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-open that puppy up-
After skimming some of the disassembly web pages and videos I have my Torx screw drivers and my flat head screw driver. Let's take the plastic shell off this puppy.
The sides/top bottom came off fairly easily. I suspect that the box has been taken apart before. A few bits of plastic came off with them so this thing has seen some warfare. Inside was filthy and I used up more Clorox wipes.
Then came the top/sides. I managed to get one half of the plastic shell off and was dissssssgusted. Screw the wipes I took the plastic pieces to the basement sink to wash out the fuzz and dead bugs. Yuck. Dead bugs. More Clorox wipes for the metal case.
This is where I goofed up. I didn't watch the disassembly videos close enough. After removing the first half you're supposed to remove 6 really long screws to release the other half. I ended up breaking the plastic mountings for the screws. I'm not concerned as I have no interest in reassembling the console back into the plastic shell. More Clorox wipes and another round of washing the plastic shell.
Then I took the metal box and sprayed it with bug killer. Then I cleaned the floor where I had disassembled the console.
I still need to open up the metal box to get at the DVD drive... but I'm pretty sure I know what I'm going to find inside - more fuzz, dirt and possibly dead bugs.
-to be continued
-m
After skimming some of the disassembly web pages and videos I have my Torx screw drivers and my flat head screw driver. Let's take the plastic shell off this puppy.
The sides/top bottom came off fairly easily. I suspect that the box has been taken apart before. A few bits of plastic came off with them so this thing has seen some warfare. Inside was filthy and I used up more Clorox wipes.
Then came the top/sides. I managed to get one half of the plastic shell off and was dissssssgusted. Screw the wipes I took the plastic pieces to the basement sink to wash out the fuzz and dead bugs. Yuck. Dead bugs. More Clorox wipes for the metal case.
This is where I goofed up. I didn't watch the disassembly videos close enough. After removing the first half you're supposed to remove 6 really long screws to release the other half. I ended up breaking the plastic mountings for the screws. I'm not concerned as I have no interest in reassembling the console back into the plastic shell. More Clorox wipes and another round of washing the plastic shell.
Then I took the metal box and sprayed it with bug killer. Then I cleaned the floor where I had disassembled the console.
I still need to open up the metal box to get at the DVD drive... but I'm pretty sure I know what I'm going to find inside - more fuzz, dirt and possibly dead bugs.
-to be continued
-m
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