Old PC problems

Veteran007

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Jan 3, 2013
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I had an old PC that was sitting in the apartment for a long time and I finally that it would be nice if I got it back to work again. I have to warn you that it is really old and actually it isn't really important to get it all back to work, but at least find out why it doesn't work anymore.
The specs are:
Motherboard: Intel D815EEA2 370 socket,
CPU: Pentium 3 933MHz,
GPU: Nvidia MX440,
RAM: 256MB 133MHz SDR,
PSU: ATX 400W
Also wifi card and firewire card.
I was quite little when it broke, but I have been told that it just didn't start one day. And when I opened it few days ago, the PSU was full of dust and also the CPU cooler, I mean, they were really full of dust.
There are also 2 HDDs and I would like to get the files out of them.
Can you guys help me out here?
 
Solution
If all you want to do is get the data off the two drives.
Then your best option is to take them out and connect them to another working system.
The drives without doubt will be of the IDE 40 pin type for the data cable, and a 12v mole x power connector will be needed to power the drives.

The main culprit of the old system will be a duff power supply unit.
Or a fried cpu since you stated it was caked in dust.
Or the motherboard has given up the ghost.
If all you want to do is get the data off the two drives.
Then your best option is to take them out and connect them to another working system.
The drives without doubt will be of the IDE 40 pin type for the data cable, and a 12v mole x power connector will be needed to power the drives.

The main culprit of the old system will be a duff power supply unit.
Or a fried cpu since you stated it was caked in dust.
Or the motherboard has given up the ghost.
 
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