Subj : Start old pc for the first time - what to look out for?
To   : All
From : dozo
Date : Fri Jan 20 2023 08:00:51

Greetings all,

I dug up an old pc from our storage unit tonight, which has been in storage
for 25 years, may be longer. I was sure it was my 386, but now that I took
the cover off, it looks like it's an early Pentium. Good thing I bought a
tested 386 board a few weeks ago :)

My question is: what should I pay attention to when first booting a pc this
old? Would I check all the capacitors on the board and in the PSU? Should I
open up the PSU?

Any advice is appreciated :)

Regards,

dozo

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