Some shops use a drill press and drill a couple of holes in the hard drive. If they have any concerns, you can always give them the hard drive back. Then there are no worries! I my shop, if I plan to keep the drive, I use Acronis Disc Cleaner to securely wipe the disk in a bench PC. It's easier for me as I have a computer repair shop. If you disassemble the drive, just deface the disk surface. If you cut the disks up, the only ones that might recover any bits of data would be the NSA, CIA, FBI, or maybe folks with the Black Helicopters. BTW: I just sold 11 pounds of hard drive circuit boards for $100.00 + shipping on eBay. The magnets (if you save up enough, should be of interest to folks building wind turbines (eBay)
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