Vintage computers saved from e-waste! What's inside and can we get any of them working first try? Let's see! #vintage #retropc #ewaste #amd #windows #intel
I like these longer exploration videos. They are calming and we get to share in the excitement as you dig into these. I am glad you get to rescue these and enjoy them!
Love this feedback and I'm glad you are enjoying them! It's a fun hobby and I enjoy sharing this tech with everyone as I come across it. Hopefully you get a chance to look at the other videos on the channel as there are some other cool finds as well! Thanks for watching :)
Thank for this comment. This is exactly why I do what I do. This is a hobby, but I love sharing what I can and hearing the amazing nostalgic stories! Thanks for your support and for watching!
Those athlon xp processors are quite good as workhorses! There's an hp desktop with that same cpu at my parent's home. It still has 2gb ram and an onboard 128mb (shared) GeForce 4 gpu which made up for a solid school, business and multimedia/HTPC system. I kept firing It up every now and then up until 2017, having Ithe XP os updated with POSready patches thanks to a registry hack. I never tried gaming on it because back in middle school my dad forbid my siblings and me from playing -that's why we had a playstation and a TV on our bedroom! Once I entered college, my laptop was way more capable than the aging Athlon XP so I never really took that chance with the tower. You brought me back some memories from 2003-2008 :-)
@@TheRetroRecall I actually got the HVAC company I worked for to pay for the Upgrades, as Assistant IT Manager with a 1+hr Commute, as well as one of the CAD/CAM Engineers, I had to be able to Work from home, I Originally bought the Base Computer though. But that 128Meg Card and going from 256Meg Ram to a Max 1Gig 2 Sticks.... That was a CVS Style Receipt at CompUSA!
Thanks and great suggestion! As you look at later videos I have different ways to capture closer images of the systems. I will be improving the setup and camera styles as the channel grows :)
That 754-system is a very nice and kinda rare find (if it's working though). Could be used for Win98, XP or even some DOS-experiment. And really hope you can get this 9600 to work.
Agreed! I'm going to be doing a full restore on this system in a video - hoping we have a positive outcome! I can't ever remember seeing a burnt label on a GPU fan bearing label before. It must have gone hard right to the end. Hoping it is just the fan and no damage was done to the card itself. Stay tuned and thank you for watching!
@@DuneRunnerEnterprises Not possible. Soft mods apply to the 9500 Pro, 9700 series, and 9800 series cards. 9500 Pro can be soft modded to the 9700 (pro), the 9700 and 9800 series cards can be soft modded to 9800. 9800 SE goes to a 9800 Pro and the 9700 series goes to the 9800 Pro as well.
@@TheRetroRecall I look forward to seeing more content. I am going to do retro PC videos soon too. I am moving into a much bigger place and will have better space for a computer lab/video studio in the new house. I am in a small office where you have a hard time fitting 2 office chairs in.
ive done some of my own research into older beige cases myself. I noticed on the first computer that the side panel grille looks similar to the beige case i own from my 2003 athlon based system, and sure enough it comes from the same company. Mine is the linkworld 313N, whereas yours is the linkworld 313U. I am surprised that the case manufacturer site is still up
Again, love this info. Site is still up - I wonder if you can still get cases or other items.... Or is it just up because someone didn't turn the lights off haha.
@@TheRetroRecall i dont think they are making them anymore, would be cool but there just isnt a profitable market for these beige cases anymore, its just too niche
@@TheRetroRecall First, I had a CD-ROM, then I added a CD-RW, then I replaced the CD-ROM with a DVD-ROM, then the CD-RW with a DVD-RW. Now, I just like to carry two DVD-RW, for "reasons". First reason, was that my primary drive in my last build was a Samsung with Lightscribe, but not good for quality scans, so I paired it with a Liteon. This pair was going to go forward, but then I found one of my dream drives on ebay, a Liteon IHAS 224 (B) which crossflashed to a 624 for ALL the features. I still paired it with a different drive for diversity in reading iffy discs... a GSA-H55N from a junkbox lot winning the read-off on a test disc that I'd created a while back and not looked after at all. Yep, IDE/PATA drive in a modern SATA system driven by a Jmicron card, but I think in the current rebuild, I'll drop the card and try an adapter
Lucky - maybe a little bit. I find it's all about timing! Can't wait to dig in and make these systems work like they did when they were new :) thanks for watching!!
