https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:21:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152809 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:27:51 +0000 sunny 2152809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally I would recycle it. However, if it isn't doing the blue screen of death constantly, it might be salvageable. Usually BSOD means that there is some hardware incompatibility or failure (typically a graphics card, but not always). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152796 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:22:24 +0000 Mamaof2 2152796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: ah ok - then I would trash it/recycle it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152777 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:11:55 +0000 regberadaisy 2152777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: probably 7-8 years? I got it from my brother when he got a New computer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152747 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:01:06 +0000 avivoca 2152747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wipe it and recycle it. Dell computers tend to be POS computers anyway and not worth much once they are fried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152711 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:44:43 +0000 Umbreon 2152711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like the same issue I had with mine, and it turned out the hard drive was fried. I'd wipe it and recycle it. I don't think you'd get much for it if you tried to sell it.</p> <p>You could try reformatting it and seeing if it works after that - if so, you could donate it or try to sell it then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152707 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:43:49 +0000 Adira 2152707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd wipe the hard drive and donate it to GoodWill. That's what we did with our old desktops.</p> <p>DBAN is a good tool to use for completing wiping the drive.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dban.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dban.org/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152673 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:23:40 +0000 Mamaof2 2152673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: how old is it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/computer-gurus#post-2152671 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:22:04 +0000 regberadaisy 2152671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK, I'm not a computer dummy but definitely not an expert either. I was booting up a old windows desktop to get it ready for DH to use at his work. About 5 minutes into it the computer froze and I got the blue screen of death. Now I'm reminded that my computer kept doing that and that's why we bought me a MacBook over 5 years ago.</p> <p>My question is what are my choices here?</p> <p>Recycle it? Then to wipe it clean should I just remove the hard drive and smash it? ?</p> <p>Or sell it? Is it worth the effort of wiping all my personal information from the desktop? How much can I realistically get for a old Dell XP</p> <p>Try to fix it? I'm no guru and we both use our laptops way more. We have other old desktops that DH can use at work.</p> <p>Any suggestions? </p>