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VK2AWZ > PCTECH 02.08.10 10:04l 28 Lines 1240 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : DB0204VK2AWZ
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Subj: Re: wiping HDD ?
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Sent: 100802/0634Z @:VK2DOT.CC.NSW.AUS.OC #:24924 [Niagara Park] $:DB0204VK2AWZ
From: VK2AWZ@VK2DOT.CC.NSW.AUS.OC
To : PCTECH@WW
Re wiping a hard disc, in earlier days delete or format only deleted the
first letter of any word, so one could review and substitute a suitable
letter to read it again.
Then again some formats programs offer a Military wipe.
Microsoft XP format does I think a simple format. However WIN 7
format, does it in 3 stages,over a longer period, which may more
efficiently remove data.
Another sticky situation rears its head, with the newer SATA H/D's as
against the now almost obsolete but wonderful to use, IDE drives. The Sata
has a partitioned information sector of about 84k, that does not get
erased with a format?
If one gets to corrupt this, I then find that the H/D is almost useless
for further work. Sometimes with these tricky SATA's, this small
partition insists on being C drive, making ones installation D drive?
Because of this I trashed a new 500 gig drive and put in an IDE,
on the only one IDE socket, now common on most Mother Boards/Main Boards.
The burner stayed as a Sata however!
Maybe we have an IBM expert to sort me out.
73 - de Dave, VK2AWZ @ VK2DOT
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