[X-Newbies] Erase contents of hard disc

[Michael Winter]

On Apr 8, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:

> If the computer is no longer usable the best thing to do is open it up, remove the hard drive and with a drill put a few holes through it.

Or if you have kids of the appropriate age, hand them a few tools and turn them lose to "disassemble" the computer and drive. My kids love doing stuff like that. Unless you have "National Security" type info on your drive, once the platters are out of the drive, nobody's going to be reading them.

-Mike