Tested the Dell Latitude D600 laptop after getting it out of my trunk of my car to see if it powered on. It didn't at first, but, after spraying the contact cleaner in the RAM slots, the system sprang to life. The original owner(s) must've wiped the hard drive, so, I tested the HDD in Lubuntu (forcepae mode in the boot parameter), and it passes the SMART test, yet, about over 60,000 bad sectors on there (will remap and repair). I also installed Windows Server 2008 Enterprise on there and got it activated. If you're wondering, yes, I did wait 2 hours to use the laptop since the laptop was cold and I didn't want to make the laptop burst into flames. There are a couple of issues that I can take care of:
1) the display hinges are loose and wobbly, but, unlike my one Inspiron 600m, it's not making the plastic cover break off
2) the HDD needs to get replaced with a better alternative (SSD or equivalent)
3) the NiMH 7.2V battery, as well as the standard Dell battery are both dead (why Dell used NiMH batteries for the CMOS is beyond me, and I'm surprised that didn't leak in either my 2 Inspiron 600ms and the Latitude D600)
Those repairs will wait as I need to fix my car's cooling system, suspension, fuel system (fuel sending switch, filter, and canister vent valve), exhaust (patching sometime), IAC valve, TPS, and brakes (no ABS, rear brakes are past due, lower controller arms on the front are bad, the stabilizer (sway) bar is also on the fritz, and my left front tire is lower than the other 3 due to the coil spring on the left front strut that's halfway on the strut itself). But other than that, the laptop does run pretty well. Not bad for $25.
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