Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Several years ago, I worked with a group that, shall we say, had no name!!!! Our computer folk would take the HDs apart and sand the disks with an ordinary wood type sander!!! For your situation where the data is not really sensitive, using a big hammer should be OK. Be sure that the platters are really bent. Original Message: ----------------- From: Spencer Cheng spencer at aotera.org Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:50:54 -0500 To: lug at leica-users.org Subject: Re: [Leica] Program to erase a HDD I don't think neither would de-magnetize the coating on the HDD platters so you will have to do better than that. :) Melting the platter would be a better solution than either the slegehammer or the magnum. /sc On Nov 23, 2011, at 20:01, Ken Carney wrote: > Please don't tell me I am compromised with the sledgehammer/.44 magnum approach, else I will have to find a higher level. > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange