StuKeith
12th October 2007, 18:59
So I won this A1200 and bits on ebay. went to collect them. I only wanted the monitor and was planing on selling the 1200.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290166172105&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=019
Didnt look to yellow in the pic. ~Upon getting it all home and looking at it, I relized how disgusting it was! the miggy was yellow and sticky, and smelt awfull. The mouse was not nice to touch and sticky too.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01162.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01161.jpg
Trust me it was worse then that. like the mouse cable
So today I started the restore.
first off was to take it apart. this was a nice surprise. :)
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01164.jpg
3.5" HDD installed. with all the wireing. stripped all of this out and removed the mobo.
Gave the case a scrub with a scourer and some oxi clean/fairy and it didnt come up too bad.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01166.jpg
Next up was the keyboard.
stripped this down to the bone.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01171.jpg
Stuck the keys into the dishwasher and once done and dry put the kb back together.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01179.jpg
So this done started on the case. this is what it looks like after a few coats of undercoat.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01182.jpg
Now just need to paint and lacqure the top and sort the bottom out. then get a 2.5" cable and fit the 2.5" drive from an old knackered laptop and install.
Got plenty of pics and stuff and will do a guide once finished!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290166172105&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=019
Didnt look to yellow in the pic. ~Upon getting it all home and looking at it, I relized how disgusting it was! the miggy was yellow and sticky, and smelt awfull. The mouse was not nice to touch and sticky too.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01162.jpg
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01161.jpg
Trust me it was worse then that. like the mouse cable
So today I started the restore.
first off was to take it apart. this was a nice surprise. :)
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01164.jpg
3.5" HDD installed. with all the wireing. stripped all of this out and removed the mobo.
Gave the case a scrub with a scourer and some oxi clean/fairy and it didnt come up too bad.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01166.jpg
Next up was the keyboard.
stripped this down to the bone.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01171.jpg
Stuck the keys into the dishwasher and once done and dry put the kb back together.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01179.jpg
So this done started on the case. this is what it looks like after a few coats of undercoat.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/stuartkeith/DSC01182.jpg
Now just need to paint and lacqure the top and sort the bottom out. then get a 2.5" cable and fit the 2.5" drive from an old knackered laptop and install.
Got plenty of pics and stuff and will do a guide once finished!