To: birbear
When I give away old machines, I use a utility that reformats the drive then proceeds to write specific 1s and 0s patterns over all sectors. It repeats the process a few times. DoD security levels.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Just boot to a command prompt and type format c:
I seem to remember that f8 will take you to a prompt. The data can still be retrieved, but it isn't easy.
12 posted on
01/01/2006 9:32:10 PM PST by
KarinG1
(Some of us are trying to engage in philosophical discourse. Please don't allow us to interrupt you.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I remove the HD, bust it open with a hammer to retrieve the magnets, (they do have uses) the person I give the puter to can get his/her own HD and OS.
33 posted on
01/01/2006 10:20:15 PM PST by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
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