Best way to destroy a hard drive?

walterjennings · Jan 27, 2007

install windows vista... oooooo burnt.

ryancohen · Jan 28, 2007

Quote from horribilicus:

Drill a couple holes in the drive, including drilling through the middle of at least one IC chip visible on the circuit board.

Then put it into a Ziploc plastic "freezer bag", lay it on a cement floor, and smash it a half dozen times with a hammer.

Then put the mangled drive into a plastic trash bag and fill up the bag with the contents of your cat's litterbox. The more kitty logs, the better. Pour in a quart of liquid ammonia (like one of these ), which the cat litter will absorb.

Take the trash bag at least 5km from your house and toss it into someone else's garbage can. Ideally, a huge dumpster 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet, behind a large business or apartment complex.
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so...what did you do before you became a trader?

dpt · Jan 28, 2007

Thermite will do the trick nicely and is more fun than cat litter, according to a private communication from the national association of pyromaniacs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermite

http://www.petitiononline.com/HUNGSOLS/petition.html

edil · Jan 28, 2007

http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/08/22/taking-a-blowtorch-to-a-hard-drive/

biggerfish · Jan 29, 2007

To keep even the NSA or the Russian Mafia from deciphering it, just make sure you do this:

Quote from edil:

http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/08/22/taking-a-blowtorch-to-a-hard-drive/
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BEFORE doing this:

Quote from horribilicus:

Drill a couple holes in the drive, including drilling through the middle of at least one IC chip visible on the circuit board.

Then put it into a Ziploc plastic "freezer bag", lay it on a cement floor, and smash it a half dozen times with a hammer.

Then put the mangled drive into a plastic trash bag and fill up the bag with the contents of your cat's litterbox.
The more kitty logs, the better. Pour in a quart of liquid ammonia (like one of these ), which the cat litter will absorb.

Take the trash bag at least 5km from your house and toss it into someone else's garbage can.
Ideally, a huge dumpster 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet, behind a large business or apartment complex.
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dandxg · Jan 29, 2007

I believe Evidence Eliminator is the original disk wipe clean software and it's come with a 30 day trial. Do a google search.

MYDemaray · Jan 30, 2007

Anything happen if you soak it in water?

robbenpro · Jan 31, 2007

Why not fill it up with giant garbage data/files?

event-management-systems.info
callcenter-career.info
callcenter-courses.info

PohPoh · Jan 31, 2007

Quote from horribilicus:

Drill a couple holes in the drive, including drilling through the middle of at least one IC chip visible on the circuit board.

Then put it into a Ziploc plastic "freezer bag", lay it on a cement floor, and smash it a half dozen times with a hammer.

Then put the mangled drive into a plastic trash bag and fill up the bag with the contents of your cat's litterbox. The more kitty logs, the better. Pour in a quart of liquid ammonia (like one of these ), which the cat litter will absorb.

Take the trash bag at least 5km from your house and toss it into someone else's garbage can. Ideally, a huge dumpster 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet, behind a large business or apartment complex.
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Whoa...concise...

acronym · Jan 31, 2007

Im guessing dissolving it in acid would work a treat.