Topic: How am I supposed to get rid of an old laptop that won't turn on anymore?
Anonymous A started this discussion 9 years ago #60,982
Do I just throw it out? Anything else I need to do?
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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #772,291
You should recycle it
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #772,292
? joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 24 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #772,293
Anonymous B replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #772,295
The Witch Doctor !6W1Zpe4MCM joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 11 minutes later, 17 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #772,300
Eat it.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #772,301
Throw it in a fire, to make sure no one can get any of your private info off of it.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #772,302
@772,300 (The Witch Doctor !6W1Zpe4MCM)
What do I season it with? All I can think of is a little Lipton onion soup, some salt.
What do I season it with? All I can think of is a little Lipton onion soup, some salt.
Meta joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 21 seconds later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #772,303
Take the hard drive out and destroy it (a drill works). With the hard drive removed, throw it on eBay for $20 for parts.
The Witch Doctor !6W1Zpe4MCM replied with this 9 years ago, 56 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #772,319
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #772,320
@772,303 (Meta)
Thank you! eBay seems like a pain in the ass, I will probably throw out, but I will take care of the hard drive first.
Thank you! eBay seems like a pain in the ass, I will probably throw out, but I will take care of the hard drive first.
Meta replied with this 9 years ago, 35 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #772,324
@previous (A)I have personally recovered lots of data from hard drives that were formatted and had the OS reinstalled. Physically destroy the hard drive