kony said:
can >> > sum it up: my friend needs a hard drive, and I have an extra
one, >> > but it's actually my mom's, and she thinks it's worth $30,
which my >> > friend can't afford, plus I kind of already said I'd
give it to her >> > free of charge, so I offered to buy it from my
mom for $30, but she >> > won't take my money and now she's mad at me
and won't help me >> > remove the hard drive and I have no idea how
to do it. It's one of >> > those old Dell computers, and I've been
looking all over the >> > Internet to find how to remove it, but I
can't find out anything >> > and it needs to be out by 8:00 AM
tomorrow when I leave for school; >> > it's about 5:30 PM now where I
am. Help!!! >> >
Dell >> computer. There are online manuals, with details like how to
replace >> a hard drive. But since you didn't provide any info about
your >> Dell computer, it is pretty hard to give you a URL.
I'd bet some Dell owners do go look at the website pictures,
sometimes they are reasonable enough at describing a
process, but then again it's often easy enough to do just
looking at the case... but Dell sells to the general public
including those people who wouldn't know which end of a
screwdriver to hold while using it.
A manual for how to put a CD in the drive.. And the like . I just
cannot imagine anybody reading that and learning how to do it from that.
The kind of person that needs to read that, would not be able to open
it even after reading it.
And to go on the internet to get a manual about their computer case..
With the exception of some Dell cases. The person who cannot open their
computer case would not think to go on the internet to check. And even
for Dell cases, or any case actually, although I have opened many
cases, I have never thought of going on the internet for a manual to
find out. I may do one day, it may avoid some bloodshed, but only
since Paul mentioned it! Though I am skeptical. I`ve experienced
companies that don`t want people to open the case. That is probably the
standard position.
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.
Fixing a computer for an old doctor in the family at no charge, I said
"look, I can`t get the front off this case. It`s an old computer. Is
it ok if I just pull it off, it may crack the front a bit but it is of
no practical consequence. He said "fine".
So I pulled the front off.
Tried to Diagnose/Fix/Figure a workaround for the problem - power
switch was not always turning on the machine AND the monitor, turned
out the connection was ok. It was turning on the machine but the
monitor was not turning on.. Other times it would turn it on with the
monitor. I gave them the options of further testing, including the
option of the workaround solution - to turn it off and on until it
turns on both. They chose that workaround.
The front wouldn`t go back on. So I grabbed some tape and taped it back
on. The doctor`s old wife came in and said "is the computer
broken/working? I see it`s all bandaged up"
(I couldn`t use their clear cellotape, it didn`t work, wouldn`t come
off the roll in one piece, must`ve been too ancient)
Mom probably took out the screws and riveted it shut. I've
thought about doing that a couple times for certain people's
systems, but then I thought it would be even more dangerous
to entice them into operating a drill.
Most peoples` mothers are nowhere near that smart. Infact, often people
who are good with computers, have mothers that are completely computer
stupid - and often even generally unable to reason.
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