It does indeed have a SCSI drive... 50 Pin SE-SCSI. Chuck's method is exactly what I had suggested, except he was using a CD version of the OS while I was using a diskette version... Additionally, the Centris 610 will only run OS 8.1 or earlier, so 8.5 and 9.0 will not work in any case.
Derek On Nov 11, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Jim Kerwin wrote: > The unit doesn't have a CD drive. > > I've just been told by somebody locally that the machine has a SCSI HDD. If > that's the case, I could yank the drive, plunk it in another machine, and > DBAN it. > On Nov 11, 2011 11:02 AM, "Chuck Bush" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Nov 11, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Jim Kerwin wrote: > >> > >>> I'm not a Mac user, but I have some friends who are shutting down their > >>> business, and one of items they want me to security-wipe before sale or > >>> auction is their old Centris 610. Normally, for the Windows or Linux > >>> environments, I'd just throw a Darik's Boot 'n' Nuke CD into the CD drive > >>> and nuke the hard drive. But I'm completely unfamiliar with Mac hardware > >>> and software, old or new, and this 610 doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. > > Borrow or get from the swap list an OS 8.5 or 9.0 install CD. Insert the CD > into the drive (computer running). Click on the apple on the top left of the > screen, go to "Control Panels." Click or choose "Startup Disk." Choose the > CD as the startup disk. > > Restart the computer. > > After restarting, look for "Drive Setup" on the CD, and double click. The > computer will scan for drives and give you a list. Select the one you want > to wipe. > > Click "Functions," and go down to "Initialization Options." Click the box > "Zero all data." Click Okay. Click Initialize. > > Absolutely everything will be erased. > > Chuck -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
