Okay, sounds like a GO. Thanks. I just wanted to make sure... after all, theres 
a fine line between being paranoid and being a sucker! 

On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Macs R We wrote:

> Just insert the install DVD, use secure erase on the drive with write zeroes, 
> then install a clean system.
> 
> On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:41 AM, Jonathon Kuo wrote:
> 
>> I've got an old working iLamp iMac that I want to donate. Whats the 
>> potential of somebody retrieving deleted information off the hard drive? It 
>> used to have a lot of Quicken data on it. Is there a secure way to wipe the 
>> disk? I know in Disk Utility theres an erase feature but don't know if thats 
>> sufficient? Removing the drive looks quite involved. This is running OSX 
>> 10.3.9.

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