Where do all the obsolete PC's go to? Are they being thrown away in sanitary deposits?
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Where I live there is a foundation that takes donated old computers and gets them up to par..then they give them out free to children here in the school systems..It's called No Child Left Out or something like that and their basis is that every child can benefit from having a computer in their home..Pretty neat idea. :)\n\nWhen I get a new one, I know I will be donating mine.
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Go to the Recycle Bin in your PC (available in desktop/explorer) and un-delete it
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it's very important that the hard drive be thoroughly "cleaned" first.  I don't mean to blow out the dust -- I mean to erase all the data, and possibly reinstall Windows if you think the computer may be useful to someone.\n\nSchools may accept them, or possibly Goodwill.  There are companies that will accept computers and related hardware and give it to charities for you.  If you let us know the general area where you live (Toledo, Phoenix, Glasgow?) someone may have more specific ideas.
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Let us know what the closest main city is for help.  I find local computer places are much better than the big box stores.  Especially price-wise.  Look in your yellow pages for a store that services computers and sells re-furbished ones.  They're the ones that will use the parts they have on hand instead of trying to sell you special order stuff, or a whole new computer for that matter.
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call your local waste authority to see where you can take idems like that.  There are usually several businesses around that will take older hardware and make it new for other people in need to use.  It was very nice to think about something like that. :D
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Take it to your local recycling center to have it recycled or have the parts reused to make refurbished computers.  I just wrote an article for someone about this.  (I'm a freelance writer)  Just don't throw it in the trash!
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wiping it clean of data
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I'm so sorry your computer died, but you can call your local salvation army store and inquire about donating it to the missionaries.  They can have it checked out and operated on, maybe revive it.
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Wait - Computers become obsolete in 3 years. That means, should you buy now, your system will be obsolete in 8 months... Think about it - $1k (or more,) going to waste at 4x the speed! :)\n\nI'm waiting too. So are millions of us! :)\n\nZ
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chunk the pc in the garbage
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http://bartman1.blogspot.com/ this site walks you thru cleaning out your pc
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I personally have five of them. I happen to fix systems for free especially of people I know and I do enjoy doing it. At present building one with an AMD 3800+ processor  with the latest features thrown in for a change. I also fix up old systems and donate it to friends who need them.
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I accept used computer parts for shipment to 3rd world countries to be used by less priviledged kids in schools. The parts should not be so old.\n\nThanks.
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Yes your data will always be there even if the computer is dead . The best way to check this out is go to Best Buy and bring your harddrive into Geek Squad because there pro's at that stuff. It only cost 60$ ( i think lol ) and they first run a diagnosis to find out what's really wrong with it. But yah it will still be there what you can also do if the computer is dead you can go back to best buy and get the Geek Squad to put your old info, or any thing that you want from your broken comp, to your new comp. Easy as that.
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Your hard drive is shot.  You need another computer.
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If you live in central illinois you can recycle your PC for free at computer recycler 2309 Glen Ave Peoria IL 61614. It worked for me!!
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um most pcs will run theirs down in 5 years but i have seen them last UPTO 7 years chances are you will throw your comp out before it dies