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Old 11-21-2013, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
Just make sure you wipe out the hard drive if you can.
A good idea, but I believe some info from the hard can be retrieved, by special software. Someone who knows what they are doing can do this. However if you are giving it to someone you know and trust, you should be safe. IMHO

Maybe it's the techie in me but I found a good couple of hits from a hammer will destroy the hard drive. If one wants to really ensure no info can be taken form the hard drive, physically tearing the hard drive into pieces will definity
work.
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