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Dismantling and Recycling Centre (DRZ)

Katharina Lenz, Vienna / Austria

Health & Safety

Dismantling doesn't include any harmful steps. Nonetheless workers should wear personal protection equipment like gloves, goggles, apron and robust shoes.

Note: This is a general guide for most servers. As the construction can differ, the dismantling steps mentioned below can vary in their order. However, the described steps show what parts the removal should focus on.

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1. Step 1 Server
  Remove the batteries.
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2. Step 2
  Store the lead batteries safely.
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3. Step 3
  Open the case.
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4. Step 4
  Remove the cooling fans.
  
  If the fans don't come out easily, hammer them out.
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5. Step 5
  Remove the power supply element.
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6. Step 6
  Unplug and remove the wires.
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7. Step 7
  Unscrew and remove the electronic parts.
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8. Step 8
  Remove the aluminium heat sinks.
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10. Step 9
  Unscrew the electronics.
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11. Step 10
  Cut the wires off the electronics.
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12. Step 11
  Remove the RAMs.
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13. Step 12
  Remove the CPUs.
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14. Step 13
  Pry out the cmos battery.
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15. Step 14
  Unclip the wires.
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16. Step 15
  Remove the disk drives.
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17. Step 16
  Unscrew the mount.
  
  Remove the battery cases.
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19. Step 17
  Remove the aluminium parts.
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20. Step 18
  Unscrew the PWB.
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21. Step 19
  Remove the metal parts.
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22. Step 20
  Unscrew the aluminium parts.
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23. Step 21
  Remove the wires.
  
  Unscrew the plugs.
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24. Step 22
  Remove all the plastic parts.
  
  Remove the PWB.
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25. Step 23
  Separate the remaining materials according to their type and go on with the appropriate data sheet (e.g. aluminium, ferrous metals, plastic, further PWBs, etc.).
  
  Make sure the plastic parts are completely free of metal pieces.
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