Rob Malpass <lug@???> wrote:
> But another question is - if you want to
> physically destroy the drive unit - what's the
> safest method? The platters themselves seem
> to be so well sealed that presumably a well
> positioned drill hole or two would be the
> simplest approach (with proper protection of
> course). Is there a simpler way?
Simplest approach - take them to Jamie's. If you
want them physically destroyed, they'll be handed
over to a recycling company with the necessary
grinding machines to turn the drives into small
pellets.
Drilling a few holes in an aluminium platter is
easy enough, but is likely to cause a glass one to
shatter. A sufficiently-financed opponent would
also be able to recover data from the areas you
hadn't damaged.
Nick.
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Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.
