On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:04:21 -0600, Richard
On Monday 06 December 2004 09:16 am, Brad Bourn wrote:
I have a new laptop that the harddrive is dying on.
I have a warranty replacement on the way.
I have our company's source code on the drive.
I just got the thing to boot (probably for the last time)
Is there a simple command I can run to make sure that the data on the drive after I delete the source code dir is completely gone?
Pass a BIG magnet over the platters! If it's as near dead as it appears, running a wipe program is probably out of the question. Since you probably have to return the thing in some reasonable shape, crushing and cutting are not options. ra -- Old age ain't for Sissies!
They actually sell magnets do that. Now guess at the cost..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I've heard $15,000 US. Pretty much any of the other solutions is more cost effective than that. What we do is dissemble the drive, remove the platters from the spindle and cut them into several pieces. I'm sure there are government agencies that could put most of it back together, but we just don't care that much. Greg