{"id":236,"date":"2022-04-21T07:38:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:52:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:52:57","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?page_id=236","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-236\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-236-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"  style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\" ><div style=\"padding: 0px;padding: 0px 0; \" data-overlay=\"true\" data-overlay-color=\"#000000\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-236-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-236-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-236-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-236-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>These are some of my experiences repairing vintage PCs and Macs. I'll do my best to provide hints and tips about how you can solve problems with your own retro PC and Classic Apple hardware. And you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?page_id=77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact me<\/a> and ask me for advice: I'll always try to help.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:latest-posts {\"categories\":[{\"id\":4,\"count\":1,\"description\":\"\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?cat=4\",\"name\":\"blogpost\",\"slug\":\"blogpost\",\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"parent\":0,\"meta\":[],\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/categories\/4\"}],\"collection\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/categories\"}],\"about\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category\"}],\"wp:post_type\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpostsu0026categories=4\"}],\"curies\":[{\"name\":\"wp\",\"href\":\"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}\",\"templated\":true}]}}],\"displayPostDate\":true,\"displayFeaturedImage\":true,\"featuredImageSizeSlug\":\"medium\"} \/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-236-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-blog panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\" ><div style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-236-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-blog so-widget-sow-blog-standard-7539b63823da-236\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-blog sow-blog-layout-standard\"\n\t\tdata-template=\"standard\"\n\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:false,&quot;featured_image&quot;:true,&quot;featured_image_empty&quot;:true,&quot;featured_image_size&quot;:&quot;sow-carousel-default&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_width&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;excerpt&quot;,&quot;read_more&quot;:true,&quot;excerpt_length&quot;:55,&quot;filter_categories&quot;:false,&quot;so_field_container_state&quot;:&quot;open&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:false,&quot;author&quot;:false,&quot;categories&quot;:false,&quot;tags&quot;:false,&quot;comment_count&quot;:false,&quot;trim_manual_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;standard&quot;}\"\n\t\tdata-paged=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-paging-id=\"7539b63823da\"\n\t\tdata-total-pages=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-hash=\"1b89250c\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-posts\">\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-693\" class=\"post-693 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogpost\" style=\"margin: 0 0 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=693\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-272x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amd-dx40-mobo-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 38px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=693\" rel=\"bookmark\">Buying a refurbished PC or Mac<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>published: 17.02.26 most recent update: 22.03.26 &nbsp; Hardware prices have gone through the roof in the last 12 months: buying a refurbished PC or Mac is now more sensible than ever &nbsp; Summary: Because of the huge push towards generative AI, large companies have been heavily investing in new datacentres and the computer hardware to...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=693\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-615\" class=\"post-615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogpost\" style=\"margin: 0 0 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=615\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/first-look-at-stay-on-windows-10-for-free-esu-tool-after-v0-C9XBWNqrMq82Yz96ywQsZ10412IaRVhSYJuoDrcIPt8-v01-272x182.webp\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 38px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=615\" rel=\"bookmark\">Windows 10: End of Support 14.10.25<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>published: 10.09.25 most recent update: 04.10.25 &nbsp; Normal support for Windows 10 is being discontinued by Microsoft on 14.10.2025. Summary: If you have a PC or laptop running Windows 10, it won't receive any more security updates after 14.10.2025: that means you're at a much higher risk of your computer being hacked. Without being overly...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=615\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-582\" class=\"post-582 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogpost\" style=\"margin: 0 0 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=582\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231004_104039-v01-480x360-1-272x182.webp\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of SCSI hard drive and IDE CF drive\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 38px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=582\" rel=\"bookmark\">Macintosh G3 disk drive upgrade<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>published on 05.10.23 I\u2019m currently working to refurbish and update a Power Macintosh G3 Server, and now I need to upgrade the macintosh disk drive - it's running Mac OS 8.6, and it needs to dual-boot Mac OS 9.2.2 (which is the last classic Mac OS version prior to Mac OS X), and Mac OS...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=582\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-542\" class=\"post-542 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogpost\" style=\"margin: 0 0 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=542\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20230927_152758-480x360-v01-272x182.webp\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"photo of front of PowerMac G3 Tower server with CD, Floppy and zip drives\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 38px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=542\" rel=\"bookmark\">Updating a Power Macintosh G3 Server<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>published on 08.09.23 I\u2019ve recently been working on refurbishing and updating a Power Macintosh G3 Server \u2013 It\u2019s a beige mini tower, with a 333MHz Power PC 750 (G3) CPU and 640MB RAM. When I received it, it was running Mac OS 8.5, but I\u2019ve since updated it to 8.6, and I\u2019m intending to go...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=542\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-527\" class=\"post-527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogpost\" style=\"margin: 0 0 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=527\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mobo-1-v01-480w-85.webp\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"fix an old computer - no mounting hole on motherboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mobo-1-v01-480w-85.webp 480w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mobo-1-v01-480w-85-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mobo-1-v01-480w-85-230x173.webp 230w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/mobo-1-v01-480w-85-350x263.webp 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 38px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=527\" rel=\"bookmark\">When an old motherboard doesn\u2019t have the right fixing holes<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>published on 21.04.22 I&#8217;ve been asked to fix an old computer: this vintage desktop PC from around 1996 has a rather wobbly motherboard. I&#8217;ve restored the rest of the PC, but it&#8217;s going to need some creative thinking to fix the motherboard problem. It&#8217;s also going to need a drill!\u00a0The PC has got a standard...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=527\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-402\" class=\"post-402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogpost\" style=\"margin: 0 0 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=402\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"OSX startup screen on a securely wiped Mac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-920x690.jpg 920w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220427_091720-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 38px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=402\" rel=\"bookmark\">Securely wipe an old iMac for a new user<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>published on 27.04.22 It&#8217;s straightforward to securely wipe the data from an old iMac from 2011 and reinstall MacOS, leaving it ready for a new owner Apple allow you to securely wipe or erase the disk drive, ensuring none of the previous users data can be recovered. And then you can reinstall MacOS on the...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=402\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-1\" class=\"post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogpost\" style=\"margin: 0 0 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-carousel-default size-sow-carousel-default wp-post-image\" alt=\"an old i386 laptop being taken apart and refurbished\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01-920x740.jpg 920w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01-230x185.jpg 230w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01-350x282.jpg 350w, https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220421_082316-v01-480x386.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\"\n\t\t style=\"padding: 25px 30px 38px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=1\" rel=\"bookmark\">Restoring a 386SX noteboook from 1991<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-entry-content\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<p>published on 21.04.22 I&#8217;m restoring a laptop from around 1991. It&#8217;s a Peacock Computers 386SX Notebook (more commonly sold in Germany as a Tandon NB\/386sx &#8211; thanks to Stephan Gro\u00dfkla\u00df for his page about the Tandon). This version has a UK keyboard. From initial inspection, it looks to have the following main components: an IIT...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/?p=1\">Continue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are some of my experiences repairing vintage PCs and Macs. I&#8217;ll do my best to provide hints and tips about how you can solve problems with your own retro PC and Classic Apple hardware. And you can always contact me and ask me for advice: I&#8217;ll always try to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":580,"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions\/580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintagepc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}