[Wolves] OFT : anyone got a spare server rack mounted

Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint mark.croft.lug at gmail.com
Sat Jun 3 21:23:26 UTC 2023


Sounds like they off too silicon heaven they pretty battered n worn out..

I let them going off too third world too b shredded... I guess the green
dollar does  not exist yet n will always b race too cheapest bottom..

On Sat, 3 Jun 2023, 20:45 Andy Smith via Wolves, <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> On Sat, Jun 03, 2023 at 06:55:41PM +0100, Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint
> via Wolves wrote:
> > just wondering if plugging them into a server would speed the
> > process up n help everyone n stop such harmful metals into the
> > environment.
>
> Nothing you can do to wipe these drives will be faster and easier
> than paying 20p each to have them destroyed. If your motivation is
> only to destroy the data in the fastest cheapest way possible, it
> sounds like you already found it.
>
> If on the other hand you want to reuse or resell the drives, it's a
> lot of work and reselling will make for probably below minimum wage
> returns on your time.
>
> It depends how strongly you feel about doing more than the legal
> minimum according to WEEE regulations.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
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