THE HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION PROCESS WHAT THE STEPS ARE AND HOW TO DIY

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THE HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION PROCESS WHAT THE
STEPS ARE AND HOW TO DIY
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It is important that you wipe your hard drive
clean of personal data before dropping it off.
This ensures that your personal information will
not fall into the hands of the wrong person who
could use it illegally.
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The Hard Drive Destruction Process at Recycling
Plants
The recycling technicians will separate the hard
drive from the computer.
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The hard drives non data related items such as
metals or plastics are separated into smaller
parts so that they can be recycled.
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The hard drive will then be processed with some
type of advanced equipment that reduces the drive
to particles so small that the data is
unrecognizable.
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• DEGAUSSING

• HARD DRIVE SHREDDING

• Degausing can be combined with hard drive
  shredding. It is a magnetic process that is
  applied to the hard drives that ensures that all
  of the data will be removed magnetically.

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The Hard Drive Destruction Process at Home

• wipe the data off of your hard drive (The best
  program is Dariks Boot and Nuke)
• Simply boot the CD-ROM, select which wipe method
  you would like, (there are a variety of options
  to choose from) 
• and let the program run overnight. 

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The Hard Drive Destruction Process at Home

• REMOVE ALL OF THE SCREWS ON THE TOP CASING OF THE
  DRIVE
• REMOVE THE SCREWS THAT ARE AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF
  YOUR DRIVE
• THEN REMOVE ALL OF THE LABELS AND STICKERS FROM
  THE DRIVE, AND LOOSEN ANY ADDITIONAL SCREWS THAT
  ARE HIDING UNDER THE LABEL. 
• REMOVE THE TOP MAGNET WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND
  PLIERS

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The Hard Drive Destruction Process at Home

• REMOVE THE LOWER MAGNET. YOULL HAVE TO POP THE
  ARRAY ON TOP OF IT, OR IF YOU CANT USE YOUR
  PLIERS TO REMOVE IT
• REMOVE THE PLATTERS WITH YOUR TORX BITS. UNSCREW
  THE CAP.
• ONCE YOUVE GOTTEN TO THE PLATTERS, USE THE
  MAGNETS YOU REMOVED TO DO YOUR OWN DEGAUSSING OF
  YOUR HARD DRIVE. 

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The Hard Drive Destruction Process at Home

• RUN THE MAGNETS BACK AND FORTH OVER THE PLATTERS
  A FEW TIMES.
• THE MAGNETS ARE EXTREMELY STRONG, AND WILL WIPE
  ANY DATA YOU HAVE LEFT OFF.
• NOW YOU GET TO BREAK YOUR HARD DRIVE INTO LITTLE
  PIECES. (USE A SLEDGEHAMMER, RUN IT OVER WITH A
  CAR, IT DOESNT MATTER HOW YOU DO IT)

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CONTACT US

• All Green Electronics Recycling 
• ADDRESS
• 15561 Del Amo Ave. Tustin, CA 92780 
• PHONE
• [phone] 
• EMAIL
• info_at_allgreenrecycling.com