I was thinking about building sleeper PCs in retro cases. I haven't found any retro cases yet. I have a 2005 HP machine but I don't want to take it apart. It works great.
@@TheRetroRecall The problem is ventilation isn't good on these rigs, so probably the best bet is a modest graphic card or just rely on the integrated one. I have an IBM 300PL who I plan to convert to a sleeper pc.
Crazy to think these computers from the late 1990's/early 2000's are now vintage machines. Yes these were like the big deal of that era. Now Computers that look like they were from the early 2000's are mentioned as "Home Servers." with no CD Rom or 3.5" Diskette dock but with USB ports and Hard Drives, SATA Drives or SSD's that are in the Terabytes.
It is crazy to think about. On my latest video about to release on Wednesday, I talk about windows XP... I mean that's 22 years old! It's hard to think it's considered vintage!
@@michaelprox1172 exactly! I'm still jealous you have that awesome piece of history. Stay tuned for Saturdays video for a really cool system from.... 1989!
I like these longer exploration videos. They are calming and we get to share in the excitement as you dig into these. I am glad you get to rescue these and enjoy them!
Love this feedback and I'm glad you are enjoying them! It's a fun hobby and I enjoy sharing this tech with everyone as I come across it. Hopefully you get a chance to look at the other videos on the channel as there are some other cool finds as well! Thanks for watching :)
always exciting to crack open a new old pc for the first time. what mysteries inside haha
Absolutely!! Just crazy the things you can find (and cringe at) lol!
As soon as I found this video, I subscribed. I love seeing old PCs, you deserve more than 1K subscribers!
Thank for this comment. This is exactly why I do what I do. This is a hobby, but I love sharing what I can and hearing the amazing nostalgic stories! Thanks for your support and for watching!
More sweet content! Keep this up, loving all the new video drops! So much nostalgia!
More to come!
Those athlon xp processors are quite good as workhorses!
There's an hp desktop with that same cpu at my parent's home. It still has 2gb ram and an onboard 128mb (shared) GeForce 4 gpu which made up for a solid school, business and multimedia/HTPC system. I kept firing It up every now and then up until 2017, having Ithe XP os updated with POSready patches thanks to a registry hack.
I never tried gaming on it because back in middle school my dad forbid my siblings and me from playing -that's why we had a playstation and a TV on our bedroom! Once I entered college, my laptop was way more capable than the aging Athlon XP so I never really took that chance with the tower.
You brought me back some memories from 2003-2008 :-)
Thanks for sharing this memory - love it! Also happy I could bring back some nostalgia for you :). Thanks for watching!
one of these days I'm going to go up to Canada and go thrifting, how on earth you're able to get all this great older tech on the cheap amazes me
Haha! Great friends / connections and supporters of the channel! :)
I had a Compaq 2040WM
WalMart $400 Special, I Maxed that thing out to 1Gig Ram
with a 128Meg GeForce VideoCard!
I was a Quake III DEAMON!
Sometimes those systems were the little engines that could lol! You could jam pack them and make them go beyond their specs for sure. Ahhh the fun.
@@TheRetroRecall I actually got the HVAC company I worked for to pay for the Upgrades, as Assistant IT Manager with a 1+hr Commute, as well as one of the CAD/CAM Engineers,
I had to be able to Work from home, I Originally bought the Base Computer though.
But that 128Meg Card and going from 256Meg Ram to a Max 1Gig 2 Sticks....
That was a CVS Style Receipt at CompUSA!
@@MotownBatman love hearing this story!! Pretty slick. Stay tuned for Saturdays video... A rare system for the bench!
