On 09/28/2009 03:38 PM, John Abreau wrote:
> to degauss a hard drive, you first have to
> unscrew and remove the metal plate on top of the hard drive and
> expose the drive platters.
I read that as data density is increasing drives are becoming resistant
to degaussing. I'm not sure I really under
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM, wrote:
> I'm looking for a degausser/magnetic tape eraser for erasing mini DV
> tapes.
http://www.google.com/search?q=mini+DV+degausser
> The closest thing I
> could find to what I need is a rare-earth magnet based "Erase-O-Matic"
> Model 1 for a mere $400.00.
I bought one of these in June of 2008 for $195. It was designed
for VHS tapes, and to degauss a hard drive, you first have to
unscrew and remove the metal plate on top of the hard drive and
expose the drive platters.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM, wrote:
> This isn't Linux-specific, but I fi
Seriously:
http://www.unitednuclear.com/magnets.htm
...and you'll have some fun, if dangerous, toys to play with, too.
I don't know that they're officially represented as being appropriate
for your specific purpose but some of them are so dangerously powerful
you can find pictures on the WW
This isn't Linux-specific, but I figured I'd try asking here...
I'm looking for a degausser/magnetic tape eraser for erasing mini DV
tapes. I've tried all the local stores (RadioShack, BestBuy, even a
TV/VCR repair shop), as well as Allied Electronics and Digikey, but
none of them seem to sell de
