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Originally Posted by Broken Arrow
I hate disagreeing with Tina (because, you know, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned), but I would not advise microwaving just as I would not advising pitching it into an open fire... or acid baths for that matter. It's just that metallic objects in a microwave constitutes a fire hazard, no matter how "safe" you make it. Some computer components may also produce toxic fumes during chemical reactions, but I don't know if hard drive platters are one of them. Still, I just don't think there's any reason to go that way.
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FURY FURY, SCORN SCORN!!!
heheheheheh!!! yes, BA is of course correct that there are bits that could be, um, funky when super heated. if you actually smash and/or dismantle the drive, you should see the actual disk itself and be able to make a determination of an appropriate (and possibly theraputic!) method of distruction...
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Originally Posted by Broken Arrow
Honestly? Hard drive + Hammer = Good times. 
(Although I also think it's kind of a waste to smach a perfectly good hard drive, but... that's just me.) |
dare i say it? yes, i dare: i can't honestly qualify an ancient hard drive that may or may not function as 'perfectly good', especially with the current price of replacements.