On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Jack Peacock wrote:
> How about initial procedures when you get some new treasure
> recently saved from the greedy jaws of the salvagers. Things
> like: blow out the dirt, check for burnt/obviously damaged
> components, frayed or pinched cables, reseat socketed parts and
> clean off any corrosion or "purple plague" on the IC pins, power
> supply outputs, loose screws dropped in the power supply or
> motherboard. And most important of all....make copies of the
> schematics and boot disks.
>
> Another idea for the FAQ: if it isn't restorable, at least pull
> all the socketed ICs (and put them in static foam) so someone
> else might be able to restore one. I keep a big box of old
> parts from boards I have tossed.
Jeez. All of this stuff is in the FAQ. The problem is one of the
following:
A) Nobody can access it due to server problems at u.washington.edu
B) It doesn't get sent out to new subscribers
C) People ignore it
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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