Solid-state drives ... on the platters; but we should note that performing this kind of modification on a drive you intend on actually using would be a bad idea unless you’ve got a cleanroom ...

Just whacking a hard drive with a hammer doesn’t do it. “If someone just destroys the external electronics (circuit board) and the internal platters ... open it in a clean room, cleanse ...

One way to do that is to thoroughly wipe (not ... it's extremely hard to remove, make sure there isn't an additional screw holding it together. 4. Now you can see the hard drive platters ...

Don't put it in the microwave, don't roast it on a spit, don't soak it in acid, and don't put it next to an industrial-strength magnet; the key is to make the drive's platters ... wipe or remove ...

One fun aspect of 1970s-era hard disk drives is that they are big, clunky and are fairly easy to repair without the need for a clean room ... a replacement 14″ platter was found to replace ...

A hard drive consists of spinning platters that store digital information read by fast-moving read/write heads. Hard drives are the computer component most prone to failure but offer high ...