ctrl-alt-rees | 2002 Time ICEDESK Desk PC Restoration & Exploration @ctrlaltrees | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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I bought this weird desk PC from a community centre that was about to be demolished. So lets fix some bad capacitors, change the optical drive, put some nice quiet fans in it, and finally crack the Windows 2000 login passwords to see how it was originally set up!

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Relevant Links:
Part 1 (Doom On A Desk): youtube.com/watch?v=wS6Ku-GZMIw
SBEMU Test: youtube.com/watch?v=GN8jHKBeDHY
Capacitor Plague: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
Noctua 60mm CPU Fan (Affiliate): geni.us/N4r8l
Noctua 40mm PSU Fan (Affiliate): geni.us/oIft
AMD Pencil Overclock Trick: computer-communication.blogspot.com/2007/06/unlocking-duron-and-athlon-using-pencil_08.html?m=1
NT Password Reset Tool: pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd
Time Lawsuit Story: theregister.com/2003/12/24/court_slaps_time_group

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:42 The Capacitor Plague Strikes Again!
04:22 Super Quiet Noctua Fan Mod
06:52 Upgrading To A DVD Writer
08:52 First Boot & Windows 2000 Password Reset
12:18 Exploring The Original OS & Files
20:33 The i-Desk vs. Time ICEDESK Lawsuit