Hard Drive destruction question?

[whitewalrus]

That's why I use them for targets. Better stress relief than a hammer, IMO.

A good use of those steel core bullets

[Gman]

Steel core doesn't matter. Most desktop drives run with a cast aluminum chassis and sheet steel covers. Anything in a center-fire rifle will usually zip through them. Punches a clean hole through and the platters are tiny little pieces inside. Do 2 and you have a set of...

[brutal]

What, no office space meme yet?

For a bunch a tech nerds, you guys are a big disappointment. Hand in your stapler.

[Gman]

What, no office space meme yet?

For a bunch a tech nerds, you guys are a big disappointment. Hand in your stapler.

If we were talking about printers, I'd share your disappointment.

"PC Load Letter! What the fuck does that mean?"

[Duman]

It's pretty easy to open them up and remove the platters. A few decent gouges on the platters should do the job.

ETA: the magnets inside are pretty fun too

Those magnets are STRONG! Got one on the fridge.

[ray1970]

Those magnets are STRONG! Got one on the fridge.

Yeah? Well if you can get it off the fridge without pliers then I wouldn?t consider it strong.

[Gman]

Yeah? Well if you can get it off the fridge without pliers then I wouldn?t consider it strong.

What if you cheat and slide it to the edge of the fridge?

[ray1970]

What if you cheat and slide it to the edge of the fridge?

Well, like you said.... that?s cheating.

[Brian]

Get some bored kids and the screw bits together and unscrew them. Someone might learn something.

This is what I did. I paid my son a small amount per drive to disassemble and remove the platters. Mostly so he could work with his hands and see the inside of a computer. We also hooked it up to power once the cover was off, which was kinda fun for him to see too.

Side note, I have a "ball" of drive magnets (with the corner brackets still attached) about the size of a basketball. I was trying to decide if I'm going to mess with removing the brackets or just toss the lot in the trash. LOL.

[Duman]

That's a lot of magnets.....

I wonder if they could be used for a school project or something. They form a magnetic circuit, with the corner brackets attached, as opposed to a simple north-south pole 'dumb' fridge-magnet.

Good opportunity to learn some physics.