I really like this thread, so I will bump it up. There is always the old "take your hard drive out, throw it at a wall, then put it back in" trick. 
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I found the perfect solution. I was reading Macworld and came across this article in the October 2005 issue:
But DarkNetworks doesn't want to erase the HD, he want's it to die permanently. How about 2 mins in a microwave? somebody else's for preferences
And pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease tell us why you want to do this???
-Squirrel
And pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease tell us why you want to do this???
-Squirrel
PickledSquirrel said:But DarkNetworks doesn't want to erase the HD, he want's it to die permanently. How about 2 mins in a microwave? somebody else's for preferences
And pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease tell us why you want to do this???
-Squirrel
In his or her original post, he or she asks how do destroy his or her motherboard and/or Macintosh HD. Erasing it would be like destroying it, now wouldn't it be?
And I'm also curious to see why DarkNetworks wishes to do so.
DarkNetworks, the suspense is killing us all!!! PLeeeaaasssee tell us what the purpose of this is!!! I can't sleep at night!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!!!!! Ahem...well. I think we'd all really like to know. Good luck with the destruction, though!
Anyone else find this totally irresponsible, and appalling? If you have a computer that works, use it and be thankful. If you want a new one, don't con the system, save for a new one. Don't be greedy.
Now if your trying to harm someone else's computer because They are a SOB, are your some kind of government agent who has to destroy secret info without it being detected, then by all means go ahead. However I would hope if the later was the case, you would already know how to do this.
Now if your trying to harm someone else's computer because They are a SOB, are your some kind of government agent who has to destroy secret info without it being detected, then by all means go ahead. However I would hope if the later was the case, you would already know how to do this.
I'm making this clear, i'm not doing any harm to anyone's computer whatsoever nor breaking the laws. I'm doing this to my laptop and i don't think that will cause any damage to whoever...
"If you want a new one, don't con the system, save for a new one. Don't be greedy."
I'm not conning the system. Whats conning the system u mean here?
"MICROWAVE !"
This sounds good but will there be any type of damage to the thing physically? I don't want my display to get hurt whatsoever. Or u mean i remove the HD solely and put it into the microwave? how do u come about doing that? i don't have any special screws to open the iBook's screw...
"If you want a new one, don't con the system, save for a new one. Don't be greedy."
I'm not conning the system. Whats conning the system u mean here?
"MICROWAVE !"
This sounds good but will there be any type of damage to the thing physically? I don't want my display to get hurt whatsoever. Or u mean i remove the HD solely and put it into the microwave? how do u come about doing that? i don't have any special screws to open the iBook's screw...
Magnetics would be the best option. Build a giant electromagnet around the laptop and turn it on for a day or two. or the emp could work as well. Just rig up a handy electrical transformer to short out and explode, with the laptop nearby and the resulting emp should do a lot of damage, (other options for emp creation include detonation of a small thermonuclear device, but lets face it not everyone has one of those just lying around now do they )
)DarkNetworks said:
This would be ruining a computer to have it replace under Applecare, or another insurance program as others have mentioned. Although this would be considered fraud, which is illegal, so Ill assume your not attempting the stunt for this reason.
DarkNetworks said:
WHY THE F*** WON'T YOU TELL US?!
You know what, all of us who are helping should go on strike 'till he spills the beans... We might be helping him do something he shouldn't do.
mkrishnan said:![old-computer.jpg]()
Haha...what were they thinking? I used to be an engineer, and even I can't fathom why in the world that computer has a giant chrome wheel on the side.
It's to navigate the information superhighway.
Porn: Next 230 exits
*Swerve*
DarkNetworks!!! Every time you post a reply you inevitably avoid our questions as to why you want to ruin your laptop!!!!!! Nobody help this guy until he tells us why he is doing this because we dont know what we are helping him with. This is really starting to irritate me, I don't understand why the f**k you won't tell us!
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basicly he seems to want to **** up the ibook to get a new one and good luck to him why not whats the worst that could happen ?
oh he rips off apple who rip customers off all the time just look at the people with pb's bottom ram slots where fried by 10.3.9 !!
does apple feel guilty about that ?
no no and no !
basicly he seems to want to **** up the ibook to get a new one and good luck to him why not whats the worst that could happen ?
oh he rips off apple who rip customers off all the time just look at the people with pb's bottom ram slots where fried by 10.3.9 !!
does apple feel guilty about that ?
no no and no !
So are you gona tell us what this is all about or not DarkNetworks? It's kinda getting annoying, but no offense.
homerjward said:just start pulling random pins, capacitors, etc. off the motherboard. if the reason is so youre parents will buy a new one, they're probably not technically minded enough to notice missing motherboard parts.
alternatively you could follow how not to use thermal grease
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roflmao
You could attempt to inject copper filings (or the filings of any other good conductor) in the hopes of creating a destructive short circuit on exposed leads.
It's a bad thing to hurt a Mac
Hello all - this is indeed a hilarious thread. i found this site on a search, trying to figure out what my stepson might be up to. He is on his third or fourth ipod. i suppose i shouldn't be concerned, as it's his mom who keeps getting him new ones, i think under the warranty. But it is starting to seem suspicious to me. i don't have all the facts, but it seems that one thing or another goes wrong, like this last time, his ipod would not download songs. So his mom takes him back to the Apple Store, and he ends up with a new, better one.
If this happened once, or twice even, i guess it's not unreasonable. But i am thinking that maybe he is doing something to his ipod in an attempt to get the newest and best. He's in high school, so having the latest gadget is a big deal.
Would this magnet thing be something he could do to his ipod to damage one of the functions, like downloading songs? How would a teenager get information like this? i would like to get to the bottom of this.
Thanks for any help or advice.
Hello all - this is indeed a hilarious thread. i found this site on a search, trying to figure out what my stepson might be up to. He is on his third or fourth ipod. i suppose i shouldn't be concerned, as it's his mom who keeps getting him new ones, i think under the warranty. But it is starting to seem suspicious to me. i don't have all the facts, but it seems that one thing or another goes wrong, like this last time, his ipod would not download songs. So his mom takes him back to the Apple Store, and he ends up with a new, better one.
If this happened once, or twice even, i guess it's not unreasonable. But i am thinking that maybe he is doing something to his ipod in an attempt to get the newest and best. He's in high school, so having the latest gadget is a big deal.
Would this magnet thing be something he could do to his ipod to damage one of the functions, like downloading songs? How would a teenager get information like this? i would like to get to the bottom of this.
Thanks for any help or advice.
well to destroy the iPods HD you can use a magnet.
To make it stop downloading songs, that is just not possible in my opinion, what exactly do you mean by download songs?
To make it stop downloading songs, that is just not possible in my opinion, what exactly do you mean by download songs?
eva01 said:
Import, he wasn't able to import songs from either his computer or laptop. i will see him this weekend and find out why his other ipods failed. Just seems odd to me that every ipod has had a problem. i've found mac products to be super reliable.