What happened went like this...
(There's this pleb inept guy in the office who always interferes...
I'd just rested the HD on the table next to the case...
Pleb: "Aren't you going to rest it on something?"
Me: "Nah, it'll be okay for this little job"
Pleb: "I killed my hard disk like this once
Me: "I've done this lots of times"
BZZZT!
Me: "Erm..."
Pleb: "Yes, that's what happened to me"
The annoying thing is that I've been given the old system, but I've destroyed the hard disk! Argh! The gift was our "Xmas Bonus" to avoid taxes
(worth about £350)
M.