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Hard drives and X-Rays

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by CxFusion3mp, 2006/12/20.

  1. 2006/12/20
    CxFusion3mp

    CxFusion3mp Inactive Thread Starter

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    So I'm heading up to my friends place for new years, gotta fly tho. u guys know if x-rays do anything to damage an external hard drive? (what i got him for Xmas). Pretty sure it'd be OK, i just hate checking my bags and like to take everything on the plane w/ me, thus the x-ray :).

    thanks!

    Charles
     
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    CxFusion3mp

    CxFusion3mp Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks, guess i'll just give it to him when he comes down in a month.
     
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    You should be able to phone or email the airport people or look at the website . They should have an information service that deals with this. I would expect that it could be removed from the baggage and presented for inspection, then put back in the baggage without going through the X-ray machine.

    Matt
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Millions of people fly every day carring notebook pc's without issues:eek:
     
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    Arie

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    That's what I was going to say. It is mandatory to put your laptop through the X-ray.... If the the magnetic fields from the conveyor-belt motors would erase data :eek:

    I can't count the times my laptop has gone through, and have friends that fly 10x more than myself... no problems whatsoever.
     
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