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what have you found is best way to destroy a old hard drive
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 10:57 am
by renovation
so it can never be read again !
besides taking a sledge hammer or shot gun to it ?
what im asking best way so no one will ever get the data off it !
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:06 am
by blade
Low level format. It writes zeros and makes it just like a new blank drive.
You'll need a utlity from the hard drive maker. Usually in their download section.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 2:41 pm
by VooDoo
even if some one used fdisk on it
can it still hold doem data?
me
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:09 pm
by nexus_7
PCALAN fire/sledge fest.
Greg
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:25 pm
by Busby
Originally posted by blade
Low level format. It writes zeros and makes it just like a new blank drive.
You'll need a utlity from the hard drive maker. Usually in their download section.
Some people prefer to do it two times just to make sure. I think it takes 4 to really really work per Government standards or something.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 5:13 pm
by b-man1
go after the exposed circuit board with a screwdriver. snap off some transistors, etc. that'll keep anyone but the FBI, etc from getting data off of the platters.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:07 pm
by Shadow250
take the cover off and apply a belt sander with 120 grit belt to the platters
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:17 pm
by matt719
Hard drives are flakey... i would imagine opening the cover and breathing on it would do the trick
But seriously... the best way to make sure is scratch/bend/brake the platters (be creative).... take off a few transistors and some circuitry for good meassure. If someone really wants to see the data that badly, i think there is a problem
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:25 pm
by blade
Originally posted by VooDoo
even if some one used fdisk on it
can it still hold doem data?
me
Yes
With the right application, of course, one can dig up most that was even deleted. Only way is the low level format.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:39 pm
by Augix
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:11 am
by smb
Drill a hole thru it.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:24 am
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Originally posted by smb
Drill a hole thru it.
That's what I was gonna say.. Then use the platters for wind chimes..
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:39 am
by NascarFool
Info can be recovered even after a low-level format. Been there done that.
A long time ago I did a low level format on the wrong drive. Fortunately, I found a data recovery program that found and saved all my MP3s. About 5% of them were beyond saving because I had started to install Win2K on the drive.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:52 am
by renovation
here is what my idea was to drill a small hole in the case and fill it with boric acid ! let it sit for a day or to and repeat ! what you think should this work !
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:17 am
by DoPeY5007
sit it in a bucket of salt water for a week, see what that does