whats the best way to fry a laptop short of spilling water on it?
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laptop security question
- Thread starter billy_big_bud!
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Pouring water on it won't do shit except fry the motherboard and all your info is on the hard drive(s). What I am assuming you need to do is go get yourself a hard drive wiping program and it will overwrite all existing data on the hard drive several times so that even a forensic scan would not retrieve any info. Search google for hard drive eraser, there are several good free ones available.
actually i need too help my old laptop along so i can justify buying a new one but i dont want to be so blatant as to spill water on it as that will piss off the mrs.
lol if you want to fool the wife you need to remove the kepad and remove the hard drive. replace the kepad. Now the laptop wont boot up. "hun we need a new laptop"
wipe clean w/ magnets....
wipe clean w/ magnets....
Instructions
1
Remove your hard drive from your computer. To do this, locate your hard drive and remove the screws from the hard drive plate. When you pull the hard drive out, simply disconnect the cords or wires that attach the hard drive to the rest of the computer.
2
Purchase or obtain a magnet that is powerful enough to erase a disk drive. A normal magnet will not work, so you will need to gain access to extremely powerful magnet. It does not matter what type of magnet you use as long as it is strong enough.
3
Place the magnet on one side of the hard drive. Let the magnet sit on the drive for two to three minutes.
4
Rub the magnet across the drive for a minute or so. After you have let the magnet sit on the drive, be sure to rub the magnet across the drive. You can do this in a circular motion or back and forth.
5
Turn the hard drive over to the other side and place the magnet on it for two to three minutes.
6
Rub the magnet across the opposite side of the drive for about one minute. Your hard drive should be completely destroyed at this point. To ensure that your data is secure, you may want to take a hammer to the drive.
wipe clean w/ magnets....
Instructions
1
Remove your hard drive from your computer. To do this, locate your hard drive and remove the screws from the hard drive plate. When you pull the hard drive out, simply disconnect the cords or wires that attach the hard drive to the rest of the computer.
2
Purchase or obtain a magnet that is powerful enough to erase a disk drive. A normal magnet will not work, so you will need to gain access to extremely powerful magnet. It does not matter what type of magnet you use as long as it is strong enough.
3
Place the magnet on one side of the hard drive. Let the magnet sit on the drive for two to three minutes.
4
Rub the magnet across the drive for a minute or so. After you have let the magnet sit on the drive, be sure to rub the magnet across the drive. You can do this in a circular motion or back and forth.
5
Turn the hard drive over to the other side and place the magnet on it for two to three minutes.
6
Rub the magnet across the opposite side of the drive for about one minute. Your hard drive should be completely destroyed at this point. To ensure that your data is secure, you may want to take a hammer to the drive.
why are we whiping the HD??? Just remove it. use it in the new laptop or make it a external HD. No resone to ruin it unless its a piece of garbage to begin with. I physically damage the hd I toss with a hammer.
If it's about security, destroying data that you don't want found, use this-
http://www.dban.org/
The NSA might be able to get some useful information off it after you're done. Maybe, if they want to go to the trouble. Anybody else, forget it.
It's non-destructive of the media itself, so you can reload nice clean software afterwards.
If you just want a new laptop, buy one, keep the old one as a spare. Spousal approval required, of course. Or not. She'll get over it, eventually, right?
http://www.dban.org/
The NSA might be able to get some useful information off it after you're done. Maybe, if they want to go to the trouble. Anybody else, forget it.
It's non-destructive of the media itself, so you can reload nice clean software afterwards.
If you just want a new laptop, buy one, keep the old one as a spare. Spousal approval required, of course. Or not. She'll get over it, eventually, right?
stonedwarrior
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set fire to it.
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OrganicOzarks
You can clean up your hard drive for free with
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Step one back up all your data you want to keep to cd, dvd or a thumb drive. Step two
search the Windows folder for *.dll and *.exe and delete everything it finds that you can, some will be in use and will not allow you to delete them. Reboot.
This will not physically damage the computer but will render it unusable unless you restore it or reinstall Windows.
search the Windows folder for *.dll and *.exe and delete everything it finds that you can, some will be in use and will not allow you to delete them. Reboot.
This will not physically damage the computer but will render it unusable unless you restore it or reinstall Windows.
BBB....so you wanna laptop and you think asking the misses is the right way about it? Turn it around for you, look for the best deal, and calculate the "savings"...and then (gulp) buy it.
Now tell wifey the old laptop died and she is soo lucky that you were able to find a replacement laptop at a screaming deal--and brag how much you "$aved u$".
Moral of the story: I rather "do it" and "ask forgiveness"--than "ask permission" and "not do it at all".
Failsafe: If you think the wifey might go the mushroom cloud route...then buy the laptop from a store with a generous return policy, just in case she goes nuclear.
Now tell wifey the old laptop died and she is soo lucky that you were able to find a replacement laptop at a screaming deal--and brag how much you "$aved u$".
Moral of the story: I rather "do it" and "ask forgiveness"--than "ask permission" and "not do it at all".
Failsafe: If you think the wifey might go the mushroom cloud route...then buy the laptop from a store with a generous return policy, just in case she goes nuclear.
thanks for all the tips but i think spilling water on it is still the easiest way to go.
on second thought can someone recommend i site where i can purposely get a virus???
