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What are the methods of sanitizing and clearing a hard drive?
GabbyPants
Degaussing (demagnetizing)
Physical Destruction
Overwriting
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Is deleting or reformatting a hard drive an acceptable procedure for sanitizing a hard drive?
No. The clearing process is not an acceptable method of sanitizing unclassified hard disks.
Clearing IBM passwords?
there must be default password for the hard drive t42
What are the options for hard drive data recovery methods?
You can find hard drive data recovery methods at www.newyorkdriverecovery.com. Another good website is www.associatedcontent.com/.../common_hard_drive_data_recovery_techniques.html -
What four methods do you have at your disposal to learn about you hard drive?
What are some symptoms of hard drive problems listed on the hard drive manufacturers' web sites? List three in order of seriousness:
When should you use physical destruction as a means of sanitizing a hard drive?
Hard drives should be destroyed when they are defective or cannot be economically repaired or sanitized for reuse. Functioning operable hard drives no longer deemed economically viable should be overwritten or degaussed prior to destruction.
When is 'clearing' a hard drive acceptable prior to reutilization?
When the computer system is reutilized in the same location. (same organization, building and room). When DoD does not have ownership or direct control over the specific hard disk.
How do you clear the CPU of my computer?
The CPU is not 'clearable' as it doesn't actually accumulate anything that would require clearing. If your computer is running slowly, it would be best to look at defragmenting the HDD (Hard Drive Disk) or generally clearing the HDD of unused programs/data.
How do you know if you have a hard drive if you will not open your computer?
If you can boot your computer without connecting or inserting anything and not being connected to a network, its pretty safe to say you a hard drive. Booting a computer without using one of the above methods is possible, but rare.
What are hard drive failures?
a hard drive failure is when your hard drive stops working...
What is another word for hard drive?
a hard drive is called "disque dur" in French.
What is sanitizing methods?
Well, for general wear and tear, I would recommend running a virus scan to check for any unwanted or harmful files. Then, defragment your hard drive to keep it running efficiently (I recommend Piriform Defraggler), run a cleaning utility (such as Piriform CCleaner which is also very good. There is also a complementary program by a 3rd party developer which I really like, CC Enhancer which adds over 270 new functionalities to CCleaner), and, if you know what you are doing, remove unnecessary programs and enable only needed programs for startup to have a faster boot time.
What is hard disk also known as?
* Hard disk drive * Hard drive * HDD
