I am in the process of relocating (from the Philippines to Poland). The chassis which is an NZXT Phantom 530 will be repacked in its original packaging and will be sent via movers and packers to its new destination. I intend to leave the internal contents in the chassis (the motherboard, CPU, Intel cooler, PSU, M.2 SSD, and optical drive inside the chassis while shipping). I assume this is safe?
My question is about the hard drives? I doubt it is safe to leave them in the chassis due to their poor shock resistance. So I will remove them and take them separately. The next question is whether I should pack them in my cabin luggage and thus carry it by hand, or check it in with my clothes. In the case of the latter, I will cushion it amongst clothes.
Wanted to get the thoughts of the group on what's best suited?
In the past I have bought hard drives on Amazon in the US, and taken them with me to other countries. They were in the Amazon packaging and then nestled among my clothes in the check-in luggage. So that has worked. Though that was usually 1 or 2 drives at the max.
My fear with carrying them in the cabin luggage is that I have read that some airport-security-checks require for electronics to be powered on. Being internal drives I won't be able to do this. I don't want to risk having to leave these drives in some country due to airport security requirements.
Looking for suggestions and recommendations please? Thanks.
My question is about the hard drives? I doubt it is safe to leave them in the chassis due to their poor shock resistance. So I will remove them and take them separately. The next question is whether I should pack them in my cabin luggage and thus carry it by hand, or check it in with my clothes. In the case of the latter, I will cushion it amongst clothes.
Wanted to get the thoughts of the group on what's best suited?
In the past I have bought hard drives on Amazon in the US, and taken them with me to other countries. They were in the Amazon packaging and then nestled among my clothes in the check-in luggage. So that has worked. Though that was usually 1 or 2 drives at the max.
My fear with carrying them in the cabin luggage is that I have read that some airport-security-checks require for electronics to be powered on. Being internal drives I won't be able to do this. I don't want to risk having to leave these drives in some country due to airport security requirements.
Looking for suggestions and recommendations please? Thanks.