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mrthumbs · 10-10-2006, 02:56 AM

throwing away a bunch of old HD's but these fuckers are indestructible.
Cant open em up with a screwdriver.. im hitting them with a sledgehammer
but no effect.. any ideas?

FrameShifter · 10-10-2006, 03:00 AM

Acid Bath. You're welcome.

ready lube · 10-10-2006, 03:05 AM

magnets...big magnets then an acid bath ;)

gooddomains · 10-10-2006, 03:07 AM

what's on there that you need to destroy them physically ?

mrthumbs · 10-10-2006, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gooddomains

what's on there that you need to destroy them physically ?

even i dont want to know.

Lacerto · 10-10-2006, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ready lube

magnets...big magnets then an acid bath ;)

The hard drive cases are built to be insanely resistant to magnets. I'd recommend feeding them too much electricity and blowing them out.

hjnet · 10-10-2006, 03:42 AM

Put them on(in) the grill, ~600-700°C should destroy most magnetic storage devices

biftek · 10-10-2006, 03:44 AM

depends how destroyed you want them
drilling a hole through the guts of them usally does the job , well a few holes

frying it with electricty only hurts the circuit board , the plates where all the date is held will still be readable

a strong electro magnet will kill the plates , , or shove em in the microwave

PussyTeenies · 10-10-2006, 03:45 AM

1. a low zero format
2. microwave
3. low zero format + reinstall data
4. low zero format then fill the entire disk with a shredder tool (fills it with 1 and 0's) then relow format again

mrthumbs · 10-10-2006, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by PussyTeenies

1. a low zero format
2. microwave
3. low zero format + reinstall data
4. low zero format then fill the entire disk with a shredder tool (fills it with 1 and 0's) then relow format again

low0 format would be best BUT.. i dont want to hook these disks up..too much work.

Best ideas so far: acid and a microwave

Pure Evil · 10-10-2006, 04:27 AM

shit you aint gonna destroy one of those little fuckers physically. trust me theyre alot tougher than you think

tenderobject · 10-10-2006, 04:28 AM

get a road roller. done.

John69 · 10-10-2006, 04:31 AM

use a welder, ground one side and weld throught the middle.

Pete-KT · 10-10-2006, 04:32 AM

Ive opened hard drives plenty of times to see whats inside, some odd reason its always the same

you just need the right screw driver

polish_aristocrat · 10-10-2006, 04:33 AM

send them to North Korea and ask them to be destroyed with a nuke...

should be sufficient damage

grumpy · 10-10-2006, 04:33 AM

what always works is banging a nail or screwdriver through the top. It will physically destroy all the disks inside. Close to impossible to recover that data.

notabook · 10-10-2006, 04:44 AM

Drill a hole through them as others have suggested, do a few for good measure. This stops the average joe and even the experienced johns from being able from getting at your data though it will do nothing for a data recovery clinic with a clean room (they’ll be able to get the majority of your data quite easily).

justsexxx · 10-10-2006, 04:51 AM

Make holes in them.... with a 'boor'

hdkiller · 10-10-2006, 04:55 AM

ohh

^^ /me points out his nickname
Easy.. give it to me.. :>

MyNameIsNobody · 10-10-2006, 04:55 AM

1: hard drives check!
2: train track check!
3: train check!

Why · 10-10-2006, 05:03 AM

30.006, get one, or find a friend with one.

Violetta · 10-10-2006, 05:17 AM

melt them!

mrthumbs · 10-10-2006, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hdkiller

ohh

^^ /me points out his nickname
Easy.. give it to me.. :>

Wow.. GFY really does have the right person for every job imagineable

Dirty F · 10-10-2006, 05:19 AM

Take a crap on them.

bobby666 · 10-10-2006, 07:26 AM

use them for clay pigeon shooting :-)

NinjaSteve · 10-10-2006, 07:27 AM

bash it the wall

Ebola · 10-10-2006, 07:34 AM

Use it for target practice at the shooting range.

Actually, that would be a lot of fun.

BitAudioVideo · 10-10-2006, 07:36 AM

NSA/CSS approved automatic degausser

stickyfingerz · 10-10-2006, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrthumbs

throwing away a bunch of old HD's but these fuckers are indestructible.
Cant open em up with a screwdriver.. im hitting them with a sledgehammer
but no effect.. any ideas?

I recommend finding someone stronger.

DateDoc · 10-10-2006, 07:38 AM

http://www.killdisk.com/

carol.prime · 10-10-2006, 07:41 AM

Install a bomb

u-Bob · 10-10-2006, 07:43 AM

first drill some holes in them, then burn them.

cess · 10-10-2006, 07:57 AM

If you are afraid someone might get the data forget low formating or any software. Someone that knows what they are doing could get the data that you thought you erased.

There's some machines made just for erasing drives that cost about 3k+, they contain really strong magnets. I guess you could take the drives to a junkyard and see if they will let you use their magnets.

Drilling holes through the drive(s) is probably best Idea I've seen posted here if you can't afford a 3k+ magnet machine, whatever it's called. ;)

Vegas Ken · 10-10-2006, 07:57 AM

Let a toddler play with it for a while, trust me it will be thrashed

Daruma · 10-10-2006, 08:02 AM

drill a 1/4 inch hole through them
put a 1/4 inch threaded eye hook through them
put the eye hooks on a 5 foot chain
attach the 5 foot chain to your car
take a long trip on the freeway @ 60 miles / hr - for about 2 - 3 hours should do the trick

cess · 10-10-2006, 08:03 AM

Degausser was the name of the machines I was talking about.

http://datalinksales.com/degaussers/v91.htm

BigB · 10-10-2006, 08:14 AM

If you take em apart.. the magnets inside are insane strong...
they look like little disc brake pads....

I use em around the garage for holding tools etc...

Big B

L-Pink · 10-10-2006, 08:16 AM

Get a bucket, fill with concrete. Stick disc half way in. Wait till 3:00 am. Load the boys in the Cadallic and drive to the river, stop on bridge. Make sure no-one is looking, have Guido and Pauli throw into East-River.

mrthumbs · 10-10-2006, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

Get a bucket, fill with concrete. Stick disc half way in. Wait till 3:00 am. Load the boys in the Cadallic and drive to the river, stop on bridge. Make sure no-one is looking, have Guido and Pauli throw into East-River.

hahahaha

topshelfdesign · 10-10-2006, 08:25 AM

record some footage

cess · 10-10-2006, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

Get a bucket, fill with concrete. Stick disc half way in. Wait till 3:00 am. Load the boys in the Cadallic and drive to the river, stop on bridge. Make sure no-one is looking, have Guido and Pauli throw into East-River.

lol good one

Abyss_Vee · 10-10-2006, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

Get a bucket, fill with concrete. Stick disc half way in. Wait till 3:00 am. Load the boys in the Cadallic and drive to the river, stop on bridge. Make sure no-one is looking, have Guido and Pauli throw into East-River.

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