Hi, so right now i hate my computer 32 bit,not admin (but know pass) , system recover doesnt work ,system recover disks dont work .So im just going to take a magnet to my computer I DID backup.Does this cause a fire or shock or anything that can harm me.I know your think no dont do this but the computer is kinda old.
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It doesn't really do anything :-\ Magnets are inside your computer, all they do is wipe older hard drives out.
A magnet doesn't cause anything like that... all magnets do is produce a magnetic field and disrupt other magnetic fields if strong enough. Although, you'll need a pretty strong magnet nowadays for that to work, since HDD's already have magnets in them.
You'd have better luck using something like KillDisk or DBAN to completely wipe (or zero-out) the drive if that's what you're looking to do. Or you can just use something like GParted to format the drive as well.
You'd have better luck using something like KillDisk or DBAN to completely wipe (or zero-out) the drive if that's what you're looking to do. Or you can just use something like GParted to format the drive as well.
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Do what carnage suggested. You jusst need to use software. That's it.
Do not disassemble a hard drive. If you disassemble it, it will pretty much become useless because tiny particles of dust will collect on the platters and can interfere with the read/write arm.
Avoid using a magnet...it most likely won't do anything unless you have a large, extremely powerful magnet.
Just use one of the tools that I suggested (KillDisk, DBAN, or GParted). We have a guide for GParted on our site, located here: http://www.techist.com/forums/f127/gparted-usage-tutorial-224994/
It is a free tool, and only requires a blank CD to burn the image file on.
Avoid using a magnet...it most likely won't do anything unless you have a large, extremely powerful magnet.
Just use one of the tools that I suggested (KillDisk, DBAN, or GParted). We have a guide for GParted on our site, located here: http://www.techist.com/forums/f127/gparted-usage-tutorial-224994/
It is a free tool, and only requires a blank CD to burn the image file on.
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