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10-17-2012, 06:44 PM
Mechanic688

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Originally Posted by GeorgeB

thanks. what I thought but want to be sure.
Well less is not so bad, as long as it is not way less.

Thanks.

The 2 ic's are bringing around 5.50 a lb now, up to you if it's worth your time tho,,
10-17-2012, 07:19 PM
GeorgeB

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

The 2 ic's are bringing around 5.50 a lb now, up to you if it's worth your time tho,,

thanks mechanic

definitely worth it for that pricr for sure.

will ask some of the buyers on here if they buy because I haven't seen ads for them.

thanks again.

btw what is so special about them?
10-17-2012, 07:33 PM
Mechanic688

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Originally Posted by GeorgeB

thanks mechanic

definitely worth it for that price for sure.

will ask some of the buyers on here if they buy because I haven't seen ads for them.

thanks again.

btw what is so special about them?

I broke the bottom out of one getting it off the board and when I looked at it there was all kinds of small gold traces back and forth going to the different legs. Just looked at a buyers price list and their listed at 6.00 a lb now.
10-17-2012, 09:27 PM
GeorgeB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I broke the bottom out of one getting it off the board and when I looked at it there was all kinds of small gold traces back and forth going to the different legs. Just looked at a buyers price list and their listed at 6.00 a lb now.

Thanks a lot mechanic. Really appreciate the information.

$6.00 a lb is not bad. Will break all the rest of them off tomorrow when I get home and put them in a separate bin.
10-18-2012, 03:47 AM
KzScrapper

If your needing to break them off then you should be leaving them on, unless it's a lower grade board.
10-18-2012, 05:37 AM
GeorgeB

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Originally Posted by KZBell

If your needing to break them off then you should be leaving them on, unless it's a lower grade board.

does it devalue the board if I take them off?
10-18-2012, 05:38 AM
PartTimeScrapper

rule of thumb. If its soldered on leave it on.
10-18-2012, 06:19 AM
ron22

Great so now you are telling me I should through the box of motherboards I have and pull all the CMOS chips off (If socketed)
If I get board I might other wise I will start pulling them in future.
10-18-2012, 12:52 PM
KzScrapper

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

does it devalue the board if I take them off?

Yes, that is my understanding anyway.
10-18-2012, 01:34 PM
Mechanic688

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Originally Posted by ron22

Great so now you are telling me I should through the box of motherboards I have and pull all the CMOS chips off (If socketed)
If I get board I might other wise I will start pulling them in future.

We're not telling you that, if you don't have time just leave them on. Some buyers want the batteries off anyway so while your doing that just check the board real quick for any plug-in chips.
10-18-2012, 02:59 PM
GeorgeB

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Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

rule of thumb. If its soldered on leave it on.

The ones I have pictured above were not soldered on. I took a small flathead screw driver, and put underneath and just lifted them up.

I have seen others talk about them, but didnt know what they were worth.

The ones that are soldered on, I cant remove without breaking them.
10-18-2012, 05:44 PM
ron22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

We're not telling you that, if you don't have time just leave them on. Some buyers want the batteries off anyway so while your doing that just check the board real quick for any plug-in chips.

I was joking. Yes I remove batteries so it an easy time to do it also.
10-19-2012, 05:33 AM
GeorgeB

Okay for some reason, I have 6 hard drives that are not getting detected on my pc. I dont know if that means they have already been wiped or not.

Besides the possibility of them already being wiped, is there another reason for this?

I dont feel comfortable trying to sell them on ebay if they do contain information.
10-19-2012, 06:16 AM
PartTimeScrapper

If they dont detect on your computer how can they be wiped? If they dont detect then something is wrong with the drive.
10-19-2012, 06:37 AM
KzScrapper

Maybe you should just save yourself the brain damage and sell them to Parttimescrapper.
10-19-2012, 06:44 AM
GeorgeB

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Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

If they dont detect on your computer how can they be wiped? If they dont detect then something is wrong with the drive.

I dont know..that is why I am asking, if the PC is not detecting them for some reason, would that mean they are already wiped.

I have 9 total. 5 were detected, and 4 wasnt.

Guess the 4 that wasn't, I will just break them down.
10-19-2012, 09:11 AM
ron22

MAke sure the jumpers are currect on the drive. If they are set to slave it most likly will not work.
10-19-2012, 01:00 PM
GeorgeB

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Originally Posted by ron22

MAke sure the jumpers are currect on the drive. If they are set to slave it most likly will not work.

How do I check that?
10-19-2012, 03:44 PM
ron22

Usaly there is a sticker on the drive that shows
You want either Master or Cable select
10-19-2012, 06:42 PM
Mechanic688

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Originally Posted by GeorgeB

How do I check that?

Some have a small jumper on the back plug in between the power plug and the long connector.
10-19-2012, 07:22 PM
ron22

Attached is a picture of a Western Digital drive
The top of the picture shows the jumper settings
The bottom of the picture shows the harddrive with a white Jumper to see it easyer.
As you can see this jumper is on Slave not what you want. You would either want no jumper (Single or master) or on the last two pins (Cable select)
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...1111111/hd.png
10-19-2012, 07:27 PM
GeorgeB

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron22

Attached is a picture of a Western Digital drive
The top of the picture shows the jumper settings
The bottom of the picture shows the harddrive with a white Jumper to see it easyer.
As you can see this jumper is on Slave not what you want. You would either want no jumper (Single or master) or on the last two pins (Cable select)
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...1111111/hd.png

so how would I switch it?
10-19-2012, 07:29 PM
ron22

The little white thing is a jumper just pull it off and either move it or leave it off. They are usally black but white showed up better in the picture.
10-19-2012, 08:22 PM
GeorgeB

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron22

The little white thing is a jumper just pull it off and either move it or leave it off. They are usally black but white showed up better in the picture.

I will check tomorrow when I get back home. Thanks a lot for the advice. Hopefully that will solve the issue, so I can perhaps get them sold as well.
10-19-2012, 08:32 PM
PartTimeScrapper

If your using a drive dock or one of those usb cables the jumper doesnt matter.
10-19-2012, 09:10 PM
ron22

Quote:

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

If your using a drive dock or one of those usb cables the jumper doesnt matter.

I have a usb cable and I had a couple that did not work when set to slave.
10-19-2012, 09:19 PM
PartTimeScrapper

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron22

I have a usb cable and I had a couple that did not work when set to slave.

I dont remember having that issue with the USB cable. Since I went to drive docks I havnt had an issue with jumpers.

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