> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Kent Belan > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 12:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Format laptop harddrive > > I don't think the drive will boot any more, may get lucky one more time. > <snipped> > > Darn drive had a bunch of company source code on it and don't want to give > it away > > Thanks, > Kent >
I realize some of these suggestions seem a bit far fetched, but if your data is important to you then you do what you gotta do... It may seem silly but I don't think driving a nail thru a drive or shooting it full of holes is good enough - if someone really really really wanted to read what was left of the drive, they could devise a way to do that. It would just be missing some info but that doesn't mean that the 1/4" of the surface you missed doesn't contain exactly what YOU value most. Of course this is beyond the means of 99.99999999% of anyone but doesn't mean it can't be done. If I couldn't write all 0's and then all 1's or whatever it is these wipe-drive things do then I wouldn't say the drive is clean regardless of how strong a magnet you park it under. If you want to be REALLY sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands, just pony up the $$$ for the new drive and keep the old one yourself and throw it in the company safety deposit box with a note on it that says "KEEP FOREVER". 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.
