Old Computers

[kazaa2002]

keikan, if you have the space, start your own "bone yard", leave it alone
and when you need something for a new project, you can do as Lynx
said ...strip it out. Leaving it in tact for now, will also show you later how it went together and also
what it is for. If you don't have the space then go with mad cat ,linx ,clocker or rossco's suggestions. they are all worth looking into.

[Keikan]

I was thinking of making it into a workstation

[Livy]

Originally posted by Keikan@7 March 2004 - 21:29
I was thinking of making it into a workstation

why not just use it as a 2nd pc, or as a test station, and put sleek version of windows on it using www.litepc.com or linux, and experiment,

also what do you mean by workstation???

[mr. nails]

everytime i upgrade my pc i GIVE my old one to my mom. as soon as i get the money i'm going to amd64 and hopefully get a next gen vid card. next system for mom = my sig!

[lynx]

Just dismantled a VERY old pc and found it had a turbo switch.

This is a tiny two-way switch with a three pin header at the other end. Perfect for remote bios reset operation.

[tesco]

Originally posted by lynx@8 March 2004 - 17:44
Just dismantled a VERY old pc and found it had a turbo switch.

This is a tiny two-way switch with a three pin header at the other end. Perfect for remote bios reset operation.

i have accumulated a few of those switches what with two old cases, three old power supplies, and my parents got a new fan that goes over top the stove (you know those vent thing) and i took the high\low\off switch off of it.

[Mad Cat]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@7 March 2004 - 00:52
hump it

I hope you meant "dump it" there...

[tesco]

Originally posted by Mad Cat+8 March 2004 - 18:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mad Cat @ 8 March 2004 - 18:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@7 March 2004 - 00:52
hump it

I hope you meant "dump it" there... [/b][/quote]


i can just see bigdawg sitting there humping his old computer lol j/k