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> And, I've got this mental picture right now of Larry Medina
> holding a hammer, trying to aim at a nail.  Hammer raised,
> finger holding the nail, one eye open and one eye closed!
> Sweat pouring down his forehead as he is about to release.

Pooh!  He'll just swing that big shillelagh he calls a cane and whomp the
stuffing out of the poor nail!

Ginny Jones
(Virginia A. Jones, CRM)
Records Manager
Information Technology Division
Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities
Newport News, VA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richards, Steve [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 12:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Destroying Hard Drives
>
>
> The cost to destroy a hard drive by shredding is VERY cheap.
> You'll probably be paying less than 1.00 a pound - and most
> hard drives weigh around than that - maybe a little more.
> There will probably be a minimum to shred the drive - so,
> just have it shredded.  You can only drive so many nails in
> one day anyway.
>
> And, I've got this mental picture right now of Larry Medina
> holding a hammer, trying to aim at a nail.  Hammer raised,
> finger holding the nail, one eye open and one eye closed!
> Sweat pouring down his forehead as he is about to release.
> Oh well...........
>
> Of course, you'll need to check with your vendor to make sure
> that they have the proper equipment.
>
> (You don't want them to be driving nails into your head
> drives - Larry or the vendor!)
>
> SR
>
>
> R. Stephen Richards
> President and CEO
> Richards & Richards
> Nashville, TN
>
> 615-242-9600    phone
> 615-242-2100    fax
>
> www.RichardsandRichards.com
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Medina [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 10:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Destroying Hard Drives
>
>
> At 10:27 AM 11/9/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >What is the best way to destroy a hard drive? One
> recommendation I heard is
> >to drive a nail through it.  Are there others?
>
>
> Well, this one would be effective and cheap =)
>
> Typically, they are degaussed... especially if you have any desire to
> re-use them.  In extreme situations, they are shredded...in industrial
> shredders....seriously.
>
> With the price dropping substantially on hard drives, more
> companies are
> removing and destroying them from systems when replacing them now...
> especially with he concerns related to privacy issues.
>
> Larry
>
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