[TriLUG] destroying disk drives

[Mike Parkhurst]

I like to wipe the disk with DBAN (http://dban.sourceforge.net/) and then
physically destroy the drive with side cutters, hammer, drill, etc as much
as time permits.  At home, fire is my friend, and they usually melt.

DBAN, auto-clave, etc don't touch remapped sectors, which is why physical
destruction is important.  Is anyone aware of any tools that wipe remapped
sectors?  How about any tools that can read from these sectors (often the
whole sector is not bad)?

Lastly, if the disks are not bad and the situation allows, consider the
earlier suggestion to wipe and donate.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf
Of Blackburn, Marvin
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 4:54 PM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: [TriLUG] destroying disk drives

We have some disk drives (hp hot swappable) that need to be destroyed.
Is anyone aware a company in the Raleigh/Durham Burlington Area that
will do this.  Any help will be appreciated.

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Marvin Blackburn
Systems Administrator
Glen Raven
"He's no failure.  He's not dead yet" --William Lloyd George  

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