This Crazy IBM 5170 Restoration Took Over a Year!

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PCBWay sponsor this video, new users can get $5 Free Credit https://pcbway.com/g/sa8ruG Join me on this Crazy IBM 5170 restoration. From tackling rust and corrosion with unconventional methods like grinding and dishwasher tablets to solving complex timing and logic issues, this project was anything but straightforward! Watch as I uncover hidden challenges, repair damaged traces, and breathe new life into this vintage PC. Along the way, we’ll test logic chips, navigate BIOS errors, and explore the quirks of PLCC sockets and historic damage. Featuring tools, techniques, and plenty of problem-solving. Switch Cowl : https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/IBM_AT_XT_Power_Switch_Cover_Cowl_03316d7d.html Music... Licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators. 🎵 One Minute To Midnight (Instrumental) by Richard Lacy, https://t.lickd.co/21e54dan1lZ License ID: 7geAGQDXBxz 🎵 Neon Tetra by Terry Devine-King, https://t.lickd.co/BJqbYOXdgRW License ID: wYJG9P7A4p8 🎵 Seventh Seal by Bob Bradley, https://t.lickd.co/GlobbnE7qom License ID: e0Rj8Lyb1ol 🎵 Feel More by Richard Lacy, https://t.lickd.co/8zWBoX0pGKB License ID: XgWwmz41rvx 🎵 Hydrogen by Tom Quick, https://t.lickd.co/LpD86brpBJM License ID: Da0nL24aAPE 🎵 'Ecstasy 5 (60)' by Tom Quick, License ID: Joz5Oe2N70G 🎵 'Blue Moon' by Alan Glen, License ID: aA8ZejVwXR0 If you want to use music from famous artists, try Lickd to get track credits and unlimited stock music: https://app.lickd.co/r/cee50126c18b4681883f4a012603f120 Timeline ... 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - The un-wrapping... 01:17 - Opening it up 01:38 - What Cards? 02:22 - Main board removal 02:32 - PSU removal 03:58 - PSU is out... (ish) 04:14 - Case tear down 05:37 - Base rust removal 07:16 - Base oxide primer 07:40 - Top case cover restoration 08:56 - Top case paint 09:23 - Base hole repair and paint 09:38 - Badge restoration 12:12 - Case re-assembly 12:45 - USA PSU 17:41 - Cool NEW!! PCBWay spot 18:08 - The OG PCB 25:30 - IBM to SUNTAC 26:57 - SUNTAC Diag 30:54 - Turbo? 31:41 - Stable? ... or not! 32:31 - Final issues? 34:47 - Spoilers! 35:03 - 4Mb upgrade 35:30 - XT IDE ROM in a Network card 35:48 - 5 1/4 Boot 36:34 - IBM Thanks