. . . because I've been neglecting this Mac for which I've never felt any particular love or attraction and want to get it into the hands of another member if possible:

Quadra 840av looking for loving home . . . and some TLC. :-/

I'll be posting pictures of the process and links to relevant threads as I go. That seems like a good HowTo in the making that'll be applicable across models and generations of Macs.