[Tfug] Destroying a hard drive

[Jim Secan]

Well, repeated application of the business end of a sledge hammer not only
renders the drive unusable, but it also provides a certain amount of
satisfaction to the operator.

Jim

At 03:40 PM 9/7/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>What's the best/easiest way to physically destroy a hard drive? I have
>some old drives that are completely dead, and thus, I can't use
>software such as Darik's Boot and Nuke to wipe them. I'm thinking that
>a couple holes with a power drill would do the trick, but security is
>the top priority here.
>
>Matt

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