Menno Hershberger <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in
news:Xns9E0F8532FE523butter@wefb973cbe498:

> Dustin <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9E0F835B61E81HHI2948AJD832@no:
>
>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote in
>> news:i91e6k$ja1$1@news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>>> David H. Lipman wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: "Li'l Abner" <blvstk@dogpatch.com>
>>>>> I have a little HP laptop ...
>>>>
>>>> Remove the hard disk, put it on a surriogate PC and then scan the
>>>> affected hard disk.
>>>
>>> Wouldn't it be easier to simply reformat the badly infected drive,
>>> rather than trying to pull it out of a _laptop_?
>>
>> What do you mean? Most modern laptops have two screws holding the
>> drive in place; remove them and tug.
>
> This one is an HP Mini 210-1U80NR.
>
> I haven't looked up the manual yet, but I don't see a screw on it
> anywhere. The bottom is perfectly smooth (no covers, etc.) The
> battery attaches to the back between the hinges. It was behind the
> battery that I finally found the model and serial numbers.
>
> I've had plenty of laptop hard drives out, both IDE & SATA. Most
> were easy but a couple of them were quite a challenge. If I decide
> to pursue that on this one I'll definitely have to do some
> studying... :-) According to the device manager, it's a ST9250410AS
> which translates to a Seagate Model ST9250410AS SATA 3Gb/s 250GB
> 16MB 7200. So there's one in there somewhere. Theres no CD/DVD rom
> though. I had a helluva time finding the switch to turn it on!
>

That's a mini netbook; not an actual laptop. More like a stripped down
version.


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