Dell from the flood (pics)

[SarverSystems]

So I get this phone call: "Hey Brian, I got this Dell computer off a buddy of mine. His insurance company bought him a new one because it was in a flood. Wanna take a look at it and see if you can fix it?"

How bad could it be? On one end of the spectrum, I pictured a case full of mud and creepy crawlies. On the other end of the spectrum, I pictured a little water damage on the lower end of the case or something.

So how bad was it? A mixture of both really. Believe it or not, this thing still booted up, but they took the hard drive, so I don't know if it is fully working or not.

On to the pics:

The CDROM and floppy drive are toasted. They're packed full of mud.

 

[DaCoOlNeSs]

spritz it down with some distilled water and let it sit for a week or so.

 

[Vette5885]

Which natural disaster is this a victim of? Or was it something smaller like a flooded basement?

 

[SarverSystems]

It was from the great flood of 2004 or whatever year it was. It happened here in Pittsburgh.

 

[Asian Dub Foundation]

crazy!

 

[Pkirk618]

the ram might be good.

the case it good for modding too. the processor may also work.

 

[SarverSystems]

I kept the CPU and the RAM. RDRAM is expensive.

 

[Pkirk618]

heck yah. u can make money on that w ebay huh?

 

[Pkirk618]

lets not forget u can salvage those stickers