So today I looked through my drawer, found some dead optical and hard drives, and thought I'd repurpose some, so far I've turned a slot-load DVD drive from a Ti-Book into a speaker and I've got other parts to mess with. Got 2 dead HDDs and a few more optical drives. Any ideas?
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New uses for dead PPC parts
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So Im not the only one to do that? Yay LOL (my main drink coaster is the top cover from a maxtor IDE drive that died in my MDD)
It's the only time you can spill liquid on a hard drive and not at all be concerned about it.
It's the only time you can spill liquid on a hard drive and not at all be concerned about it.
Funny you post this as I just had a bowl with some milk in it fall over... (hey its 5 in the morning here
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Black bottom plate from a Unibody Mac mini (replaced due to a broken latch). I think I have you beat
Black bottom plate from a Unibody Mac mini (replaced due to a broken latch). I think I have you beat
I have used my ipad mini as a coaster in a pinch a few times
(this is my 200th post LOL)
I did not mention it since I thought every one has done it (a common term around here for a CD/DVD that did not burn right is "Oh my computer burnt a coaster") LOL I also saw some one who uses a dead dual slot graphics card as there Coaster LOL
I have used my ipad mini as a coaster in a pinch a few times
I seem to recall using my 13" rMBP as a coaster a while back
CD's and dvd's make good bird chasers when hung with a bit of mono fish line over and amongst your berry patches.
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as they twist spin and flash in the lightest of breeze.
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I have used my ipad mini as a coaster in a pinch a few times
Congrats on the 200th post!
Putting a drink on an iPad makes me cringe.
Congrats on the 200th post!
Putting a drink on an iPad makes me cringe.
I have a smart cover on it so it went drink-smart cover-ipad-G4-desk-carpit-floor-the house
I know what part would be a good drink coaster.
A fan!
You can put your drink on it, then power the fan and spin your drink!
How do you power a dead fan?
I know what part would be a good drink coaster.
A fan!
You can put your drink on it, then power the fan and spin your drink!
You only try that once.
Clock
If you want a few days project, you can turn an old hard drive into persistence of vision display.
There are lots of videos on Youtube about making clocks out of hard drives.
If you want a few days project, you can turn an old hard drive into persistence of vision display.
There are lots of videos on Youtube about making clocks out of hard drives.
Who said the fan would be dead?
Oh... this is about "dead PPC parts" but I was thinking parts from a dead PPC.