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Re:Platter Crash on an IBM Death Star HD (2003) by intrasight on Sunday November 08, 2015 @11:20PM (#10531365)
There was a company which used to make hard drives for the military (perhaps they still do, but nothing on Google) which had a physical pull tab on the back which released an acid into the drive enclosure. Anyone remember this? I read about it perhaps 10 years ago.
Re:Platter Crash on an IBM Death Star HD (2003) by CaptSpify on Monday November 09, 2015 @12:00AM (#10531479)
Was it an acid? I've heard of thermite or magnesium. Same idea though
Re:Platter Crash on an IBM Death Star HD (2003) by intrasight on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @11:00AM (#10540081)
I assume was something like acid since it released a liquid into the cavity.
Re:Platter Crash on an IBM Death Star HD (2003) by monochromatic on Sunday November 08, 2015 @11:42PM (#10531435)
Sounds vaguely familiar to me too.