animefreak_usa wrote...
Hdd can over heat and/or spin so fast that they can shatter.
Some viruses can do this or shorts in the wiring.
HDDs indeed don't like excessive heat, but unless you have a pretty old case (like I do), the ventilation of the case tends to keep in things in line. The part about "spinning fast" though is pure BS... and I tentatively call the same on virii doing it either.
You'd need some pretty involved virus that directly sends ATAPI/ASPI commands to the drive and even then I kinda doubt any competent firmware would let you ruin your drive.