Removing components from systems

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Do not pull anything unless these instructions (or the whiteboard) say to pull it. This includes ribbon cables.

When pulling sound cards, leave sound cables attached to card (not CD Drive or motherboard)
Do not pull risers. (They are designed to go with the motherboard they came with and are not generic.)
When pulling any kind of drive, rails and brackets should stay with the system.

half-height sized cards: A few PCI or AGP cards will have a back plate that is only be half as tall as normal cards. These are "half height" cards and need to be left in the box.; This refers to the size of the "stem" of the card, not the card itself.

When pulling cards, leave cables attached to card
Do not pull risers. (They are designed to go with the case they came with and are not generic.)
Do not pull a "card" that does not go into an industry standard slot. (We do not consider these to be cards, and they need to stay with their motherboards.)

Do not pull anything unless these instructions (or the white board) say to pull it. This includes ribbon cables.

Hard drives should all have been removed by now. Please be certain that they have been.

Remove the following drives
- DVD drives -- regardless of speed.
  - (They must have a standard rectangular faceplate.)
- Recordable or rewritable CD drives -- regardless of speed.
  - (They must have a standard rectangular faceplate.)
- Leave all rails and drive sleds in case!
- Removeable hard drive enclosures. (These look like little drawers).
- Leave all rails and drive sleds in case!
Remove the following types of memory
- DDR
- RAMBUS
- SDRAM
- SODIMMS
Remove the following cards
- Remove any US Robotics brand ISA modems marked Sportster.
- Remove any PCI cards
- Remove any PCI-e cards
- Remove any AGP cards
Remove all power supplies
- (both AT and ATX)
Remove button batteries
- (unless they are soldered onto the motherboard)
Remove Macintosh batteries (in case you're taking apart a Mac)
Remove 3.5 inch face plates