[Gllug] Thoughts on secondhand server guide price

Alain Williams addw at phcomp.co.uk
Wed Jun 17 10:16:55 UTC 2009


On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:52:55AM +0100, lesleyb at herlug.org.uk wrote:

> Sorry to be boring but I just get a screwdriver and take/force them apart.
> One adequately sized neodymium magnet and a pair of scissors later and I feel
> fairly confident any data left on the platters would be irretrievable.

If you are replacing a disk that has failed the chances are that it has caused you some grief.
It is quite satisfying to wreak revenge by hitting it with a large hammer.

> Not rocket science ;)

No, in this case: simple psychology :-)

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