<html><body><div>Chris' ideas are more practical. I wouldn't waste a drill bit on a drive I am going to toss. </div><div><br><br>On Jan 03, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Chris Tyrrell <tyrrell69@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="msg-quote"><div class="_stretch">1) Whack it with a hammer to damage the case and destroy the integrity<br>
of any seals.<br>
2) Place it in a bucket or ziploc bag of salt water for a few days.<br>
3) Toss it in the garbage. Unless the NSA or CIA has a reason to be<br>
interested in you, nobody is going to attempt to recover data from<br>
your damaged salty drive.<br>
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On 1/3/11, James Wu <james@gohaddock.com> wrote:<br>
> As Karl stated, a drill press is a good way to go.<br>
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> If you don't have a drill press handy, simply dismantling the drive and<br>
> removing the platters will make it extremely difficult to recover the data<br>
> from the platters. If you want to go the extra mile, etching/scratching the<br>
> platters after they have been removed from the drive should make it nigh<br>
> impossible to pull data from the platters<br>
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