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[ILUG] wiping a faulty hard disk

[ILUG] wiping a faulty hard disk

paul at clubi.ie paul at clubi.ie
Thu Aug 9 12:48:09 IST 2007


On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, O'Leary Patrick wrote:

> considered drilling a few holes in the disk itself, but the 
> suppliers may not honour the guarantee then?

Strong degaussers may also damage the disk and void the warranty.

You really need to talk to your vendor. They've almost certainly 
dealt with this question many many times before and may even already 
have procedures in place (DEC did..).

It may cost you though.

regards,
-- 
Paul Jakma	paul at clubi.ie	paul at jakma.org	Key ID: 64A2FF6A
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Churchill's Commentary on Man:
 	Man will occasionally stumble over the truth,
 	but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.



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