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| George's notes, most of the computers that you will get an baby At's, if you want to upgrade to a new motherboard you will need new cables, and a new case. Yo will also need new ram and a new prosessor, in which case it would be more economical to buy a new computer. If you want to upgrade your megahertz buy the evergreen spectra upgrade prosessor, or just overclock.
I, Tim am creating this page, about making any computer worth something, to show you some creative ways of making a computers Scrap Value known. Note: This guide does not apply to laptops. I've dealt with dozens of computers since I first got into computers, 4 years ago. The main thing I've learned is that all computers are worth something. So many people throw their computers away on the grounds that they'r getting a new Pentium 4 and an old Pentium 2 isnt modern enough. My article on Refurbishing Old Computers should prove to you that. However, a lot of times you run across a non-working annoying computer, like say a Pentium, that just doesn't seem worth it. I decided to write an article about how a Pentium IS worth atleast a few dollars. The essential parts you should have are a case, power supply, motherboard, processor(CPU), RAM, floppy, CD-ROM(maybe), 5 inch floppy, harddrive, and the occasional accessories. In my closet I have 3 large boxes. Box number one contains all the useless components I come across. I like to save things, if you don't, chuck those. Box number 2 contains, in anti-static bags, neatly placed in, the useful parts. Box number 3 contains mainly the cases, and/or computers that haven't yet to be decided, refitted, or whatever. Under these boxes i also have some more computers. I suggest you somehow make those 3 neccisary piles, and one optional. The first thing I do when I get a computer is take out the 5 inch floppy, and throw it in the box full of useless stuff. That's a given. Next, look at the 3.5 inch. Take it out. Put it in the box of useful parts for now. These floppys, as you know, are still in use today. Now remove the harddrive. Useful. Take out all the wires not connected firmly to anything(mainly the ones going to the floppy, harddrive, and CD-ROM). Wrap them up, and place them in the useful box, or in a seperate wires box, if you wish. I then look at the motherboard and CPU. Usually, I'll keep them, unless it is an old DX (pre Pentium) anything without "Intel Inside Pentium" or such on it usually is pre-pentium. I also like AMD's and Cyrix processors, So, I keep those. Definatly keep the RAM. It wont work in modern systems. It is important to note whether its EDO or SyncDram. If you can't tell, just test it out when you build your next scrap computer. Okay, now look at your case and power supply. The power supply depends largly on your own needs. I usually put them in useless components, but when I empty that box out, I find myself keeping one around, just incase. 9 times out of 10 they wont work in a new system, but they can help a lot in an old, pre-ATX one. I'd close the case and put it somewhere. If you'r not as conservative as me, the key parts are the harddrives (no matter how small) and the floppys. Both are still in use today. Harddrives can be daisy chained with other new ones to make a fairly large one. Laptop harddrives (1.25 inches I believe) are extremely valuable, still. And the converters, usually around $5 can make a large "useless" laptop harddrive a nice working desktop one, using little power. |
