> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Lous Syracuse > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Format laptop harddrive > > Re: Disassemble it with a sledge hammer... lol > > Chances are if you can read from it, the average Joe at HP or the drive > manufacturer isn't going to be able to either. But I'd use every tool I > could find (short of power-tools) to wipe as much data out as I could. > > I've found that a few well-placed 1/2" holes takes care of the problem > too. > Although... if you're returning it for warranty replacement HP may not > like > that too much.
I have a drive on my desk a coworker gave me... he 'archived' it by putting about 7 .45 caliber holes in it with his semi-automatic... I know of another guy that dropped his drive(s) into 2 feet of wet cement... can you imagine archeologists 10,000 years from now trying to figure out how the heck THAT computer worked??? <g> Thanks, Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst IT Department McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: 541-744-6145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/69f310c05dd83c48a84ba3769ce1ecf80457e...@tntriexevs02.triadhospitals.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

