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Like odeon said... hammer works. Turn it over and hit it hard a few times on the center hub until it sort of bends in, which is usually the quickest way to make it unreadable....or take it all apart. There's usually 2 really strong neodymium magnets inside. Taking just the bottom board off is not enough though, as the board can always be replaced with one from a similar drive making it functional again.I take them apart...the bottom boards have scrap value and go in a bin with the other boards & ram from the computer, magnets have some resale value in lots, hd case is normally aluminum and goes with the aluminum.
Quote from: odeon on September 08, 2012, 12:50:05 AMWhen I scrap a computer I make sure the HD is destroyed or not included. I'm having my old busted computer hauled away, how do I destroy the HD?
When I scrap a computer I make sure the HD is destroyed or not included.
Quote from: couldbecousin on September 08, 2012, 01:39:17 AMQuote from: odeon on September 08, 2012, 12:50:05 AMWhen I scrap a computer I make sure the HD is destroyed or not included. I'm having my old busted computer hauled away, how do I destroy the HD? Give it to a 2 year-old to play with.
Quote from: Queen Victoria on September 08, 2012, 01:55:09 PMQuote from: couldbecousin on September 08, 2012, 01:39:17 AMQuote from: odeon on September 08, 2012, 12:50:05 AMWhen I scrap a computer I make sure the HD is destroyed or not included. I'm having my old busted computer hauled away, how do I destroy the HD? Give it to a 2 year-old to play with. ^ Ladies and gentlemen, the winning answer!
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I normally take hard drives apart to get the magnets. The platters are aluminum and melt down easy no need to wipe it first.Today I found this interesting pocket knife at a tag sale for $0.50
It's from the 1940s. I had never seen one like it before and love it myself
I found some prune juice in the store today, just what this old lady needs! [/font][/size]
Quote from: couldbecousin on September 08, 2012, 05:34:31 PM I found some prune juice in the store today, just what this old lady needs! [/font][/size]Probiotics are better than prune juice. alot more expensive though