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Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:54 pm
by sparta.rising
Re: Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:17 pm
by yak
WTF? Why would anyone want to do THAT?
But I guess this is to be expected from someone not able to build sentences. Look at the description, are we supposed to take a deep breath and read it all in one shot? And he dares to say it's in "great shape" and "looks almost new".
Re: Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:54 pm
by Harryc
My money says that they did not lift the lid to get the HD out, got frustrated, and took a Dremel to it to 'extricate' it.
That auction might be a good deal for someone with the skill to replace the bottom plastic base, but this guy seems rather unstable. Who knows what else he might have done to it.
Re: Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:59 pm
by mgo
Perhaps he lost his hard drive password and wanted to use a different kind of "back door".
Re: Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:49 pm
by richk
My vote is that somebody had a security screw on the cover (like an allen-head screw with a pin sticking up) and couldn't get the drive out.
Re: Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:49 pm
by agarza
Is an abuse that
Maybe he wanted to put a 12.5mm height drive so he 'modded' the poor Thinkpad
Re: Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:37 am
by sktn77a
Nah..... a little black "duck" tape and he'll be on his way!
Re: Seen on ebay: HDD removal Overkill
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:55 am
by Boxxer
I bet it's stolen by someone who desperately wanted the data on the hard drive and had no time to take the tools and open it up properly. That's unnecessary brutality.