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==Laptop Recycling Guide==
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[[Category:Delete]]
Remove the hard drive.
 
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Remove RAM.
 
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Remove Microsoft license stickers and anything identifying the previous owner.
 
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Strip any needed parts (for mid grade or high end machines only), such as optical drives, hard drive caddies, wireless cards, etc. Ask your instructor for help.
 
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For laptops with the '''Uncovered Electronic Device''' sticker, put the battery in the '''Bad Batteries''' box on the recycling shelf.
 
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Minimally reassemble the laptop, enough that the lid shuts again.
 
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Affix a '''Hard Drive Removed''' sticker, and make sure your instructor signs off on it.
 
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Put the laptop in the appropriate recycling bin, covered or uncovered.
 
*All laptops are considered covered unless they have an '''Uncovered Electronic Device''' sticker.
 
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[[Category:Laptops]]
 

Revision as of 12:24, 19 October 2012