Love the content. Wished you had a forehead mounted gopro or something to get a close up lok inside those gems
Thanks and great suggestion! As you look at later videos I have different ways to capture closer images of the systems. I will be improving the setup and camera styles as the channel grows :)
Good vid! Fingers crossed you can get the other 2 machines working 🤞
I hope so!!
Wow, one those cases looks almost like my very first desktop PC! I need to find a box like it. Thanks for sharing!
That's awesome to hear and exactly why I love doing this! Thanks for watching!
I love all of those cases, in my opinion they're much more attractive than the plain white ones
Aren't they cool? Which one of the 3 are your favorite? I find it hard to decide, however I think I like Door #1 haha! Thanks for watching!!
@@TheRetroRecall That really is a tough call, as they're all awesome....but I'd go with the one on the right (the one with the 2 LG drives)
I saw the thumbnail and was like, "Whoa! Sexy!"
@@justsumguy2u we may have to dig into that one in a future video!
That 754-system is a very nice and kinda rare find (if it's working though). Could be used for Win98, XP or even some DOS-experiment. And really hope you can get this 9600 to work.
Agreed! I'm going to be doing a full restore on this system in a video - hoping we have a positive outcome! I can't ever remember seeing a burnt label on a GPU fan bearing label before. It must have gone hard right to the end. Hoping it is just the fan and no damage was done to the card itself. Stay tuned and thank you for watching!
@@TheRetroRecall
Btw, some of 'em 9600 was "upgradable" into 9800's,by firmware!!!
@@DuneRunnerEnterprises awesome!!!
@@DuneRunnerEnterprises Not possible. Soft mods apply to the 9500 Pro, 9700 series, and 9800 series cards.
9500 Pro can be soft modded to the 9700 (pro), the 9700 and 9800 series cards can be soft modded to 9800.
9800 SE goes to a 9800 Pro and the 9700 series goes to the 9800 Pro as well.
@@ToniHiltunen1980 Are you sure about that?
I was sure,that the 9600 IS the ones.
Ok,so i was wrong.
Bummer.
the first 2 are like the first PC i got back in 2003 time I must have been 18 - 20 then.
but never had my own pc before that.
Now I have had lots.
Awesome! Hopefully you get to experiment with different types of configurations. Do you have any of the older tech still in use today?
@Karataus the oldest is a q6600 pc.
yes please do a video on the 2ndd pc, i just subbed today too i love old retro tech myself
Hey Nick, I did! Go take a peak :). Thanks for your support and for watching.
Its like an adventure, Keep it up!
Will do!!!! Thanks for watching!!
I love the cases they look so cool
There was sooo much choice back in the 90's and early 2000's! Always an adventure building a new system and shopping for a case!
9:38 for the time it takes to clean that old thermal paste off and apply a new dab it makes sense to refresh it.
For sure - I plan on doing future restorations that will be much more in depth.
@@TheRetroRecall I look forward to seeing more content. I am going to do retro PC videos soon too. I am moving into a much bigger place and will have better space for a computer lab/video studio in the new house. I am in a small office where you have a hard time fitting 2 office chairs in.
That's awesome!!! It's definitely fun to do and the interaction is rewarding (mostly haha!!). Good luck on your move I'll take a look at your channel!
Cool video. Thank you. Make more videos please! :)
Absolutely!!! Thanks for watching and for the support!!
That "mosquito" was 3 decades old for sure. :D
Haha! I wish there was a laugh reaction in CZcams! Soooo true - maybe I should have saved his DNA for some Jurassic Park action! :)
They look so interesting and I miss the beige computer desktop cases of the 90s and early 2000.
Always a mystery when getting one and looking inside! You never know what you are going to get. Thanks for watching!!
The golden age of computers when it was cheaper to buy a new system instead of replacing a broken video fan...
You are so correct. I would even say we are very similar today in some cases. We will definitely be fixing that fan (and system) in a future video :)
ive done some of my own research into older beige cases myself. I noticed on the first computer that the side panel grille looks similar to the beige case i own from my 2003 athlon based system, and sure enough it comes from the same company. Mine is the linkworld 313N, whereas yours is the linkworld 313U. I am surprised that the case manufacturer site is still up
Again, love this info. Site is still up - I wonder if you can still get cases or other items.... Or is it just up because someone didn't turn the lights off haha.
