[olug] [OT] IBM Authorized service center in Lincoln...

[Dan Linder]

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 23:32, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
> Passes of zero & FF don't do you much good, because adding a constant
> level across the entire drive will still allow the residual charge
> from your non-constant data to show through.  Random (or at least
> unknown) data is the only thing worth wiping with, if you really care
> enough to be doing this at all.

If you REALLY care, you place it under a thermite charge, then nuke it
from orbit...

(But Lenovo sure won't have anything for the return...)

Yes, I plan on running some sort of scrubbing software on it, but
finding a authorized service center in Lincoln is my biggest issue
right now...

Dan

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