Destroying a Laptop

[64BonnieLass]

Hi everyone,
Haven't been on here in a while. I hope everyone is doing well.

How do I destroy a laptop so that it's free from any form of treachery?
I have unscrewed it all, pulled out various parts. Snipped wires. Can't find a disk of any kind so far. I have a Dell and an Apple to render inoperable in every way.

Can anyone tell me what to look for or which parts to take a drill bit to?

T

[madvlad]

Just run some big magnets through the motherboard and voila lol

[The Black Knight]

Wow!! Haven't seen you on here in ages!! :hibye:

As for destroying the laptop. I know throwing the hard drive in a microwave for about 8 seconds will destroy it completely. I'd say get that out and fry it, then you're good. Take the rest out and shoot it, a lot... :D

[asp_125]

First you need some rap music, and a bat:

https://youtu.be/dbAOQNVP7Xk

Oh hai! :hibye:

[~Barn~]

Hey Terri. Welcome back!

So far, Jeff is the closest and most awesome. :lol:

What professional data destruction companies tend to do, it drill holes in the hard drives. The other parts are inconsequential to any data you've had stored on the system.

Oh yeah... when you're done, shoot holes in your microwave. Fill it with any unwanted refrigerator magnets before you shoot it, to be extra sure.

[bulldog]

http://www.wikihow.com/Destroy-a-Hard-Drive

[TFOGGuys]

In the future, it is not necessary to physically destroy the computer, you can use DBAN to wipe the hard drive to DoD standards, which is what the NSA uses for their hard drives. At that point, you can load a fresh install of the operating system and donate the computers to a worthy cause (I generally donate them to school programs).

http://www.dban.org/

[j0ker]

In the future, it is not necessary to physically destroy the computer, you can use DBAN to wipe the hard drive to DoD standards, which is what the NSA uses for their hard drives. At that point, you can load a fresh install of the operating system and donate the computers to a worthy cause (I generally donate them to school programs).

http://www.dban.org/

Ahh sweet sanity!

[#1Townie]

BURN IT!!! Fire destroys all evidence.. I mean components. lol

[bulldog]

OMG, she actually destroyed the entire laptop :lol:

AshleyMadison.com members has got out of hand??????? Just kidding Teri :D

[~Barn~]

In the future, it is not necessary to physically destroy the computer <Snip...>

Sometimes if feels good, just to F' something up.... real good like. :lol:

[longrider]

I was going to the same thing Jim did, wiping the hard drive is all you need to do and DBAN is the best software for that. However I have to agree that sometimes it just feels good to destroy stuff...

[The Black Knight]

Sometimes if feels good, just to F' something up.... real good like. :lol:

:D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLv3vzJ8Fw8

[64BonnieLass]

Hahahahaha, Jeff that was awesome. I completely forgot about that method. I DID take apart the entire thing Nate. Screw by screw by screw. I didn't get the benefit of beating the crap out of it. But it was still cathartic just pulling it apart and watching plastic fly around the kitchen. Ha. It was a 10 year old Dell - screen cracked, internal battery fried, and that little button you push to make the cupholder come out wouldn't work, so I dismantled the sucker and took the hard drive out.
The Apple I haven't touched yet. Still want the hard drive out of it though. I can't imagine a 6 year old Apple is worth much to anyone. And someone, who ISN'T me...ok, yes me, knocked over a glass of water into it. The internal bits are corroded now. But I'm not in the mood to download software to clear it, or whatever DBAN is. And I'm moving so what do I care about a microwave anyway. That'll do the trick right?! :scramble: Ha!
What do I know, I don't look inside or play with computers for a living. But I will drill the guts out of the hard drives. Still cathartic, sort of, NOT compared to Jeff's idea...I'm sad now.

[The Black Knight]

I guess I should have added, that if you do the microwave trick. Yeah, pick a microwave that you don't want to use anymore. Frying a disc in a microwave tends to leave a funky smell that never leaves the microwave. It is a good show to watch for the one or two seconds that it makes lightning appear HAHA!!

[bulldog]

According to this, it can be dangerous to microwave it so do it outside it says; states it takes 10 minutes!

Hold a trial by microwave. Microwaves in and of themselves are not strong enough to destroy data, so don’t think a one second zap will do the trick. Getting the platter hot enough to melt or shatter, however, will render your data unrecoverable.

Buy or salvage an old microwave, preferably one with a push-button method of opening the door. Hook it up outside with an extension cord and set it for 10 minutes. Get very far away (glass platters can shatter under these conditions and are very dangerous). Open the microwave from a distance, with a broom handle or pull string, and use a very long stick to shatter the disk if it didn’t melt or shatter of it’s own accord. Fun level: 6



This seems to be the easiest method. I'd do this and then just smash the HD after. I have heard that some Apple computers have the HD soldered in and can't be removed easily; not sure if this is the case with yours though.

Immerse the hard drive completely in the water. Turn the power on. You should see the water start to bubble and froth, releasing oxygen and hydrogen - it is essential to have an open window nearby!
After a 24 hours, your hard drive platter will have lost its shiny mirrored surface (oxidised). It will be partially dissolved into metal powder and salt water.

[asp_125]

I dunno, I think guns and explosives would be more fun than a microwave. ;)