Guest Rinnousuke Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 I'll try that option then, if it's as simple as your words suggest. Thank you all for your help so far, I really appreciate it. I'll reply if I encounter any further problems. Regards Rinnousuke "PA20Pilot" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hi, > > ......Are there any other alternatives other than disassembling the > notebook? > > There's really not much involved it taking the hard drive out of > laptops. Usually, there's a door on the bottom with a couple of screws > holding it in place. Remove the door, then you'll see another pair of > screws holding down a thin metal plate. Short of removing the plug-in > wire going to the end of the drive, that's about all there is to > removing a drive. It's not like you have to go after the drive from the > top down removing more things as you get deeper into it. > > > ---==X={}=X==--- > > Jim Self > > AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository. > http://avanimation.avsupport.com > > Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans. > http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm > > Experimental Aircraft Association #140897 > EAA Technical Counselor #4562 > </span> Quote
Guest Rinnousuke Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Hello Jim It seems that my notebook isn't the usual type, as there doesn't seem to be any doors on the bottom. I tried to take it apart from the upper side and go underneath the keyboard and touchpad, but found out that the hard drive seems to be encased underneath a protective layer of some sort, which means that short of taking apart the entire laptop, I won't be able to reach it. Regards Rinnousuke "PA20Pilot" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hi, > > ......Are there any other alternatives other than disassembling the > notebook? > > There's really not much involved it taking the hard drive out of > laptops. Usually, there's a door on the bottom with a couple of screws > holding it in place. Remove the door, then you'll see another pair of > screws holding down a thin metal plate. Short of removing the plug-in > wire going to the end of the drive, that's about all there is to > removing a drive. It's not like you have to go after the drive from the > top down removing more things as you get deeper into it. > > > ---==X={}=X==--- > > Jim Self > > AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository. > http://avanimation.avsupport.com > > Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans. > http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm > > Experimental Aircraft Association #140897 > EAA Technical Counselor #4562 > </span> Quote
Guest 1PW Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 On 02/22/2009 01:57 AM, Rinnousuke sent:<span style="color:blue"> > Hello Jim > > It seems that my notebook isn't the usual type, as there doesn't seem to be > any doors on the bottom. I tried to take it apart from the upper side and go > underneath the keyboard and touchpad, but found out that the hard drive seems > to be encased underneath a protective layer of some sort, which means that > short of taking apart the entire laptop, I won't be able to reach it. > > Regards > Rinnousuke</span> Perhaps it's best to tell us the exact make and model number of your system. Pete -- 1PW @?6A62?FEH9:DE=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t] Quote
Guest Rinnousuke Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Hello Pete The model should be Lenovo R61. Regards Rinnousuke "1PW" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > On 02/22/2009 01:57 AM, Rinnousuke sent:<span style="color:green"> > > Hello Jim > > > > It seems that my notebook isn't the usual type, as there doesn't seem to be > > any doors on the bottom. I tried to take it apart from the upper side and go > > underneath the keyboard and touchpad, but found out that the hard drive seems > > to be encased underneath a protective layer of some sort, which means that > > short of taking apart the entire laptop, I won't be able to reach it. > > > > Regards > > Rinnousuke</span> > > Perhaps it's best to tell us the exact make and model number of your system. > > Pete > -- > 1PW @?6A62?FEH9:DE=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t] > </span> Quote
Guest 1PW Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 On 02/22/2009 03:12 AM, Rinnousuke sent:<span style="color:blue"> > Hello Pete > > The model should be Lenovo R61. > > Regards > Rinnousuke</span> The Hardware Maintenance Manual, in PDF, for your R61 ThinkPad is available through this web page: <http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-67760> Page 63 may have the information you desire. The usual ESD cautions are advised. HTH Pete -- 1PW @?6A62?FEH9:DE=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t] Quote
Guest Rinnousuke Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Hello Thank you all for your help, my computer has returned to its previous condition. As an afterthought, how do I tell between fake positives and genuinely infected files? Regards Rinnousuke "1PW" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > On 02/22/2009 03:12 AM, Rinnousuke sent:<span style="color:green"> > > Hello Pete > > > > The model should be Lenovo R61. > > > > Regards > > Rinnousuke</span> > > The Hardware Maintenance Manual, in PDF, for your R61 ThinkPad is > available through this web page: > > <http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-67760> > > Page 63 may have the information you desire. The usual ESD cautions are > advised. > > HTH > > Pete > -- > 1PW @?6A62?FEH9:DE=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t] > </span> Quote
Guest 1PW Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 On 02/22/2009 05:58 AM, Rinnousuke sent:<span style="color:blue"> > Hello > > Thank you all for your help, my computer has returned to its previous > condition. As an afterthought, how do I tell between fake positives and > genuinely infected files? > > Regards > Rinnousuke</span> As a generality, the advice we gave you last Thursday, was then, and remains applicable. If a file on your computer is flagged as possibly being infected, uploading the suspected file to reputable file scanning services such as VirusTotal.com, jotti.org, or the like, will render an opinion from up to three dozen or more file scanners. Therefor, their statistical report results should influence your decision correctly. Our only disclaimer might be that if you were the absolute first person in the universe to experience the infection, these services might temporarily fall short. But that would be a statistical anomaly. Pete -- 1PW @?6A62?FEH9:DE=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t] Quote
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