Most of the devices of these and age come with instances which are professionally addressed and a great product is offered to you.
It takes many days and great effort refurbishing these beautiful devices.
1 These laptops have Nickel Metal Hydride batteries for the CMOS / BIOS, and those are all leaky by this time. If not addressed, the leak can damage the device by shorting board components or corroding those.This device has been cleaned from the leaked elements, and battery replaced by a new one.
2 Most of the devices of this age have loose, often fallen screws inside which can eventually damage the motherboard causing shorts or mechanical damage. This device has been taken apart & all the screws tightened
3 Accumulated, over the life span of these devices, dust slows down the CPU performance by clogging the heat-sink & fan assembly. In humid environments the dust accumulation can cause damage to the board elements by containing the humidity, eventually corroding components or shorting electrically. This device has been meticulously dusted and cleaned inside – out
4 Most of the devices of this age need fresh CPU / Heatsink thermal interfacing. The issue has been addressed on this device
5 The ATA Hard Drives have, long exceeded the Mean Time Between Failures 3 to 5 years typically. The issue has been addressed on this device.
6 Built in speakers need to be checked for performance. Very often those are cracked or disintegrated. Replaced by new ones, or refurbished ones.
After all the necessary measures taken, and fresh Operating System installation the device is put to stress testing for many hours to make sure all the components are functioning properly