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Doubt it.

Not unless it was an EXTREMELY powerful electromagnet.

I'm sure that using a file shreading program and setting it to over-write random 1's and 0's a few times would remove any residual data.

Last edited by simple on Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:53 pm; edited 1 time in total

How about dipping the drive in water? I've done that with an old drive of mine before.

I don't think the drive needs to work for them to recover data, it just has to have the platter still. I have seen a news show showing them taking a sliced and wrinkled floppy disk and getting data off of it by putting it onto other floppies in peices. !!

Microwave it.

Last edited by ChrisMG on Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:44 am; edited 1 time in total

Physical damage to the drive would work, but it would really have to destroy the platters. If there is any spot left that isn't physically destroyed, then data can be obtained from it.

I've heard that a sledgehammer coupled with hydrochloric acid afterwards might work.

A microwave wouldn't work because the waves would just be reflected back to the microwave itself and destroy it. This is why metal objects shouldn't be placed in a microwave. Sometimes you'll even get electrical arcs between the metal and the metal lining the microwave. Microwaves work by heating up water, which absorbs the waves and subsequently gecomes heated. Food contains lots of water and moisture. Metal does not.

Well, a lot of stuff has happened lately. To keep it short, I got kicked out of the school and my lawyer didn't show up in court yesterday. The court date is next week now.

Also, just so you guys know, the school I got kicked out of is not my real school. Our school allows students to take a program of their choosing at another school. I took Business Computer Applications there. This was in addition to the classes I took at my normal High School.

Since I got kicked out of that school my schedule is kind of messed up. I only have 5 periods and then I come home from school. I only go to school for about 4 hours. I even have a study hall in there. What really sucks is that I cannot use a computer at my school without supervision. I doubt I could fight getting kicked out of the other school, but do you guys think we could fight this?

Last edited by A_Pickle on Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:38 pm; edited 1 time in total

Dang.

I sure hope you can, man. That really sucks. I don't know enough about the legal system in.... (what state are you in?) to provide any advice. I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled, though.

-Pikl

I'm in NY.

Last edited by KoolDrew on Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:34 pm; edited 1 time in total

I had planned on writing a letter to the school apologizing.

Also, again, this is not my normal high school. I basically just got kicked out of a computer program that I went to a different school for. I can still go to my normal school. However, I am not allowed to use the computers without supervision. This basically means I cannot take computer classes. This really sucks since I heard we were supposed to have a C++ class next year. We are going to try to fight this if we can. Since it is a bit ridicilous.

That really sucks. Did you change anything via the Admin account? How did you hack it by the way? How you did it can affect a lot in your case.

Last edited by ChrisMG on Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:07 pm; edited 1 time in total

I think you need to find out if you're getting any charges against you legally first. Without that knowledge, there isn't much you can do. A Judge usually sets the terms of your punishment, IE: apology letters, supervised computer use for X amount of time, community service, etc. Do you have a court date yet, not just disposition, but an actual hearing?

As I've said before, if you plan on fighting this, KNOW your state's laws inside and out. Honestly, you should be asking your attorney all of these questions. Did your parents hire him or is he a public defender? The fact that he didn't even show up for disposition tells me that it's probably a public defender. This is what your atttorney is there for. To maintain a battle plan and tell you your best options. Right now, he needs to be your best friend.

wouldent the lawyer get in big trouble for not showing up i mean in washington if you get jury duty you basicly have to respond and show up if your a citizen and if you dont you goto jail! if they make citizens go through that they should make lawyers have it just as bad lol!