On 3/7/2010 7:40 PM, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 2010-03-07 19:21, Richard Hector wrote:
On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 18:42 -0600, Mark Allums wrote:
If you are decommissioning, there is no substitute for an electric
drill.
What, just drill a hole in it? That will only affect a small part of the
disk.
I think our sysadmin team has a large log-splitting axe - much more
satisfying :-)
I'd vote for melting down the platters :-)
Many platters are now made of glass a ceramic. A swift whack on the side
of a table should do the trick. If not, a likewise swift whack from a
claw hammer should shatter it into a jillion pieces.
If the platter is aluminum, then a belt sander or grinding drill bit
will take care of things.
I have actually drilled a few holes, then submerged the drive under
water for a week (with a little salt added to speed up the corrosion.)
But this is extreme (and eco-unfriendly).
Why? well, as an experiment, mostly. I don't have anything (but a
credit card number or two) to hide. (I don't encrypt or lock anything
away, either.)
I just like to fiddle around. I disassemble old drives usually, in
order to extract the magnets. They're fun to play with.
M. Allums
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