How to erase a HD from a dead laptop

[Owkmann]

The motherboard on my laptop died (it was a Dell Inspiron 1100). How can I
erase the HD on this laptop? It was running XP.


Thanks for any help,

Owkmann

 

[Bob Willard]

The motherboard on my laptop died (it was a Dell Inspiron 1100). How can I
erase the HD on this laptop? It was running XP.


Thanks for any help,

Owkmann

You'll have to install it in another laptop or PC. One simple way is to
buy a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter kit, then install the 2.5" laptop HD as the
2nd HD in a desktop, then erase it there. To erase, you can download
free tools from the HD vendor's site to write all zeroes, but make sure
you write zeroes to the entire drive not just the first few hundred
sectors; or, you can get Eraser to run multiple erase cycles and feel
more safe.

Given how cheap HDs are, just physically break it; using, for example,
a vise.

 

[JohnO]

Given how cheap HDs are, just physically break it; using, for example,

a vise.

Or take it apart and play with it. They are kinda cool on the inside.

-John O

 

[David B.]

Personally I would stick it in a USB enclosure and use it for backup.