Destroyed 386 PC Gets Epic Restoration – From Junk to Windows 3.11!

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🔧 Welcome to Wolfi’s Den! I bring retro consoles, PCs, and nostalgic gadgets back to life—one capacitor at a time. This vintage 1991 AMD Am386 DX-40 PC arrived completely battered and yellowed—its front panel shattered due to careless handling. In this restoration adventure, I go all-in: ✅ Full teardown to fix a severely broken front case—gluing, filling, sanding, and painting. ✅ Aggressive Retrobrighting to reverse extreme yellowing and age. ✅ Deep clean-up: motherboard, PSU, and both floppy disk drives. ✅ Floppy drive overhaul: Carefully cleaning and lubricating heads for smooth operation. ✅ Fixing a noisy PSU fan with lubrication. ✅ Battery disaster prevention: desoldering a leaking-prone battery and soldering a fresh replacement. After restoring this old beast, I fire it up on a CRT monitor and launch Windows 3.11, just for fun—enjoying some nostalgic doodling in Windows Paint! 💾 PC Specs: CPU: AMD Am386 DX-40 Motherboard: M321 rev. 2.3 RAM: 3712 KB VGA: REALTEK 512 KB HDD: Seagate 130.7 MB OS: DOS / Windows 3.11 ☕ Enjoyed this video? Consider supporting my next restoration: https://ko-fi.com/wolfisden 🛠️ Subscribe for more satisfying retro repairs: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfisDen 📸 Follow my projects on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfis.den #RetroPC #DestroyedToRestored #386PC #Retrobright #PCRestoration #Windows311 #Win311 #VintageComputing #DOSGaming #OldComputers #RestorationProject #RetroTech #AMD386 #ComputerRepair #WolfisDen