Well, I find a large nail, a car battery, and lots of wire
(wound around the nail) works well, too. It is also
a lot less work than all that sanding, and you
don't have to pick up all those magnetic domains
off the floor when you are done sanding the disks....

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of David
A. Sinck
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:31 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Disposing of an old computer securely




\_ SMTP quoth Stephen Smith on 5/22/2001 14:30 as having spake thusly:
\_
\_ Anyway, what is the best way to "wipe the drives"

80 grit sandpaper works just fine for wiping the platters.  And a
little bit goes a long way.  If you're fresh out of sandpaper, cement
will do in a pinch.

If you're having problems removing the drive, a 22 oz mesh-faced
framing hammer does the trick in a jiffy.

Also handy for thousands of other BOFH uses.

David
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