What did I buy?
What did I buy?
I bought some items from an auction and among them were 10 desktops. I’m not sure what kind they are, so someone can help identify them for me. Here is the image link: https://imgur.com/2UEgqPn
if the desktops feature blue USB3 ports, it could resemble this setup:
HP Desktop-PC 800 G2 SFF i5 6500
EliteDesk
the two towers might include
HP 6000 MT WINDOWS 10 PRO COMPUTE
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE E5300 or
HP Compaq Elite 8300
i5-3570
but since only cases are visible, you'll need to check further
It seems these compact HP computers could have been used in an office setting. If they're still operational, turn one on and check the BIOS information. It's possible you've purchased them at a reasonable price, around $80 on eBay.
It's noteworthy that certain items have "unclassified" stickers. These likely originated from a defense company or government surplus auction.
1. From internal corporate networks, a disgruntled employee stole access.
2. Devices meant for missile silos ended up at an auction house due to a mix-up.
3. Early experimental models from HP were released before launch.
4. A pile of empty filing cases remains.
If they were it means there are 1) Either no drives or 2) Nothing important. Unclassified indicates that any data stored on those machines was never classified or very long was classified and is no longer. That said, if these were government-related PCs, even though they look clean, I’m sure you’d find the paste more effective than anything. I’d disassemble them outside (bugs?) and clean them thoroughly. Cleaning out the components would be straightforward. After that, perform some stability tests and consider selling or repurposing them. Another possibility is donating them (if you didn’t spend much) to local non-profits or shelters.
I will wager, no drives. Why? Because unclassified does not mean no proprietary information. It could be DBAN erased, but it's faster to remove the drives than to wipe them. The cost of labor is significantly greater than the price of the drive.
Corporate PCs also deal with DUST. They remain under desks for years and are never handled.
The green sticker is definitely from the US government. If these are classified documents, then the drives must be taken out. Just last week we shipped a bunch of systems to DRMO—drives were removed and sent to the shredder.