Broken Computer

The plan today was to go out for a walk but my daughter had brought her computer to be fixed so that took priority as I like challenges like this.

The problem turned out to be a dead NVRAM battery and after a trip to Maplin to source a new battery it booted up OK and seems to be OK.

After blasting away a couple of years of accumulated dust and dog hair off the motherboard it looked almost respectable. I love the amazing complexity and colours of computer circuitry and it seems a shame to hide it away inside a box so I took this macro shot before putting it all back together again.