Difference between revisions of "Yellow Light Instructions"

Revision as of 14:50, 1 October 2009

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 anything that is on the Exceptional Components List (below)
Remove the following drives
- 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
- SDRAM
- SODIMMS
Remove the following cards
- 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
Remove 5.25 inch curved DELL face plates (found in DELL systems only)
Remove purple IBM drive rails (found in IBM systems only)
Remove half height card slot covers
Remove Molex to SATA power supply cables
Remove 6 in on supply cables

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

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