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Purchased a new dell tower but want to completely clean out my old dell demension 3000
Purchase a new dell tower months ago and want to set it up but I want to delete everything so I can take it to get recycled. I have a product called Pc eraser to remove it to but I had it for a while. Wondering if there is something else I could use that maybe better and I did clean out some of it using pc eraser but what to make sure what else I need to do. I have yes still Windows XP but stop using it cause it was so slow getting on the Internet. My new tower has Windows 8 or 8.1. I have a monitor that I can use that came with my dell demension that is working fine. Every time I have been on the forum, I got get information.
Dan-H
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July 30th, 2017 16:00
I just pull the drives out, and then take the platters out and smash them with my 32 ounce ford wrench ( small sledge hammer).
Pull the magnets as they are good for garage use.
jax079
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July 30th, 2017 16:00
Thank you that would be too messy for me to do at home though.
RoHe
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July 30th, 2017 17:00
Download the free DBAN app to nuke everything on the hard drive.
dban.org/.../
Create a bootable CD or USB with DBAN. Boot from the CD or USB and run DBAM on your hard drive.
speedstep
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July 31st, 2017 06:00
https://datakillers.com/our_services/shredding-services/
ejn63
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July 30th, 2017 15:00
If you're worried about the data on the drive, there are companies that will shred and recycle the hard drive for you --
example:
www.backthruthefuture.com/.../