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Wyodiver33 · 11-01-2009, 02:47 PM

Hi all. About 3 months ago I found a Dell computer near my trash dumpster. It looked clean so I thought I would try to fix it, or at least salvage some parts. It was a Celeron (P4-based-Yuck) 2.5 GHz based computer, integrated vid, 40 GB HDD, etc. It was like a 2003 model, pretty much useless. It wouldn't boot. I gave up, but took the hard drive out. Today I put the drive in a USB enclosure. I guess I was bored and was wondering what was on the drive. Scary, I know. Nothing fun was found. But lots of virus crap and spyware.

My point is: Don't do it. If you see a dead computer, leave it dead. I know what I'm doing. If you don't, just avoid old hardware.

The more you know...

11-01-2009, 02:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	Did something stupid. Learn from my mistake. Hi all. About 3 months ago I found a Dell computer near my trash dumpster. It looked clean so I thought I would try to fix it, or at least salvage some parts. It was a Celeron (P4-based-Yuck) 2.5 GHz based computer, integrated vid, 40 GB HDD, etc. It was like a 2003 model, pretty much useless. It wouldn't boot. I gave up, but took the hard drive out. Today I put the drive in a USB enclosure. I guess I was bored and was wondering what was on the drive. Scary, I know. Nothing fun was found. But lots of virus crap and spyware. My point is: Don't do it. If you see a dead computer, leave it dead. I know what I'm doing. If you don't, just avoid old hardware. The more you know... __________________ I like stuff.