[clug] Hard disk destruction

[steve jenkin]

Any update??

Brendan Jurd wrote on 30/6/09 11:44 AM:
> Hi CLUGers,
> 
> I have a "few" [1] hard disks that need to be destroyed in such a
> manner as to make data recovery impossible.
> 
> I thought the esteemed members of this list might have some insight
> into this problem, which after all, has a number of potentially
> spectacular solutions =)
> 
> We tried putting a platter in the embers of a backyard fire, which
> succeeded in making the platter glow red.  This looked cool, and *may*
> have ruined the data on the disk, but the disk was not even slightly
> deformed and I didn't really feel like it was a sure thing.
> 
> I'm looking for more of a "nuke the site from orbit" style resolution.
> 
> Currently topping my list of things to try next is a flower pot full
> of Al+Fe3O4 thermite.
> 
> Any other suggestions?
> 
> Cheers,
> BJ
> 
> [1] http://swords.id.au/diskplatters.jpg