320GB laptop hard drive

[forcefed]

320GB hard drive from a Dell. All cleaned off and Window XP installed on it.

$50

[mitchx3]

Are you selling a WinXP license with it or just put WinXP on for the hell of it?

ETA: Dear thread-locking fetishists: This is probably illegal, unless he is going to peel the XP license sticker off the bottom of his dell, in which case it is probably still illegal.

[RobD]

Starting bid? (MNGT code for "add a price please" )

[justaguy]

Are you selling a WinXP license with it or just put WinXP on for the hell of it?

ETA: Dear thread-locking fetishists: This is probably illegal, unless he is going to peel the XP license sticker off the bottom of his dell, in which case it is probably still illegal.

+1...This makes us look bad.

[FJ540]

Price?

[forcefed]

Sorry guys, Not trying to make anyone look bad. My friend cleaned everything off of it and put on Windows XP. I am not computer savvy at all, but I believe he just used my Windows liscense. The hard drive was on my computer and I just got a bigger one.

If its a big no no to be doing this I will take it off of here.


Price is $50

[JFettig]

Its not a big deal, it wouldn't likely boot into windows in a non-dell computer anyway.


Jon

[RobD]

Sorry guys, Not trying to make anyone look bad. My friend cleaned everything off of it and put on Windows XP. I am not computer savvy at all, but I believe he just used my Windows liscense. The hard drive was on my computer and I just got a bigger one.

If its a big no no to be doing this I will take it off of here.


Price is $50

You're not actually doing anything wrong (other than not adding a price, but you quickly fixed that) It is up to the end user to manage he use of the hard drive, and the software they install on it. If they don't have a license for XP, then they should be using it.

That being said, if I were you, I would wipe the drive clean (format it) before giving it up.

[forcefed]

Yeah stupid me forgot to add the price. It was formatted and wiped clean and my buddy just put on XP, but I see what you are saying now.

[Ram-tastic]

can you get a pic of the bottom half or post the serial number or check it for remaining warranty,if any or to get a idea of it's age ?
interested in a trade and if so what might ya want / need ?
Thanks !

[DeanC]

FYI - you don't need a laptop to use this. For something like $10, Microcenter sells a little case you can put this into that has a USB cable on it which can be plugged into a desktop machine.

This would make a nice dedicated back-up drive.

[macphisto]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148455

[DeanC]

Heh - not up on my HD pricing - wow - cheaper all the time.

[mitchx3]

This would make a nice dedicated back-up drive.

A used laptop drive for backup? Seems like a really bad idea. Drives are cheap and have a finite life, your data is valuable, some priceless.

[forcefed]

can you get a pic of the bottom half or post the serial number or check it for remaining warranty,if any or to get a idea of it's age ?
interested in a trade and if so what might ya want / need ?
Thanks !

No remaining warranty on it, otherwise I would have just got a new one from Dell PM me what you have to trade, not sure what I need haha.

FYI - you don't need a laptop to use this. For something like $10, Microcenter sells a little case you can put this into that has a USB cable on it which can be plugged into a desktop machine.

This would make a nice dedicated back-up drive.

Thats how I got all my information off of it, with one of those little plug in whooty woops

This would make a nice dedicated back-up drive.

A used laptop drive for backup? Seems like a really bad idea. Drives are cheap and have a finite life, your data is valuable, some priceless.

Not really sure why its a bad idea, it has been wiped clean and works now.