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Currently Playing: IBM APTIVA 2139 Barnfind restoration with a very early DVD drive

This video features a barnfind restoration of an IBM Aptiva 2139, rescued from storage and brought back to life. I clean, restore, and explore this late-1990s IBM home PC, including a very early DVD drive and the matching IBM G74 CRT display. Perfect for fans of vintage computers, retro PCs, IBM Aptiva systems, CRT monitors, early DVD hardware, 1990s home computers, old-school PC restoration, and hands-on retro computing projects. - PCB Prototype the Easy Way. Full-feature custom PCB prototype service. https://www.pcbway.com/ - Support me on patreon.com/Epictronics Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/epictronics - The G74 CRT display repair here: https://youtu.be/wBWxRH2Zf7k?si=5xmttJDGH5qotRsh - Tools I regularly use FNIRSI DWS-200 Solder station PinePower Bench PSU AMTECH NC-559-ASM Flux Kester 951 Flux pen Hanstar 861DW Rework Station Pro'sKit SS-331 Desoldering Station SEQURE HT140 Desoldering Tweezers Multicore 60/40. 0.38mm solder AOYUE int883 PCB Preheater RIGOL DHO800 70MHz four-channel digital Oscilloscope Tektronix 2246A 100 MHz four-channel analog Oscilloscope FNIRSI DPOX180H 180MHz Handheld Oscilloscope UNI-T UT61E Auto Ranging Multimeter UNI-T UT890D Manual Ranging Multimeter FNIRSI LC1020E LCR/ESR meter TL866 II Plus Programmer InfiRay P2 Pro Thermal Camera TOMLOV TM4K-AF Flex Microscope Dremel 3000 with flexible shaft MaAnt Mini"Dremel" DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner PCBs from PCBWay.com - Support me on patreon.com/Epictronics Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/epictronics - Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio