Can the X ray machines at the airport damage my computer?

[cirthix]

if i just send it through once or twice? this includes my data and bios chips too

 

[Geomagick]

It's highly unlikely. The fact that most machines are ok when you put photographic film through them would suggest that damage would not occur.

I work at an airport and my mobile phone and PDA go through the X-ray machines anywhere up to about a dozen times a day for the last 2 years and both still work fine.

 

[Mark R]

The X-ray machines are unlikely to do any harm.

However, there are anecodatal reports that long-distance flight may cause corruption on some flash memories.

 

[imported_Phil]

Yes, it will cause it to explode.

 

[deveraux]

Well, I've been transporting my desktop across from UK to Malaysia and back several times for the past 4 years and its never ever been an issue.