[rescue] Still searching for a Pizzabox Sparc, and a question about restoration after rodent infestation...

[Christopher Purdy]

hmm...

Well, maybe I'll give it a shot as a test anyway..




On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 2 May 2013, Toby Thain wrote:
>
>
>> On 02/05/13 1:14 PM, Christopher Purdy wrote:
>>
>>> Well...
>>>
>>> I think this is going to end up the most prudent solution...
>>>
>>> I dug into the box last night and was well into cleaning, thinking I was
>>> nearly finished...
>>>
>>> Then I saw the tragic bit - My rodent guest fouled the video and
>>> aftermarket PCI cards as well... pulled the cards and the PCI slots are
>>> caked as well as the surface of part of the MB...
>>>
>>> So - I'm pulling the drives and putting her out to the curb... ohh
>>> well...
>>> maybe I'll find another.
>>>
>>> - Chris
>>>
>>>
>> They're not cleanable??
>>
>
> I'd expect it to be cleanable, too.  It's rather hard to kill one of those.
>
> I've heard of things surviving much, much worse.
>
>
>
>> As other respondent said, at least keep the PSU. This goes triply for G5
>> tower PSUs -- hard to find.
>>
>> --Toby
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