Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Laptop Computer

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Russ Edmunds wrote:
> --- James Niven <niven43@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am going on a trip to Australia in March 2007. I am planning on
>> taking a laptop computer with me. My question is "Has anyone on the
>> list had problems with their laptop after it was passed through the
>> X-Ray machine at airports" I would hate tho think that the Xray
>> erases the contents on the hard drive. 
>>
>>
> 
> *** I've never permitted my laptop to be run through that. Security has
> always insisted on opening it up, having me turn it on and show them
> that it's "just" a laptop anyway. 

Mine goes into the tray, through the X-ray, and out the other side 
without incident. Never been asked to turn it on, never had any problems 
with lost data, and it was probably through an X-ray machine 20 times in 
the last year alone...

s
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