping because they will likely get reused. We will mine them lightly to test their components.
- YELLOW LIGHT LIGHT COMPUTERS
- systems are in between. We will mine them for components, but we will not reuse the system as a whole.
There will be two carts, one for GREEN LIGHT systems (bound for storage), and one for YELLOW LIGHT and RED LIGHT systems, bound for recycling.
Non-upgradeable
Systems that are typically not upgraded are:
- Compaq
- White or beige Dell (black Dells are OK)
- eMachine
- Gateway
- HP
- Micron
- Packard Bell
- IBM PS/1 model
- IBM PS/2 model
Since these systems are seldom upgraded, markings on the outside usually indicate what is actually in the computer.
- High Speed or Ultra Speed CD RW
- They must have a standard 5.25" rectangular faceplate and not be laptop-sized.
- A drive is only High Speed or Ultra Speed if it literally says "High Speed" or "Ultra Speed" to the right of the "Compact Disc" label.
- DVD Drive
- They must have a standard 5.25" rectangular faceplate and not be laptop-sized.
- Front side card readers, only if it includes a cable
- Gigabit ethernet card (Network Card marked 1000)
- Wireless card
- Power supply with a SATA connector
- Molex to SATA power supply adapter
- Molex to 6-pin power supply adapter
- Motherboard with SATA connector(s)
- A really cool case that some geeky kid would drool over