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Re:BS Summary
This should work for both spinning disks and SSD. of course you can't make an aluminum ingot from an SSD.
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Re:oven
These guys had the right idea. Who said you need an oven? http://eecue.com/c/driveslag
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Re:Only one way to be sure.
Drive slagging. http://eecue.com/c/driveslag
^----- this. When all that's left is a pile of melted aluminum there is nothing to recover. Even with a hole in the drive or a shredded drive there's still intact pieces, if you really want to do it right you have to melt it down to just aluminum.
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Only one way to be sure.
Drive slagging. http://eecue.com/c/driveslag
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Smash....no.
Smashing the hard drive is not good security it's way to easy to read your data. The only way to be sure is to melt it into slag.
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Re:Why no physical?
http://driveslag.eecue.com/ - It would be a fun field day - it can be adapted to fulfill your need as a bulk eraser!
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Re:planning
If your vendor is reputable, your data will be destroyed from the disks you send back...
Quick question - how does the vendor reliably receive the hard drives? Here's a list of possibilities (which may or may not be implemented):
- UPS, Fedex, DHL or other freight companies
- Postal mail (regular service)
- Postal mail, registered.
- Hand delivery by customer or personal pickup by vendor.
In the first two options, there are chances of freight issues where the packages get lost or stolen. In the third option, the package is tagged as requiring special attention, and thus may convince some people that there may be valuable data on the drives heading to Maxtor or the likes. This is an issue common to all companies, no matter how much of a good reputation they may have.
The fourth option is generally a bit expensive, and usually defeats the purpose of returning the product for warrenty.
Seriously, if you are worried about the vendor not erasing data for you, you're better off just slagging the drive and forgetting about the warrenty. It's much easier than trying to find a similar circuit board and swapping it with the dead board (which still isn't guarenteed to work). -
Already Covered the Best Method
Slashdot already covered the best method of data destruction.
Drive Slagging! -
The ONLY current method proven to be secure
These guys have even done the demonstration for you:
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Slag it!
No way anyone is getting data off this sucker: slag it!
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The Only real solution!
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Re:old news
I got my ipod. Yes you have to get some of your friends to join. And yes you have to join a club of some sort... but it is not a scam. It too a few months to get my ipod though... here are some pics of it
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Re:Its the Gillete strategy
I suppose slagging is out of the question
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Anyone got a mirror?
Anyone still have a _working_ mirror of the original Blue Flash coaster pics? All the mirrors listed are broken.
The pics of the Blue Flash are way more professional looking than this coaster. I'm working on convincing my S.O. to let me build one of these puppies with metal made from melted hard drive platters in my home made forge so I'm gonna need something better than 2x4's and PVC.
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Re:The Black Hole
los alamos sales rocks...
i used to work there sombody else mentioned UCLA... i'll have to check that out. there used to be a place in southern california (artesia) that is no longer in existence. anybody know of any good socal places? -eek -
Re:shhhh keep it out of the publ. domain
hahah it was the last leg of my journey... i also went all over japan and even met a wonderful woman named ryoko. and yes i have a life... =P
.. oh btw this proves that i'm not a geek. hahah ok i lied! -
Re:shhhh keep it out of the publ. domain
hahah it was the last leg of my journey... i also went all over japan and even met a wonderful woman named ryoko. and yes i have a life... =P
.. oh btw this proves that i'm not a geek. hahah ok i lied! -
glasses
Anybody like his glasses in the pic? Reccomend them?
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Ahh!
My God, its that creepy dude from Bare Naked Ladies!
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New business model!
1) Advertise hard drive slagging service
2) Keep actual slagging procedure secret
3) ???
4) Profit!
Oh wait; I guess step 2 won't work now.