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At 05:09 AM 5/7/97 -0400, Waldemar Puszkarz wrote: >Hi, > >this is probably an old thread, but what is the consensus if such exists: >is it really safe to expose laptops to x-rays scanners while taking them >aboard of planes? What does this scanning affect in the first place? Is >it a hard drive? Wouldn't it be then prudent to send a hard drive with >the remaining package that, I guess (but correct me if I am wrong) is not >exposed to scanners, provided the hard drive is removable. Of course, one >could not use the laptop on the plane then, but that would be fine with >me anyway. 1) Don't count on checked or shipped packages not getting x-rayed. 2) back up your hard drive. 3) The potential for permanent damage is to the chips in your computer. The chances of a problem are slight, but the damage is cumulative. There is more reason to worry if you are flying every week. 4) In the US, at least, you can generally request hand inspection. They will make you turn the computer on. Half the time they make you take it out and turn it on even if you do send it through the scanner. -Don Perley perley@cadence.com