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  1. September 19th, 2002, 07:09 AM #1
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    Work Freebies

    What kind of freebie computer parts are you salvaging?



    I take anything that comes from upgrades my customers dont want or take thats usefull.
    Got entire systems minus either video cards, hard drives, floppy, cd roms
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  2. September 19th, 2002, 07:23 AM #2
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    I steal the 80mm fan grills off old machines that have them on the powersupply. Most new computers use a stamped out grille.

    I grabbed a couple of old PCI 3com 900 NIC's. Old, but still better than that new Dlink/Realtek crap.
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  3. September 19th, 2002, 07:30 AM #3
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    We've been swapping out the 16mb nvidia cards that come in our new evos with Maxtor 550s, so I've got a drawer full of 16mb nvidia cards
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  4. September 19th, 2002, 07:32 AM #4
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    just in the process of gettin a "powerware" UPS ,,,,not being used.

    now is that a freeby ,,,,or not?
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  5. September 19th, 2002, 07:49 AM #5
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    Nice avatar Freddy
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  6. September 19th, 2002, 07:52 AM #6
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    Originally posted by Tacklebox
    Nice avatar Freddy

    Catch the fish, running to get pole


    <b>Thats so cool.</b>
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  7. September 19th, 2002, 09:50 AM #7
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    At our company we glean every minute amount of processing power out of everything we can. We're presently FINALLY doing away with the 486's. Not much to save there.

    I get to keep my reference books from the classes I get sent to.
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  8. September 19th, 2002, 10:22 AM #8
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    well i do admit to "pinching it" ,,,and mgyver modded it it fit (cheers) ,,,


    I was origionaly known as "freddy the fisherman" ,,,,,,but i lost my boat on a drunken night out ,,,,,,so now i am "freddy" (not the fisherman)



    and sign aS


    FtF
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  9. September 19th, 2002, 10:27 AM #9
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    Absolutely nothing! I would be fired, and I have too good a job to risk it. Too bad too, because we tend to waste things that I think still have value.
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  10. September 19th, 2002, 11:34 AM #10
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    ok , not stolen - given! "if it,s sat there with dust on it" ,,,,we,ve never used it "take it!!!!!


    "powerware" "+prestige ext" ,,,,rated at 560w ,,,(Uk = 240v)

    mfg by excide elctronics - ralieigh NC USA ,,,,,model No 0800p2hv ,,,,


    anybody got any links ?


    FtF
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  11. September 19th, 2002, 12:30 PM #11
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    duuu ,,,me thinks the batterys want charging?

    tried it then ,,,,,,,,,,,forgot that there was also a freezer ,,,plugged in on the same 8 way splitter,,,,,,,tripped a main fuze!!!!!


    ok , inside is 5 x yuasa 12v x 5.0hr cells ,,,,,

    just realised that the unit has been stood on its side for 3 years !!!

    5 new batterys wanted ,,,

    bat No ....nph5-12 ,,,,cheepest locally is £75.00 for 5,,,,,,


    smaller + bigger are cheaper ???? maybe 10ah ???(if they fit)


    leave it on charge for 24hrs ,,,,see how it goes?


    sorry not one realy for tech lounge ,,,,,,,,,


    FtF
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  12. September 19th, 2002, 01:04 PM #12
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    we didn't sell used systems so any upgrades done i kept the used parts...4 and 8 gig HD's are perfectly usable . so were socket 370 motherboards, most of which were Intel or ASUS. ATX cases that were not banged up i kept. memory usually went into shop systems.
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  13. September 19th, 2002, 01:17 PM #13
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    I took a bunch of money out of teh safe one time.
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  14. September 19th, 2002, 01:37 PM #14
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    I used to get anything I want. Software, Pc's palms. monitors, printers, you name it, i coul dget it.

    Not no more.

    All I get now is a sore f'n back and a sleepy brain.

    this sucks
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  15. September 19th, 2002, 08:52 PM #15
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    Let's see...

    • Several Sound Blaster (Ensoniq, PCI128) and misc. other brands of crappy sound cards.
    • 1x Asus P2B motherboard.
    • 1x Celeron 333 CPU.
    • 1x PII 350 CPU.
    • 4x 20Gb hard disks.
    • 1x HP LaserJet 5.
    • 1x HP OfficeJet multifunction.
    • 2x Canon 240 inkjet.
    • 3x Creative Labs 48X
    • 2x 52X LG CD-Rom drives.
    • 1x Voodoo 3 3000 graphics card.
    • 1x NVidia Manta graphics card.
    • 2x ATI Rage IIc graphics cards.
    • 2x 486 IBM Thinkpad 750c laptops.
    • 1x Compaq Armada 486 laptop.
    • 1x Kensington mouse
    • 1x Busted Palm IIIe with kit.
    • Numerous sticks of PC66, PC100, PC133 in 32, 64, 128 and 256Mb configurations.
    • That's all I can remember...


    A word of explanation:
    These were items which were either "left-over" from projects or to be thrown out as unnecessary in my previous job as network manager in a public hospital. When I originally came into this position in 1999, we were filling garbage bins with these things during the Y2K overhaul.

    Yes, these are your Canadian tax dollars at work.

    Some may notice a striking similarity to items on this list and the current specs of my home system.
    Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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