Al, If it won't spin up, then I'd say it's safe to recycle. My offer still stands for you to send it to me and I will take it apart and send you back the platters. You can make wind chimes out of them, even spray paint them. Cheers, John On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:49 PM, Al Grappone wrote: 10.5.8 OS Has been replaced with an iMac 21.5" 10.8 I want to recycle the old one. It will not power up so I can erase the HD. I do not hear anything spinning. Would this be safe to recycle? _______________________________________________ X4U mailing list X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u