@@TheRetroRecall i dont think they are making them anymore, would be cool but there just isnt a profitable market for these beige cases anymore, its just too niche
@@ElectronicInspiration very true, one can dream :)
Traditional, use a CD-ROM to save wear on the more expensive CD-RW
That's a great point and makes sense. It's probably why I had three optical drives in my new P200mmx build (shown on this channel).
@@TheRetroRecall First, I had a CD-ROM, then I added a CD-RW, then I replaced the CD-ROM with a DVD-ROM, then the CD-RW with a DVD-RW.
Now, I just like to carry two DVD-RW, for "reasons".
First reason, was that my primary drive in my last build was a Samsung with Lightscribe, but not good for quality scans, so I paired it with a Liteon. This pair was going to go forward, but then I found one of my dream drives on ebay, a Liteon IHAS 224 (B) which crossflashed to a 624 for ALL the features. I still paired it with a different drive for diversity in reading iffy discs... a GSA-H55N from a junkbox lot winning the read-off on a test disc that I'd created a while back and not looked after at all.
Yep, IDE/PATA drive in a modern SATA system driven by a Jmicron card, but I think in the current rebuild, I'll drop the card and try an adapter
This is awesome.
Nice
Thanks!
the 1st pc ya shown the primary drive master drive is a IBM Deskstar aka deathstar harddrive (drive starting with ic35)
Good to know! I've heard the IBM HDDs weren't that reliable! During the restoration I will keep that in mind. Thanks for watching!!
@@TheRetroRecall i googled the number it showed as it even looked odd to me but i know about the reliability of those drives being garbage
Agreed! I've heard the same thing.
Your "all right per minute" is not as high as Adrian´s ... Beside that great content. 👍
Haha, thanks for the feedback! Working on it ;) Also - thanks for watching!!
You so lucky!!!
At my place there's none of the e-waste processors.
Lucky - maybe a little bit. I find it's all about timing! Can't wait to dig in and make these systems work like they did when they were new :) thanks for watching!!
I was thinking about building sleeper PCs in retro cases. I haven't found any retro cases yet. I have a 2005 HP machine but I don't want to take it apart. It works great.
Awesome and yes a sleeper pc would be pretty awesome - I think that should be something on the menu for a future video!
@@TheRetroRecall Yessss! I'm in! ❤️
@@TheRetroRecall The problem is ventilation isn't good on these rigs, so probably the best bet is a modest graphic card or just rely on the integrated one. I have an IBM 300PL who I plan to convert to a sleeper pc.
Makes total sense. I'm sure we could sneak in some extra cooling and make it sound like an airplane :). Looking forward to hearing about your build!
Those LG Supermulti's don't seem old.... They are!
Haha yes! Crazy to think!
26:04 socket 754 or 939, maybe AM2/+, AM3 but i'd bet 939
I think this is the 'card' here :) theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/msi-k8t-neo
Crazy to think these computers from the late 1990's/early 2000's are now vintage machines. Yes these were like the big deal of that era. Now Computers that look like they were from the early 2000's are mentioned as "Home Servers." with no CD Rom or 3.5" Diskette dock but with USB ports and Hard Drives, SATA Drives or SSD's that are in the Terabytes.
It is crazy to think about. On my latest video about to release on Wednesday, I talk about windows XP... I mean that's 22 years old! It's hard to think it's considered vintage!
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Thanks for watching!!
Great things come in threes
Haha! So true, love this comment! Thanks for watching!
abit sg 71 is socket 478
Thanks!
sadly there is no e waste whare i live
Keep an eye out online, Facebook groups, Kijiji etc - always goodies around!
@@TheRetroRecall thats true, like with my toshiba portage 320ct with the dock i bought it from ebay
@@michaelprox1172 exactly! I'm still jealous you have that awesome piece of history. Stay tuned for Saturdays video for a really cool system from.... 1989!
@@TheRetroRecall okay