[wplug] Computer for Geeks + [ot] Hardware question

[Luquilla Hues]

I may have a P133 CPU, or 166 to offer if I ever get around to cleaning out 
my work area and maybe a motherboard to go with. I would certainly be 
willing to donate that towards a machine in the WPLUG loaner program.

On another note;
    There is a place out in Robinson that is going under (used to be 
computer renisance) they are discounting their overpriced-out-of-date 
merchandise if anyone is interested. It is in the same strip that CompUSA 
moved to....hmm I wonder if there is a connection.

[ot Hardware question]
I picked up a Sony CD-RW at a faboulus price the other day. It was sold as 
is and I figured that it was probably broken, well it seems I was right. I 
decided to give the internals a look and I removed the four screws that held 
part of the metal case on, then removed the 2 screws that secured part of 
the circuit boared, and I could see that there was a cdrom in the drive. 
>From as far as I could get my finger in there it seems there is actually 2 
CDroms in there which could explain why it doesn't work. So I backed myself 
out and put all the screws back in there correct place. My plans is to hook 
it back up and try sticking a paper clip in the little eject hole on the 
front of the drive.

   I think that is a fairly safe assumption that it will not work. Ithink 
that it is not prepared for the thickness of 2 disks and it is wrecking the 
motor or the drive thinks the motor died and will not work correctly. So I 
am wondering if anybody has any ideas on how to get the cdroms out if plan A 
does not work, is there a way to mannually force the drive door open? Or 
perhaps I should try taking the drive further apart? I would really like to 
save the drive so any thoughts would be appreciated.

-M

p.s. Does anybody know of a good place to get good, cheap, new or used 
monitors?

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>From: Mark Sikora <mark at attbi.com>
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Subject: [wplug] Computer for Geeks
>Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 13:06:24 -0500 (EST)
>
>The computers for Geeks project has moved to the next phase.  Computers
>are aquired and stored.  Now we need to see how to distrubute them.  We
>have them stored in a garage right now.  I understand that we have a
>sometimes dry, basement available for their storage which will be great.
>We also need to see who wants one.  We were thinking that we could also
>maintain a pool of machines to be loaned so if someone new comes to the
>group and wants to learn about linux but doesn't have a machine or is
>afraid to modify their existing machine, they can have one to learn on.
>This is one possible use.  I know that there are already some machines
>spoken for.  I look forward to the next installfest to get them installed
>and off to Mexico or wherever they are going.
>
>That is all for now.
>
>Mark -<>-
>
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