I did this once with an old 10 meg hd one night, (I was bored).
As I degaused the disc you could hear the r/w heads vibrate for about 1
second.
After opening the case of the drive you could see the pits that the heads
created on the platters surface.
Sidebar:
Rich, since we are moving to a paperless work place I don't think anyone
would want to use the disc's for a paper weight! :)
Larry A. Barnes
Systems Administrator - HP3000
Coldwater Creek Inc.
Fax: 208 265-3203
http://www.coldwatercreek.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Holloway, Rich [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:04 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Wiping disks
Then sell them as novelty paper weights.
Rich Holloway
Providence Health Plans
Phone (503) 574-7457
“In complete darkness we are all the same. It is only our knowledge and
wisdom that separates us. Don’t let your eyes deceive you.” Janet Jackson,
Rhythm Nation album.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Barnes [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:55 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Wiping disks
get a biG, bIG, BIG, Magnet !!!!
Larry A. Barnes
Systems Administrator - HP3000
Coldwater Creek Inc.
Fax: 208 265-3203
http://www.coldwatercreek.com
-----Original Message-----
From: J. Calvert [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:25 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [HP3000-L] Wiping disks
We are going to sell our old system (HP3000 937LX) in a few months and I was
wondering what the best route is as far as erasing sensitive data on the
disks. I've been advised so far to format using The "FORMATVOL" command
within the VOLUTIL utility them and/or physically destroy them before the
sale. Is FORMATVOL enough?
Is there an equally effective alternative to degaussing that would be
economical as well as give us some peace of mind if we are to include the
disks in the sale?
Jeff Calvert
Information Systems
GTKY CU
Ph 859.231.9300 /231
Fx 859.252.3991
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