I need Suggestions: What do I do with an old computer that had BSOD, so I couldn't delete stuff?

[Peregrine]

Originally Posted by bigbear99

Peregrine, have you ever tried to put a nail through a drive? Not so easy pounding through the metal case. Maybe driving over it would be easier? But might not work.

LOL No, i have not. Someone always seems to suggest that when this topic comes up. Thought I'd be that guy this time.

[NorthofHere]

You can take out the hard drive and get a converter cable and connect it to the USB port of another computer then wipe it, transfer the data or do whatever you want with it. When you open up the computer you might notice that the mother board has some caps on it that are raised and not flat. That would be the problem.

[stanley-88888888]

live-usb:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda && sudo dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sda

[TAZORAC]

Originally Posted by gguerra

You get a BSOD within 20 seconds? It usually takes a little longer to get to the point where you would get a BSOD. It sounds like it's overheating. Does the CPU fan work?

Yes the fan works..it actually started acting up with BSOD...then it started just restarting over and over again...I have a new pc and haven't used the old one in over a year. But its just sitting around the house.