How to Scrap a Desktop Computer for Metals
Old, non-functioning computers are found in bulk in business closings, school auctions. These old computers can contain valuable metals such as gold, copper, and aluminum. While sleek modern laptops do not provide the bounty of precious metals found in the heavier, older units, they can remain profitable, just the same. Some reports suggest that an older laptop may contain $30 worth of gold, while newer units would include gold worth $15 to $25. Besides, it notes, there are still a lot of old laptops in storage that will eventually have to be recycled. You can take out metals from the computer case, disk drives, hard drives, motherboards, CPUs, power supply, PCIs, and RAM. But you need to separate them all first. Following is step by step guideline: Open the Side of the Computer Case Find the screws fastening the case with the computer normally on the backside of the computer and unscrew them with a screwdriver or a power drill. After that, you should be able to easil...