Paul wrote:

> GeekyKid17 wrote:
> > Okay, so this might take a while to explain, but let's see if I can
> > sum it up: my friend needs a hard drive, and I have an extra one,
> > but it's actually my mom's, and she thinks it's worth $30, which my
> > friend can't afford, plus I kind of already said I'd give it to her
> > free of charge, so I offered to buy it from my mom for $30, but she
> > won't take my money and now she's mad at me and won't help me
> > remove the hard drive and I have no idea how to do it. It's one of
> > those old Dell computers, and I've been looking all over the
> > Internet to find how to remove it, but I can't find out anything
> > and it needs to be out by 8:00 AM tomorrow when I leave for school;
> > it's about 5:30 PM now where I am. Help!!!
> >
>
> Most people look on the Dell web site, for information on their Dell
> computer. There are online manuals, with details like how to replace
> a hard drive. But since you didn't provide any info about your
> Dell computer, it is pretty hard to give you a URL.
>
> Paul

Do you know anybody who ever looked at a manufacturer`s manual to find
out how to remove a hard drive ?

Worst case scenario, I have tried to deal with a very small oddly
designed case, but after struggling for 20min-1hr, and covering the
inside of the case with my blood, and maybe asking a few non computer
people in the house, I got there in the end. But this guy didn`t even
mention a badly designed case.

I know some Dell cases may require a little knowledge and/or patience
to open!! In that situation a company had many of them and somebody
else knew. I don`t know anybody who ever downloaded a manual to find
out how to open his case. I guess it is feasible. But this guy hasn`t
said he cannot figure out how to open his case. If he had a manual
problem like opening the case or pulling out a metal tray with the hard
drive, then maybe the manual is relevant. He could be asking
generally, how to remove a hard drive!! But in retrospect, I think
you`re right! I assume he has a manual problem like opening the case or
removing a tray. Prob opening the case, since it is a Dell. The Dell
cases I have seen, hard drives slide out, the case opens nicely but it
was funny to open. You had to fondle/finger around at the bottom ,
push some button thing up, to release it..