Kill the Hard Drives!??

Blargen · 07-October-08, 06:26 PM

As it happens we are getting rid of about 100 old computers from work and the boss man has ordered them to be destroyed... I see this as a great opportunity for my destructive side to be unleashed

I have been trying to come up with some sort of creative method of destruction, but alas I am out of ideas at the moment... any suggestions??

piscikeeper · 07-October-08, 06:31 PM

bullets work well..................

j-dogg · 07-October-08, 06:33 PM

Thermite compound.

300 volts.

Fred_G · 07-October-08, 07:05 PM

Ship them next door via UPS.

You could just destroy the hard drives and possibly donate the computers to a school or charity for a tax write off.

Monsignor Funkibut · 07-October-08, 07:13 PM

How big are the drives? I might be willing to buy them and do the wipe.

Such an environmental waste to destroy them and landfill the carcasses. Zero-writing is perfectly safe and you can get shareware to do it if you wanna spend the time.

-MF

Blargen · 07-October-08, 07:41 PM

Well since these are coming from a school donating them to anyone would be more of a hinderance than a help as the IT department before the current one never threw anything out...

MF These HardDrives are around 8 to 20 Gb each for the new stuff but they were part of our "Bone Pile" so they are pretty well shot already... but if you want them I can see.

The HardDrives plus old CRT's and Cases from around the District are being loaded into a large rolloff to be taken to a recycling area at a local waste management facility.

Fred_G · 07-October-08, 07:54 PM

You might want to see if you can snag a few cases. If they are ATX or maybe even it they are not, could be some modding pottential there.

Blargen · 07-October-08, 09:01 PM

I have my eye on a couple of the cases that are just old enought to be interesting but not unusable

Dreyco · 07-October-08, 09:54 PM

Good ol' Sledge Hammer will make a satisfying crunch.

cpjlam · 07-October-08, 10:34 PM

you might consider depopulating several motherboards and using them to form the body of a case.

Blargen · 08-October-08, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpjlam


	you might consider depopulating several motherboards and using them to form the body of a case.

That is a grand idea

I shall have to see what I can come up with

Dreyco · 08-October-08, 06:22 PM

You should use a heat gun like Lokie and Twisted have, its basically a SUPER DUPER hairdryer. It'll melt all the solder holding the chips on.

Monsignor Funkibut · 08-October-08, 06:55 PM

20G and lower - I couldn't even make shipping back unfortunately.

If you're concerned about data security, I'd set up one old system and run a zero-write program. If it's a school system maybe a student can be tasked with the work for minimum wage or to work off some community service.

-MF

musclecars&computers · 08-October-08, 07:33 PM

Dump all the PC's in front of a Mac building.

They will destroy them on site, so film if u can.

eascarface · 08-October-08, 07:47 PM

I concur with j-Dogg.

Blargen · 08-October-08, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by musclecars&computers


	Dump all the PC's in front of a Mac building. They will destroy them on site, so film if u can.

This would be quite interesting since we have enough to build a small fort in front of the entrance

to bad the closest Mac building is 5 hours away...

Nerdz · 08-October-08, 09:23 PM

Take apart Drives and take out magnets For a Wind Generator or just to play with. Use Blow Torch on Mobo to get various Parts, Then go to local Metal Recycling Co and sell the drives to get some money. From there they will be melted down and recycled into other things.

Or take out the magnets and Use HDD platters as Art. Spin up the drive and apply paint and you'll get funky looking stuff (spin art!)-Make sure to keep the top on though, you'll get a line of paint on your shirt. Bake in Oven for 5 Minutes at 400F. This makes them nice and shiny.

07-October-08, 06:26 PM		#1 (permalink)
Blargen Apex Techie Lite	Kill the Hard Drives!?? As it happens we are getting rid of about 100 old computers from work and the boss man has ordered them to be destroyed... I see this as a great opportunity for my destructive side to be unleashed I have been trying to come up with some sort of creative method of destruction, but alas I am out of ideas at the moment... any suggestions??

07-October-08, 06:31 PM		#2 (permalink)
piscikeeper Apex Tech Fanatic	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? bullets work well..................

07-October-08, 06:33 PM		#3 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? Thermite compound. 300 volts.

07-October-08, 07:05 PM		#4 (permalink)
Fred_G !! Sm-hoe-k Free !!	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? Ship them next door via UPS. You could just destroy the hard drives and possibly donate the computers to a school or charity for a tax write off.

07-October-08, 07:13 PM		#5 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? How big are the drives? I might be willing to buy them and do the wipe. Such an environmental waste to destroy them and landfill the carcasses. Zero-writing is perfectly safe and you can get shareware to do it if you wanna spend the time. -MF

07-October-08, 07:41 PM		#6 (permalink)
Blargen Apex Techie Lite	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? Well since these are coming from a school donating them to anyone would be more of a hinderance than a help as the IT department before the current one never threw anything out... MF These HardDrives are around 8 to 20 Gb each for the new stuff but they were part of our "Bone Pile" so they are pretty well shot already... but if you want them I can see. The HardDrives plus old CRT's and Cases from around the District are being loaded into a large rolloff to be taken to a recycling area at a local waste management facility.

07-October-08, 07:54 PM		#7 (permalink)
Fred_G !! Sm-hoe-k Free !!	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? You might want to see if you can snag a few cases. If they are ATX or maybe even it they are not, could be some modding pottential there.

07-October-08, 09:01 PM		#8 (permalink)
Blargen Apex Techie Lite	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? I have my eye on a couple of the cases that are just old enought to be interesting but not unusable

07-October-08, 09:54 PM		#9 (permalink)
Dreyco PCApex's Mac Man	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? Good ol' Sledge Hammer will make a satisfying crunch.

07-October-08, 10:34 PM		#10 (permalink)
cpjlam Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? you might consider depopulating several motherboards and using them to form the body of a case.

08-October-08, 06:22 PM		#12 (permalink)
Dreyco PCApex's Mac Man	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? You should use a heat gun like Lokie and Twisted have, its basically a SUPER DUPER hairdryer. It'll melt all the solder holding the chips on.

08-October-08, 06:55 PM		#13 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? 20G and lower - I couldn't even make shipping back unfortunately. If you're concerned about data security, I'd set up one old system and run a zero-write program. If it's a school system maybe a student can be tasked with the work for minimum wage or to work off some community service. -MF

08-October-08, 07:33 PM		#14 (permalink)
musclecars&computers Apex Tech Demi-God	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? Dump all the PC's in front of a Mac building. They will destroy them on site, so film if u can.

08-October-08, 07:47 PM		#15 (permalink)
eascarface Apex Tech God	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? I concur with j-Dogg.

08-October-08, 09:23 PM		#17 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	Re: Kill the Hard Drives!?? Take apart Drives and take out magnets For a Wind Generator or just to play with. Use Blow Torch on Mobo to get various Parts, Then go to local Metal Recycling Co and sell the drives to get some money. From there they will be melted down and recycled into other things. Or take out the magnets and Use HDD platters as Art. Spin up the drive and apply paint and you'll get funky looking stuff (spin art!)-Make sure to keep the top on though, you'll get a line of paint on your shirt. Bake in Oven for 5 Minutes at 400F. This makes them nice and shiny.

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