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Transporting computer while flying
- Thread starter Kami
- Start date
Kami said:
It's going to be quite difficult to move a computer as a "carryon"
My suggestion, when I move, is this.
Partial disassembly
Remove ram, and agp/pci cards from system
Remove heatsinks from cpu's
Package case very well packaged. - 2" minimum of padding on all sides.. more padding is better.
sub-package each card/heatsink/(ram can all go in one box) in their own box, place these boxes in the "big master box"
Ship that way.
I would not trust my cards to the vibration in their slots, ram is a "maybe" and removing the heatsink/fan is really only more necessary to prevent the socket from being ripped out.
definitly remove heatsink and fan.
if your goign to ship through a courier such as ups fedex or airborne, it may be cheaper to ship a bucnh of smaller packages rather than oen big box (may hit OS3 or OS2 limits)
remove the harddrives and packge them very well or take them iwth you on the plane.
Optical Drives arent abig deal, should be fine left in case, along with Mobo, CPU, PSU, and any fanbus controllers.
Remove:
all AGP/PCI/PCIe Cards and anything on a riser.
Place those in sealable baggies and then ptu them into a box with at least 2" padding aroudn the item, which should also be bubble wrapped. Place in loose fill.
That should be fine. If you have anti static bags, use those instaed of any type of sealable bag becuase peanuts create tons of ESD.
I work in the postal business
(Not a post office thankgod)
-randyc
edit/postscript: purchase insurance. Its worth it. UPS/FedEx offer it for One Dollar per hundred insurance each package. First 100dollars per package is free.
Example:
Shipping 1 box with a 150$ 10/100/1000NIC
Put 2$ of Insurance on (200$)
Wrap in bubble wrap with tape holding it closed
fill a box with loosefill
place item insdie this new box
and seal.
dont use old boxes, buy brand new ones from a postal store.
And final word: DO NOT USE GOVERNMENT MAIL. Use a courier.
if your goign to ship through a courier such as ups fedex or airborne, it may be cheaper to ship a bucnh of smaller packages rather than oen big box (may hit OS3 or OS2 limits)
remove the harddrives and packge them very well or take them iwth you on the plane.
Optical Drives arent abig deal, should be fine left in case, along with Mobo, CPU, PSU, and any fanbus controllers.
Remove:
all AGP/PCI/PCIe Cards and anything on a riser.
Place those in sealable baggies and then ptu them into a box with at least 2" padding aroudn the item, which should also be bubble wrapped. Place in loose fill.
That should be fine. If you have anti static bags, use those instaed of any type of sealable bag becuase peanuts create tons of ESD.
I work in the postal business
(Not a post office thankgod)-randyc
edit/postscript: purchase insurance. Its worth it. UPS/FedEx offer it for One Dollar per hundred insurance each package. First 100dollars per package is free.
Example:
Shipping 1 box with a 150$ 10/100/1000NIC
Put 2$ of Insurance on (200$)
Wrap in bubble wrap with tape holding it closed
fill a box with loosefill
place item insdie this new box
and seal.
dont use old boxes, buy brand new ones from a postal store.
And final word: DO NOT USE GOVERNMENT MAIL. Use a courier.
I'd say if you're shipping UPS, have the UPS Store pack it for you. That way if UPS fucks it up they can't claim "Improper Packaging" like they always do to weasel their way out. They'll instead go after the UPS Store that packed it for you (if it was a case of improper packing) or they'll fess up to their screw up. Same way with FedEx, have Kinko's pack it for you. That's what I would do when shipping a computer system. It might cost more, but at least you'll know you can collect on your insurance and your computer will make it to its destination safely.