Here is another way to do it. Take out the platters and put them in a vice where you can easily get to the face of the platter. Then, take a grinder (electric or air powered.. really doesn't matter) and grind the surface off... then discard. I know it is not as fun as shooting it, but it is much safer if you are in a city environment.
My $.02 Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Medici" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 9:07 AM Subject: RE: RE: Disk Wiping Utilities > Rumor has it that certain three-letter organizations can recover data > from disks even after that data has been overwritten as many as five > times with five different patterns of data. Allegedly, this is > accomplished through the use of special controllers, equipment and > software that can: > > * Position the read/write head slightly out of alignment > * Read the analog signal directly from the heads > * Filter out previously read signals from an in-alignment read > * Amplify and convert the remaining out-of-band signal to data > * Repeat the process with the heads moved slightly further > out of alignment. > > Of course, since I've never been associated with any organization that > has this capability, I can't say for certain this is possible. Then > again, if I did know for certain, it would probably be illegal for me to > say anything. > > I don't know how many disks Dan needs to erase. But a new 20GB hard > disk costs less than $100. Two 198g 30-06 rifle cartridges cost about > $2.00. Take the old disk out to the rifle range and punch two holes > through it. Install the new disk and be done. Heck, you could probably > charge office staff for the opportunity shoot-up the disks, and recover > $10 to $25 bucks per disk! > > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Medici www.dbma.com | > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | Warning: I sell IT & Security products, including myself. | > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 12:01 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: RE: Disk Wiping Utilities > > > > > > without a doubt. I have seen people retreive deleted files from a HD > > that was formatted using DOS utilities. > > > > > > > > > > Advanced recovery will still be able to get some data back > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bassam ALHUSSEIN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: woensdag 27 maart 2002 21:38 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Dan Williamson > > > Subject: Re: Disk Wiping Utilities > > > > > > > > > I am not sure but I thought that a format then fdisk would do the > > job > > > .....wouldn't it ??? correct me guys ..plz > > > > > > Bisso > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Dan Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 12:14 AM > > > Subject: Disk Wiping Utilities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am looking for a good utility to erase all hard drives > > > > in a machine to a DOD standard. I would prefer a > > > > FREE utility as this is a government agency and I try > > > > to keep costs down. > > > > > > > > I have read that Norton Wipeinfo, BCWipe and > > > > several other programs wipe only the known > > > > partitions. I need a tool that will wipe EVERYTHING ! > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <br> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > _________________ > > This E-Mail was sent with Webmail from http://www.echostation.com. > > However, Echo Station, NovaTech Web Services, or any other affiliated > > company take no responsibility for the content or appropriateness of > > any email sent utilizing this service. > > > > > > > > >
