goaliepride Posted June 2, 2008 Posted June 2, 2008 Hey guys, I have inherited the problem of a large volume of dead hard drives. Some accessible and some not. I do not want to toss these intact. Know of any good ways to easily break the ability to get into these? I was thinking of making a couple holes with a power drill, but If there's anything easier I'm all ears.
contink Posted June 2, 2008 Posted June 2, 2008 Apparently the MOD use an angle grinder... I imagine that would be quite effective
FN-GM Posted June 2, 2008 Posted June 2, 2008 You could take them down your technology department and let some students loose on them.
goaliepride Posted June 2, 2008 Author Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) contink - not bad, but with roughly 100 of these, I'd hate to have to open them. Edited June 2, 2008 by goaliepride
Jona Posted June 2, 2008 Posted June 2, 2008 Data Terminators - Computer Hard Drive Destruction On-site ?
goaliepride Posted June 2, 2008 Author Posted June 2, 2008 actually I'm in the U.S. . How I wound up on this board I'll never know, but I do like it. I should have also specified, I'm looking for as close to free as possible.
contink Posted June 2, 2008 Posted June 2, 2008 Data Terminators - Computer Hard Drive Destruction On-site ? Wow!... Now that's tech therapy with a real twist
ChrisH Posted June 2, 2008 Posted June 2, 2008 I just stick my knackered ones on the column drill in tech and put a few holes in em. Doesnt take long at all.
elsiegee40 Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 I am a fan of the lump hammer! One sharp blow and the plates shatter... it's very therapeutic! "This one's the ICT co-ordinator... this one's the SMT...that G!t in Year 11... so's this one come to think of it..." You'll get through them in no time
ICT_GUY Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 Platters Shatter? Consumer drives are normally Aluminium, and I have yet to come across a Glass platter even though they do exist. Lump Hammer will work fine though, pillar drill will also put them beyond use. Buy a bulk degausser if you have money. Or take them to your local shooting range and have yourself some fun.
pete Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 Platters Shatter? Consumer drives are normally Aluminium, and I have yet to come across a Glass platter even though they do exist. I have, while not paying sufficient attention or noticing the unusually light platter I did the "fold the platters with my hands" trick . We drill them or (for laptop drives) snap them in half and fold the platters.
Midget Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 What I have done in the past with 2000+ HDDs is get an intern to sit and drill through the lid into the platters of all the drives with a Black and Decker Power Drill. Noone will recover from that. with desktop drives you'll just drill a hole, but with laptop drives the platters will shatter
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