There are several software tools that will wipe the drives, basically by writing bits in various order on the drive at a lower level. The more passes they make the better you are.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 5:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I still love Dell > > Formatting does not erase the data. I "accidentally" formatted (upgraded > Windows MCE to XP Pro) my hard drive and after I finished sh**ting my > self > I googled disk recovery software. Found some out there and I managed to > recover my files. I know there are devices out there that can totally > erase > your data but I forget what it is. May even be some software. But congrats > on getting your machine back to almost new. > > Bruce > > > On 1/8/07, Erika Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well, computer is back together and after a few driver issues getting > the > > sound to work, I'm starting the long tedious process of putting all the > > programs back on it. > > I decided not to ghost, figured fresh was the way to go. > > > > I did make sure they formatted my old drive before they even thought > about > > swapping it out. > > > > Now to find all those disks ... > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:224079 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
