Specifications

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Figure 3.2
 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