Raccoonnookkeep
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Hi:
A friend returning from a visit to Europe told me that his notebook computer was x-rayed by the friendly people at an airport. Now, the computer will not boot.
Not having had any experience with such things, I am not sure what might have gone wrong as a result of the exposure. I know enough to speculate (and, my imagination is quite active), but don't know enough to do so with any confidence that I could construct a list of possible problems that one might expect in such a situation and list them in order of their likelihood.
I don't have specifics, such as the model of the computer (that can be ascertained, if it becomes an important consideration). I am sure that the computer is not one of those "hardened" military computers that are supposed to survive being run over by a tank! The intensity of the radiation to which it was subjected is beyond my speculation - and, if it weren't, I still wouldn't have any way to relate that intensity to the potential for damage to the various parts.
It is my hope that someone here might have enough of a technical hardware expertise to offer some meaningful insight on this topic.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my query.
A friend returning from a visit to Europe told me that his notebook computer was x-rayed by the friendly people at an airport. Now, the computer will not boot.
Not having had any experience with such things, I am not sure what might have gone wrong as a result of the exposure. I know enough to speculate (and, my imagination is quite active), but don't know enough to do so with any confidence that I could construct a list of possible problems that one might expect in such a situation and list them in order of their likelihood.
I don't have specifics, such as the model of the computer (that can be ascertained, if it becomes an important consideration). I am sure that the computer is not one of those "hardened" military computers that are supposed to survive being run over by a tank! The intensity of the radiation to which it was subjected is beyond my speculation - and, if it weren't, I still wouldn't have any way to relate that intensity to the potential for damage to the various parts.
It is my hope that someone here might have enough of a technical hardware expertise to offer some meaningful insight on this topic.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my query.