On 2/21/10 2:01 PM, Samuel Macomber wrote:
I then format the drive, I don't bother zeroing it, that's a waste of
time.
And how exactly do you format these modern IDE and SATA drives?
with a sledgehammer. Actually I usually take the drive apart, those
magnets work great on the fridge. Than smash the remains. Found laptop
drive are the best for protecting your data, the platters are plastic so
they shatter into a gazillion little pieces.
Uh, I was talking about re-formatting as in erase, partition, whatever
you care to call it in order to then install an OS on it. A
sledgehammer is contra-indicated.
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