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Giving old laptop away

cherry76
cherry76 Posts: 1,105 Forumite
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A guy from my local buying and selling is asking for old tv and laptop. I have got an old laptop I wanted to dispose but wanted to remove the hard disc first and do not know how. Am not sure whether it can be started. Is it safe to give it away? Thanks

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  • oldernonethewiser
    oldernonethewiser Posts: 2,676 Forumite
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    Does it currently work?

    Without a hard disk it won't do much so if you remove it, which should be relatively straightforward, anyone taking it would need to put in a new one plus an operating system.
    Things that are differerent: draw & drawer, brought & bought, loose & lose, dose & does, payed & paid


  • cherry76
    cherry76 Posts: 1,105 Forumite
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    I do not think it works guess best to remove hard drive and take it to rubbish tip.
  • that
    that Posts: 1,532 Forumite
    why not tell us the make and model of the laptop.

    Even without a disk, and faulty someone on ebay will probably buy it
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    There are hundreds, possibly thousands of videos on YouTube showing you how to remove a hard drive.

    Search YouTube with your model name/number and "hard drive removal" or "hard drive replacement"

    Take it out, give the laptop away or sell it, and put the drive in a drawer or at the back of a cupboard.
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