[Gllug] Securely disposing of old hard drives

Richard Jones rich at annexia.org
Mon Aug 20 16:16:29 UTC 2007


On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 04:02:16PM +0100, James Roberts wrote:
> Simplest cheapest quickest solution is:
> 
> - take each drive and mount in a bench vice vertically board to the top 
> and facing you
> - drill at least one 6mm hole through case, platters, electronics
> - don't try and drill through the head assembly

Thanks - I have all the equipment needed to do this (including
protective gear).

> - Dispose of legally (remember WEE).

Any tips on this ...?

Rich.

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