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From:TOM BAILIE
Date:25 Oct 2000 at 10:03:03
Subject:Re: (Dodgy) 2.5in. HDDs'

> From: "TOM BAILIE" <shaun2@ukonline.co.uk>
>
> > I recently purchases two 2.5in. Hard Drives at a computer fair (the
> > seller not having tested them), that had been stripped from Laptops
> > and I'm wondering have I lost my 'gamble'.
>
> In my experience, at a computer fair, "not tested" = "doesn't work".
> Let me guess, they've only just got them in and they have not had chance to
> test them yet!

Well, not exactly - and I quote:- "we strip that many Laptops, we just
don't have the time to test them". 'nuff said!

> You're sometimes lucky if you buy two of the "not tested" items and manage
> to cobble them together to make one good one.

If I could get a tool small enough to remove the covers, I'd probably
have a go. Do you think that using a hammer and chisel would open
them without doing further damage? ;-)

> Dr Kyle Miller
> /*If you can read this, it's not too late for you*/

Not for me, perhaps, but definitely for my money! :((

Thanks, Kyle,

Tom.

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