There may come a time when you need to destroy the data on an old hard drive. If you don’t want to make something cool out of it then here are some fun video hard drive destruction suggestions.
Disclaimer: Many hard drives were harmed in the making of these videos 
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April 29th, 2006
Wow I thought all of the hard drives used metal platters! Number 6 proves that you have to be careful when trashing some of those drives. I wonder what would happen of that drive was accidentally dropped, the platters would probably shatter into a million pieces! Not exactly what I would call a robust recording media.
April 30th, 2006
This destruction method is stupid =) You should use Darik’s Boot and Nuke (”DBAN”) @ http://dban.sourceforge.net/ and use the most powerful wiping method available. Then do this, hard drive killing. You may not know but even when you break the hard drive plate. There is still a chanse your hard drive data can be recovered by using lasers =)
May 1st, 2006
Thanks TuXethic I will have to give that a try next time I give away an old drive.
May 3rd, 2006
http://static.flickr.com/54/135256072_6faaf23573_o.jpg
June 5th, 2006
Poor Quatium Hard Driver…….
could’ent spare it eh?
July 2nd, 2006
You need a bigger hammer
August 21st, 2006
I have a small business PC consulting company in Las Vegas, NV and identity theft is a major concern for my clients as well. I have a process I use for them that GUARANTEES complete and total desturction of the data on a disposed of hard drive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR6i2CholDQ
February 12th, 2007
his parents told him to get rid of the hard drive because it has proof of there son… not being there son XD
February 22nd, 2007
Why not just get a Digital Shredder??? www.deadondemand.com
September 15th, 2007
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