confidential info on old harddrives.

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Wed May 26 23:14:22 1999

Allison J Parent wrote:
>
> Delete and format will pretty much clean the disk.

I think that would depend on the platform. Hmmm, were you referring to a
low-level format vs a high leve )DOS) format?


> <drive, and then hit the platters with a bulk eraser. I have heard that it
>
> Then the disk is useless and you much as well hit it with a hammer as the
> positioner servo information is gone.

That depends on the type of drive. I have changed platters on MFM/RLL PC
drives, low level formatted the thing, and it ran without problems. Did the
same thing on an IDE drive ... that one didn't work so well afterwards :).
Received on Wed May 26 1999 - 23:14:22 BST