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To test a PC box, first give the equipment a visual inspection.
o See if it has any 5.25” drives in it. If yes, the machine is too old. Target
the whole thing for recycling.
o Look for any damage to the outside case that might interfere or cause
problems with normal operations of the machine.
o If it fails visual inspection, there may still be valuable parts (i.e. hard
drive, CDROM, or sound, video, or network cards, RAM chips) that may
be removed and put into inventory.
Next, connect all the major components (keyboard, mouse and monitor) to the
CPU box.
Push the power button to power up the PC. The first screen should show the
chip type and speed.
If a donated computer has at least a Pentium class processor of any speed,
move on to the Boot Check test.
If the system has less than a Pentium processor, look for valuable parts and
remove them for inventory if there are any.
3.32 Monitor Triage
Monitors are the most potentially hazardous of all equipment – the screen has a
large amount of lead and parts of the monitor may still hold a strong residual charge. If a
monitor is broken open in any way, put it into a plastic bag, record its arrival and
condition the Data Record Sheet and recycle it right away. Even if it seems to be in good
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