what is a good way to mess up a laptop hard drive without using magnets or hitting it alot. by mess up i mean make it so there is no way you can read anything or write anything to it. i dont know what to delete or what. dont ask why. the hard drive is easily removable.
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okay.. let me add that i still need the harddrive to be intact. im not gonna blow it up... i just want to make it unreadable.Yummy yummy yummy, I've got fun in my tummy.
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If you just wanna erase it, do a low-level format. To render it useless: EMP or strong static discharge. Bye-bye HD. Some red loc-tite on the bearing would probably work too.
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well what exactly will that do? im just temped to hit it alot until it doesnt turn on. thats what i did before... oh wellYummy yummy yummy, I've got fun in my tummy.
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In CS101 they were lecturing us about hard drives and formatting and whatever drivel and the subject turned to a company who's business it was to retreive whatever data they can from supposedly unrecoverable discs. According to my lecturer, the only drive that they could not get a single piece of recognisable data was one where the owner must have gotten pretty nonplussed and decided the best course of action would be to unload a few .45s into his case.Originally posted by i_baked_cookieswell what exactly will that do? im just temped to hit it alot until it doesnt turn on. thats what i did before... oh wellComment
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why are you doing this anyway? just put paint over the surface then, i bet you a dollar the laser cant read through a thick layer of (your choice of colored) paintSIG RULES SUCK REAL BAD AND THEYRE STUPID AND DUMB AND THEY STINK AND ARE STUPID AND I HATE THEM AND THEY SUCK REAL BADComment
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If you just open it up and expose the platters to dirt and dust it will be useless as a HD. But Jonneh is right, there are companies who can retreve data off just about any non-phusically destroyed HD. A Degausser would be your best bet. It does a good enough job that government and large corperations use em before they throw away old drives.
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If you don't care about the data, just remove the partition and don't put a new one on it...that way the drive is still ok. To re-use it just put a new partition on it, and format.
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use a blow torch! just put a high temp flame to the outside case for a few seconds and then take it away. do this a couple times and you will melt the disks inside enough to make it inopperable, but not damage the outside.Comment
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i think someones been looking at pornOriginally posted by i_baked_cookies... by mess up i mean make it so there is no way you can read anything or write anything to it.... dont ask why
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