Windows 7: Recycling old hard drives

Cluent · 23 Dec 2009

After upgrading, I've found that I have 7 IDE hard drives ranging in size from 1 GB (!!!) to 200 GB. I'd like to get rid of them all. Is there a free reliable recylcing service out there. I've already wiped them clean (except for the 1 GB drive which won't spin up. It's from 1994).

FuturDreamz · 23 Dec 2009

Joke presents. or nice present for the 200gb.
Best way to get rid of stuff that you no longer want, but you cannot throw in the trash.

antt · 23 Dec 2009

rip apart the 1gb one and take out the magnet that moves the arm. It is a rare earth magnet, and is extremely strong - very useful for hanging things up and the like.

seekermeister · 23 Dec 2009

Or, you could send the larger ones to me. I have plenty of empty drive bays and would use them as separate storage (if they are still good).

FuturDreamz · 23 Dec 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by seekermeister

Or, you could send the larger ones to me. I have plenty of empty drive bays and would use them as separate storage (if they are still good).

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Tommyd · 23 Dec 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by antt

rip apart the 1gb one and take out the magnet that moves the arm. It is a rare earth magnet, and is extremely strong - very useful for hanging things up and the like.

Thats a good idea. If you can't think of anything else to do with them, do that to all under about 100GB, anything above that, keep or sell.

1Bowtie · 23 Dec 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by antt

rip apart the 1gb one and take out the magnet that moves the arm. It is a rare earth magnet, and is extremely strong - very useful for hanging things up and the like.

Just make sure you keep it away from your computor.

Smitty

Tommyd · 23 Dec 2009

Stick it behind someones screen as a joke.

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