When you dispose of a computer, privacy is an issue. The NMR imagers in hospitals produce a field of up to 10 teslas. Is that enough to wipe your hard drive? The hard drive is protected by a magnetic shielding material, remember. Here in NZ hospitals are short of cash. If it works, this service would provide a useful source of income for them.
2006-10-31 17:24:02 · 6 answers · asked by zee_prime 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Apart from wrecking the NMR machine I think it will fry your HD circuitry
2006-11-06 10:14:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jimbo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several layers of data written and imaged into a hard drive. I can't imagine anything surviving after blasting it with 10 Teslas, but the alternative is to use a wiping program that exceeds the government standards of 7 wipes for all critical information.
Rather then answer your question with a definite yes, If I were you, I would create a test bed. Get a high end recovery program or take it to a Data recovery lab after blasting it with your 10 Teslas and also take a second drive using the wipe program of your choosing. If you're planning to do this for a profit, you have to spend some upfront.
2006-10-31 17:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by mountainlvr65 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can zap a hospital NMR by putting a hard drive in it. Metal and NMR don't mix.
2006-10-31 17:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ive never heard of that one
2006-10-31 17:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would but it in an mry then give it a cat scan.
2006-10-31 17:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by canivieu 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldnt do that...
2006-10-31 17:40:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