r/retrobattlestations

The irony of me being a computer sci graduate (software not hardware) and getting two Dell XPS M2010s from my restaurant job 😅 didnt really know what I had until I got home and started doing some research. Been reading about retro pcs for the last week and might have found a very expensive new hobby, lol.

The coating has degraded on the complete one, so its really sticky. The optical drive takes cds, ejects, and attempts to read cds (fails though). Did my best to clean it gently but it's not happening. After a new cmos battery, some rewiring on the hard drive connector, and struggling to get the optical drive plugged everything else is functional and in good health! Super cool find. I went to the Retro Gaming Expo and had some fun looking at the retro pcs today!