but I'm afraid of someone getting my personal information. Do I only have to take out the hard drive? I have a IBM 2373
2007-11-01 01:00:13 · 7 answers · asked by BabyQuestions 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The only place that information is stored on your computer is the hard drive. If that is removed, no information will be pasted on.
An alternative is to wipe the hard drive. Go to http://download.com and do a search for "wipe hard drive". You will find several free programs you can download which will go through and overwrite every part of the hard drive three or more times so that it is impossible to retrieve any data.
After that, it is safe to give or sell the laptop.
2007-11-01 01:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes just take out the hard drive that is the ONLY place any info was stored that could be retrieved. then send me the laptop and I will fix it up for a child that can't afford one.
And as for formatting the drive and reloading it you can still go deep in there and get info back out of the drive.
2007-11-01 01:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Cyber-Medic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use an antivirus application to eliminate a virulent disease. There a number of unfastened antivirus classes available: AVG, avast, , Microsoft protection necessities. Burn a CD and placed the antivirus on it, particularly than applying a thumb force, that may then be contaminated. yet differently of doing it fairly is to apply the restoration disks (or restoration partition, see the instruction manual, probably attainable on line) -- only wipe the device and restoration to production facility specifications.
2017-01-04 16:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Backup files required
2. Format (low-level) all drives in your laptop
3. Reinstall OS and sell off
2007-11-01 01:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by N R Mohanraj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a high security hard disk Erasing utility, like the free Eraser from:
Then, re-install Windows. Always works for me.
2007-11-01 01:33:11 · answer #5 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove the Hard drive they are easily replaced
put a screw driver through it then you know, NO data can be recovered from that.
do you think I'm over secure '-)
2007-11-01 01:10:55 · answer #6 · answered by whatanidname 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST DELETE THE DRIVE AND THEN CREATE IT AGAIN TO FORMAT IT!
2007-11-01 01:03:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