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Old October 30th, 2005, 06:39 PM
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destroy hd

gonna destroy old 4 giger from my hp. besides formatting it what should i do? (not anything important on it tho i think anyway)
and afterwards i wanna give it a good sendoff to hd heaven. i need something creative to do...light it on fire? put it in a toy boat and light it on fire? ehehe i have too much time on my hands
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Old October 30th, 2005, 07:51 PM
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Tie it to an antelope and let it wander towards a pack of starving lions.
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Old October 30th, 2005, 09:50 PM
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Tie it to an antelope and let it wander towards a pack of starving lions.
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Old October 30th, 2005, 10:37 PM
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I favor the oldie but goodie "Dip-in-chocolate-and-give-out-to-scary-ghoul-like-children-tomorrow-night" trick.

Hey, it's Halloween, ain't?

I personally like to take mine apart and get the nice strong magnets out.
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Old October 31st, 2005, 01:22 AM
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maybe ill hook it up to an ide cable and hang it on my tree like a noose. wonder how many people will get "dead hd"? haha
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Old October 31st, 2005, 06:18 AM
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Although with only one desktop hard drive you're only going to be able to build a woofer.
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