Lined up my old PC for a donation
At last, I lined up my old Compaq presario 6600 for donation through Cristina Foundation. They have a simple website that lets you submit a request with the details of your computer. They say they will arrage for a pick up or a local drop off. That I would have to see how it works out.
If you are so emotionally attached to your (dead) PC that you cant give/throw it away, someone has compiled a sensible list of things you can do with an Old PC.