Thread: Secure Hard Disk Disk Erase
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Old 01-05-2012, 21:17   #20
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Re: Secure Hard Disk Disk Erase
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Originally Posted by Waldo Pepper View Post
I wouldn't waste my time with erasing software since they are not being used again. A lump hammer across the platters will render them useless.

Reason is the head sits a nat's wisker above the platter when operating and cannot follow any kind of surface irregularites. Moreso the ones a lump hammer can inflict.
I used a large sledge hammer which completely physically destroyed the hard drive and the platters which were physically disroyed.
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