$2000 Computer Found in the Woods: PowerMac G5 Repair & Restoration, Pt 1/2
14,432This computer uses the IBM Power PC architecture and was once a ~$2000 PowerMac G5 dual-CPU workstation, but was found on the roadside and brought to us for restoration and repair.
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This is an IBM Power PC dual-socket, dual-CPU system built by Apple as part of the PowerMac G5 family, circa 2004-2005. It was once a high-end workstation, but was sadly discarded incorrectly and alongside the woods near a road. Considering how much raw aluminum is in the chassis alone, and how many dangerous chemicals are in PCBs, this could have been taken to a computer or e-waste recycler instead, who would have been able to melt down the metals and reuse them, and then properly contain the PCBs so that they don't bleed chemicals into the environment. Daniel Toben, our guest today, picked up the system during his regular cleanup route, then brought it to us for restoration.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Computer Found Outside
01:56 - Refurbishing E-Waste
02:38 - The Damage Done to the PowerMac
04:17 - Where This Was Found & Other Found Hardware
06:00 - Sound Card Found in a Creek
08:45 - Found Phones & Laptops
09:30 - Opening the PowerMac G5 Panel
11:00 - GN Matching Donations for Environment Cleanup
13:25 - Getting to Work: Tear-Down & Cleanup
15:00 - "I Hope That's Not Mold, But..."
16:48 - Swiss Army Knife with Hopefully a Screw Driver
19:34 - Spider Hunting
23:00 - Removing the Motherboard
24:48 - "What the F...?"
27:26 - Seeking More Bugs
30:00 - Scrubbing it Down
35:10 - Prep for Part 2
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Host, Video: Steve Burke
Co-Host, Spider Collector: Patrick Lathan
Video: Andrew Coleman, Keegan Gallick
Guest: Daniel Toben of The Earth Stewards