Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > comp.sys.laptops > #1383
| From | martyn.tindall@nospamplease.mbtindall.plus.com (Martyn Tindall) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.laptops |
| Subject | Re: Wipe hard disks |
| Date | 2012-04-28 21:27 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <4f9c6081.2996828@news.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <4f9b096d.3293421@news.individual.net> <875np79ua9p0nfd6vrkro4mkbr3f4blltp@4ax.com> |
On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:00:25 -0500, "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote: >On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:14:21 GMT, >martyn.tindall@nospamplease.mbtindall.plus.com (Martyn Tindall) wrote: > >>I've got three old Toshiba laptops that I want to throw away (Win 3.1, >>Win 95 and XP respectively). Can anyone suggest a decent free >>programme I can use to wipe the hard disks? >> >>Alternatively, it strikes me that it might be simpler to take the >>disks out and break them up - how does that sound? >> >>TIA, > > >I actually did break one or two up to pieces and despite the fact that >some sources said they could still read them, I doubt it the way I >broke it up. I will say tho, it took me some time to really break it >into tiny pieces so it may not be worth the time??? That said, see >if the mfgr of your hard drive has on his site some free utility to >wipe the disk. If so, likely it will be free. Thanks for that! MBT -- Martyn Tindall Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Back to comp.sys.laptops | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread
Wipe hard disks martyn.tindall@nospamplease.mbtindall.plus.com (Martyn Tindall) - 2012-04-27 21:14 +0000
Re: Wipe hard disks "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2012-04-28 02:00 -0500
Re: Wipe hard disks martyn.tindall@nospamplease.mbtindall.plus.com (Martyn Tindall) - 2012-04-28 21:27 +0000
Re: Wipe hard disks gargoyle60 <gargoyle60@example.invalid> - 2012-04-29 09:34 +0100
Re: Wipe hard disks Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you> - 2012-04-30 09:20 +0000
Re: Wipe hard disks martyn.tindall@nospamplease.mbtindall.plus.com (Martyn Tindall) - 2012-05-07 21:10 +0000
Re: Wipe hard disks mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 07:10 -0700
Re: Wipe hard disks martyn.tindall@nospamplease.mbtindall.plus.com (Martyn Tindall) - 2012-05-07 21:13 +0000
Re: Wipe hard disks rb <rb.5ca4a5@no.email.invalid> - 2012-05-08 15:14 -0500
csiph-web