On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Sean Lutner <[email protected]> wrote: > Neither of those methods ensure that there would be no access to the data off > the platters. In the case of just unscrewing the bolt, if you don't then spin > the drives up to cause the physical damage, I would just take the platters > out entirely and pop them in another drive. Very simple. In the case of > drilling holes you may prevent access to some data but very little of the > over all data and you can piece things back together if need be. DoD level > wipes or physical shredding following DoD level wipes are the only methods > that can ensure that no nefarious folks get your data.
My point, from what I learned from the videos I mentioned, is that if you unscrew the bold for the platters to let the platters rotate, reportedly, as soon as the platters are just a hair out of alignment, the data is non recoverable. Scott > > On Feb 6, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Scott Ehrlich <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:50 PM, John Stoffel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> John> I have about 20 or so disks that I am unable to sanitize for >>> John> recycing so I need to have them destroyed, ground, pulverized >>> John> etc. >>> >>> John> Does anybody have any recommendations for companies that do this >>> John> in the metro Boston or Manchester NH area? >>> >>> Why don't you just drill a couple of holes in them? Get some nice new >>> bits, about 1/4" and a drill press and you're in business. No one is >>> going to read data off them after that. >>> >>> John >> >> You can also unscrew the bolt that holds the platters in-place. As >> soon as the platters are off-center, forget about ever recovering the >> data. >> >> Perform a youtube (video.google.com) search for superflyflippinga >> >> That is the username of Scott Moulton, a data recovery expert who has >> produced a series of 10 minute videos on everything you ever wanted to >> know about SSD and spinning hard drive technologies. >> >> Scott >> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> bblisa mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa >> >> _______________________________________________ >> bblisa mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa > _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
