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I just put them into an intel server and run DBAN Boot N Nuke. A bootable iso image you burn. All drives discovered on the system will be wiped to DoD specs.

The even have a power pc version that may boot with an iSeries box. Have not tried it.

http://www.dban.org/



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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DrFranken
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:59 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Cleansing or decommission of system

One sharp rap in the center of the drive with a 2lb hammer. Now shake.
Sounds kinda tingly like a baby rattle. Data all gone. :-)

Seriously we have done this for a number of companies who want us to
recycle their machines but won't let us re-use the disks drives. When
they hear the nice rattling they are OK with us recycling the rest of
the drive. :-)

Pretty much all of the 3 1/2 inch drives in the last 10 years that have
been used for IBM i etc shatter like this.


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