On Apr 3, 2009, at 7:54 PM, diane wrote:
> > I have a number of SCSI drives from Compaq servers ranging in size > from 4.3 - 18.2 gb. I'm putting most of them up for sale and would > like a quick and easy way to scramble whatever data may be on them. > Will a magnet work OK and how heavy a magnet should it be? Just reformat them, or if you have access to one of the servers, use Darik's Boot-n-Nuke on 'em. A large magnet will not affect them, at least not a large magnet you're likely to have access to, unless you also have a large steel recycling yard or cyclotron in your backyard... One firther note...Are these Compaq-labelled Seagate OEM drives? If so, the 4.3 gig ones may be permanently set to needing an external signal to start up...I had one, and I always had to use SCSI Probe to poke it before it spun up, no matter how the jumpers were set.... -- Bruce Johnson U of Az College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions don't have opinions, merely custom --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
