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   Chris Elvidge to CtrlAltDel   
   Re: Convert HDD to SSD   
   14 May 25 11:08:07   
   
   From: chris@internal.net   
      
   On 14/05/2025 at 09:51, CtrlAltDel wrote:   
   > Thanks for the responses, everyone, both genuine and sarcastic. I'm   
   > beginning to get the idea that what I wish to do can't be done, although   
   > I'm still not sure why.   
   >   
   > The thing is, I hate to waste anything. Just think of all the metal and   
   > parts and cards and plastic, etc... that will be useless and can't be   
   > recycled or anything if I can no longer use the 3 HDD drives I currently   
   > have.   
   >   
   > There is only a finite amount of materials on Planet Earth and we all need   
   > to do our part to conserve in order to make the world a better place.   
   > That's how I feel about it, but I'm American and we all think like that,   
   > whereas many others around the world probably don't.   
   >   
      
   Thing is, if you take the innards out of an HDD, they (the innards)   
   become unusable. So saving the planet by reusing the HDD case is   
   actually a non-starter.   
      
      
   --   
   Chris Elvidge, England   
   I WILL NOT BARF UNLESS I'M SICK   
      
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