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gunaraj
post Jun 17 2013, 05:07 PM

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Hi I want to ask you guys.. what do you guys do with faulty HDD , end of life hdd and how do you dispose it? anyone buys faulty and end of life hdd? or i need to jual besi buruk?
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post Jun 17 2013, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE(fujkenasai @ Jun 17 2013, 10:01 PM)
i think besi buruk  cry.gif  cry.gif  cry.gif
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besi buruk dont offer good turn in price cry.gif cry.gif

i heard some IT vendors collect and sell it part by part.. if besi buruk rm10 but the IT vendors they say can get up to RM200 =( depends on your hdd type .. hdd sounds like a gold smile.gif
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post Jun 17 2013, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE(fujkenasai @ Jun 17 2013, 10:25 PM)
really pls let me know where
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If got I will let you know.. my vendor still havent get back to me.. he in beijing... will update you once he gets back to me..
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post Jun 19 2013, 04:44 PM

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QUOTE(everling @ Jun 19 2013, 01:23 PM)
Red is for NAS and/or RAID.
AV-GP is for CCTV.
Green is for normal but reduced energy usage.
RE4 is for enterprise usage.
RM200 sounds ridiculous, at least for common HDDs that can be had for less than that. Maybe they're also stealing the data from the HDD? It is possible to extract data from dead HDDs. So dead HDDs that once belonged to a finance department, celebrities or other people of significance could be valuable.
How old is your HDD before it died? The F1 is a pretty old model.
If you need the data on the HDD, please do not send it back to the manufacturer for RMA. The manufacturer will almost certainly give back another HDD, with a different serial number and without your data on it.
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I guess I have to agree with you.. I was pondering as well how come up till RM200.. Your point does make sense.. Maybe depends on the JAV stored and others ahem ahem inside maybe can reahc 200 brows.gif brows.gif
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post Jun 20 2013, 04:28 PM

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QUOTE(fujkenasai @ Jun 20 2013, 10:16 AM)
Ahem and JAV dont worth shit thesedays its all over the net able to stream pro-actor you want. I guess famous people politicians might, as he said data of financial importance.
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In that case, it would sound as a bad idea to give them as I do keep a lot of financial analysis on my hard drives and yes personal financial details. If the hard drive is dead any way to complete wipe it although it partially detects the drive? hmm.gif
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post Jun 21 2013, 02:30 PM

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QUOTE(everling @ Jun 20 2013, 10:40 PM)
The only way you can guarantee that your data is not casually retrievable without authorisation is to use full disk encryption (FDE) and a good password. But you'll have to do this before the HDD died.

Truecrypt is a rather popular third-party FDE tool, or on Windows you can use Microsoft's Bitlocker. Don't do partition or file encryption, as copies of your data can be leaked to unencrypted portions of your disk; do full disk encryption. Be warned however, if you lost or forget your password, the probability of cracking it is very low unless your password is weak. There was an unfortunate fellow forumer who had forgotten his password and all his data was effectively lost.

If the HDD is already dead, then the only secure way to destroy the data is to dismantle the HDD and damage the platters. Of course, this will void any existing warranty.

Do note that the HDD's PCB has some value in the HDD repair market. Sometimes the HDD failure is due to damage on the PCB and replacing the damaged PCB might restore the HDD back to working order. They'll need some rather detailed information however, as PCB incompatibility is also rather high.
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Do you know any shop that does the PCB repair? Do they still do the old hdd like maxtor that uses IDE slot? I have one harddrive i suspect is the PCB dead but i dont seem to be able to find anyone to fix it. The problem is the hdd is detected but the name is like symbol alphanumeric and some other stuffs.. The hdd does not show in the OS or system manager.

Truecrpyt of the legends and one of the most headache software if you forgot the password. I seem my friends having the same issues.

QUOTE(fujkenasai @ Jun 21 2013, 12:37 PM)
I guess you can hammer your hdd plates after you have dismantle them as they were being stored magneticly and put it under a magnetic field
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The last i heard the magnetic field is very strong and its crazy to put your finger there..

 

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